Campaigns From Animal Defenders of Westchester (ADOW)

 

 

Stop Hunting/Trapping/Fishing

2024

• Mark Your Calendars: Public Deer Bow Hunting Meeting - Irvington 9/16/24 - September 4
• URGENT! CONTACT IRVINGTON! RE: THEIR BOW HUNT PLAN - June 25
• PLEASE COMPLAIN! Senator Mayer pushes 'Fish Killing for Youth Health' event again - June 25
• Senator Mayer promotes 'Fish killing for children's mental health'; Complaints Needed - June 3
• Westchester Residents Sign Letter Objecting to Bow Hunting Deer at Rockefeller State Park - May 20, 2024
• Westchester Village urged to use Humane, non-lethal Deer and Wildlife Management - May 17
• The Subsidized Destruction of the American West - 8 May
• URGENT! CONTACT IRVINGTON RE PROPOSED DEER 'CULL' - April 4
• Contact Cornell re: NYSDEC Pheasant 'Breeding' for Canned Hunts - March 14
• Thank you NYS for enacting the Wildlife Killing Contest Ban - January 14

2023

• The Clock is Ticking: Urge NYS Gov. Hochul to Sign Wildlife Killing Contest Bill - Action Alert
• Tell Rockerfeller State Park PRESERVE to stop Bow hunting! - Action Alert
• Thank you for using the humane Havahart device - Letters
• End New York's sport killings of local wildlife - Letters
• Update: NYS Wildlife Killing Contest Bill - Oregon Bans Killing Contests - Action Alert
• Rebuttal in Maine - Non hunters should have a say in wildlife management - Article
• Wildlife killing contests are unethical - Article
• Comments Needed: New Fishing Rules to Protect Sharks - Action Alert
• Contact New York State Legislators: Next Step to Ban Wildlife Killing Contests - Action Alert
• Contact Legislators: Ban Wildlife Killing Contests - Action Alert

2022

• How killing wildlife in the United States became a game - Article
• Stop NYS Canned Hunting of Pheasants - Letter
• An historical perspective on Florida's deer restocking program - Article
• Most U.S. eagles suffer from lead poisoning, study suggests - Article

2021

• Contact NYS Gov re vaccine 'Take your shot' contest: Win free Lifetime hunting licenses, 'deluxe' hunting equipment - Action Alert
• Wildlife Defender - Letter
• Jeffrey Mack: Fish and Wildlife Department does not represent me - Letter
• Apex predators - Letter

2021

• Sport hunting isn't 'badass' - Letter

2020

• New Greenburgh DISGRACE - 'Petition to get rid of bears' - COMPLAIN - Action Alert
• CONTACT NEEDED: "What will happen to Cookie, a bear with a people-food craving" - Action Alert

2019

• Attendance at New York's parks grew again: Here's where people are going - Article
• Contact Dobbs, Hastings re coyote 'alert' - Alert
• Wildlife killing contests are unethical - Article
• How can wildlife in state parks be an emergency? - Article
• Thank Assembly Member Deborah J. Glick - Action Alert
• DEC disgrace: 100th Annual Pheasant Release - Contact needed - Action Alert

2018

• Scales of Justice - Article
• Contact Rockefeller 'Preserve' about Biased Signs, Deer 'Management' - Alert
• Wildlife management is failing the animals and the people of NM - Article
• Possible hunting near school puts village on alert - Article
• Animal crackers, Rockefeller State Park and deer - Letter to the Editor
• Bears want to live in peace - Article
• Save the oceans by sparing fish and other seafood: Plastic pollution matters, but eating sentient creatures matters more - Article
• Undercover video of wildlife kill contests - Blog
• Living with Coyotes - Letter to the Editor
• Hunters and Wildlife - Letter to the Editor
• Animal Advocates to attend coyote Town Hall meeting in Greenburgh - Press Release
• Exaggerating and sensationalizing one human-coyote interaction is not helpful to humans or coyotes - Letter to the Editor
• Weaponless hunting - Letter to the Editor
• The hunt for sanity - Letter to the Editor
• ADOW Poster in CASH (Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting) Newsletter - Article
• Please make this one phone call to stop hunter abuse and protect our rights - Action Alert
• Committee Must Vote on Bill mandating the DEC add non-hunters to advisory board - Contact Needed - Action Alert
• Animal Help Now for Wildlife Emergencies - Resource - Action Alert

2017

• Guest Essay: Deer hunting myths ignore science - Editorial - October 25, 2017
• Fishing compassion - Letter - October 16, 2017
• Solving Staten Island’s Deer Problem With a Snip and a Stitch - Media - September 22, 2017
• Don't let hunters control DEC conservation fund advisory board: Letter - September 6, 2017
• Living with Coyotes and Wildlife Presentation - Action Alert - August 31, 2017
• 'Living with Coyotes and Wildlife' Presentation - Press Release - August 29, 2017
• 'Don't Scapegoat Wildlife' Letter - August 28, 2017
• Upcoming Program: Managing Overabundant Deer in the Lower Hudson Valley - Action Alert - August 14, 2017
• Pro-wildlife citizens deserve seat at DNR's table - August 1, 2017
• Support S.3327/A.6519 that will force Department of Environmental Conservation to include people who do not fish, hunt or trap - Action Alert - July 27, 2017
• Coyotes in Westchester - Letter - July 21, 2017
• Bill sets up fight over who can advise DEC on hunting and fishing policies - Article - May 31, 2017
• Why are hunters the only advisers for DEC? - Letter - May 30, 2017
• Bill A6519/S3327 MUST be moved to a vote - Action Alert - June 2, 2017
• Fish and Game Commission needs greater diversity - Opinion - March 13, 2017 
• Senate bill would stop DEC pro-hunter discrimination - Please support - Action Alert - April 20, 2017
• Rally Against Teatown Deer Killing - Action Alert - January 31, 2017

2016

• Stop Killing Coyotes - Media - August 11, 2016
• We have encroached on their habitat, not the other way around - Letter to the Editor - May 22, 2016
• This Government Program's Job Is to Kill Wildlife - Media - February 12, 2016
• DEC not fulfilling their intended role - Letter to the Editor - January 26, 2016
• Non Lethal Deer Population Control for Urban Environments - Article - January 12, 2016
• More transparency needed before DEC culls - Letter to the Editor - January 9, 2016
• Deer will be killed to save plants? - Letter to the Editor - January 8, 2016

2015

• Thousands sign 'Right to Know' Petition for Open Govt Bill
  Press Release - December 28
• Be kind to animals
  Letter to the Editor - December 11
• Don't blame deer for our own problems
  Letter to the Editor - December 9
• County-sanctioned deer hunt off
  Article - October 21
• As Hunting Season Opens, Deer Defenders Seek To Balance State Oversight
  Article - October 13
• Hastings deer control project looks for long-term results
  Article - October 10
• Deer control: Rye, Mamaroneck go back to drawing board Article - October 9
• Mayor Calls 'Emergency' Meeting, hopes to promote fear, hatred for wildlife
  Press Release - September 25
• Mamaroneck Meeting re deer/coyote 'problem' - COMPLAIN NOW!!
  Action Alert - September 4
• A fellow animal
  Letter to the Editor - August 30
• Lyme Disease is Down in Westchester
  Article - July 15
• Stop blaming, demonizing animals
  Letter to the Editor - July 5
• Animal Rights Group Fights Deer Hunting
  Media - June 18
• Please urge Rye, NY to not allow bowhunting and 'culling' of deer
  Alert - June 16
• Deer Defense Group Sues Westchester To Halt Hunting Plans
  Media - May 22
• Who's the invasive species?
  Letter to the Editor - 23 April
• ADOW Served Westchester County - Legal Notice of Dangerous Conditions Regarding Hunting
  12 May
• Man (youtube Animation created in Flash and After Effects looking at mans relationship with the natural world)
  Media - 9 May
• Park Experts, Police Discuss Deer Management During White Plains Forum
  Media - 1 May
• Oh deer! Population explosion has Westchester trying to figure out management methods
  Media - 30 April
• Experts discuss deer problem at County Center
  Media - 30 April
• Coverage of the county's 'Deer Mgmt Mtg' on April 30
  Media - 30 April
• DEC seeks hunting comments
  Action Alert - 28 March
• Letter to the Editor - Wildlife deserves to live here, too
  Media - 20 March
• That Howling? Just New York’s Neighborhood Coyotes
  Article - 6 March
• Wildlife wars: Suburbanites clash over deer, coyotes
  Article - 4 March
• Ethics on the Edge: The Government of Deer in Not Quite Urban Places
  Article - 3 March
• Mamaroneck Mayor Proposes Regional Task Force To Reduce Deer Population
  Media - 26 February
• Deer population control debated in Mamaroneck
  Media - 26 February
• Southern Westchester deer-hunt hitch: More people
  Media - 13 February
• Letters needed re 'Deer in Westchester' meeting
  Action Alert - 10 February

2014

• Bowhunting deer 'particularly abhorrent'
  Letter to the Editor - 8 Nov 2014
• Remember on Election Day...Gov Cuomo's Hunting Initiative
  Action Alert - 3 Oct 2014
• Animal Rights Pivotal in Current Gubernatorial Race
  Press Relase - 17 Sep 2014
• Bear Hunting Season Began Sept. 6 in Portions of Southeastern New York
  Action Alert - 7 Sep 2014
• Deer Rule Streets of Japanese City
  Video - 31 Aug 2014
• Public meeting to discuss possible plans to 'cull' deer
  Action Alert - 20 Aug 2014
• 'Fertility control' can help manage wildlife
  Article - 19 Jun 2014
• Study: Some deer farmers put ethics on line for profit
  Article - 30 Mar 2014
• DEC is seeking comments on dates for 'hunting waterfowl'
  Action Alert - 30 Mar 2014
• CONTACT GREENE COUNTY NEW YORK RE CROW SHOOT
  Action Alert - 29 Mar 2014
• Teatown cull nets only 11 deer; weather blamed
  Media Coverage - 3 Mar 2014
• Judge Rules in Favor of Deer Shooting at Teatown
  Media Coverage - 13 Feb 2014
• Teatown Nature Preserve - Stop the Deer Slaughter
  Media Coverage - 14 Feb 2014
• Minnesota deer debate: Too many or not enough?
  Media Coverage - 2 Feb 2014
• Animal Defenders Blast Teatown over Plans to Kill Deer
  Media Coverage - 28 Jan 2014
• COALITION OF ACTIVISTS DENOUNCE SLAUGHTER AT NATURE 'PRESERVE'
  Press Release - 28 Jan 2014
• 600 All In for the Deer: Demand the Night 75 Deer Shoot at Teatown be Stopped
  Media Coverage - 22 Jan 2014
• Please send thank you notes and letters to the editor re Teatown Deer Cull
  Media Coverage - 22 Jan 2014
• Use fences, not bullets, to rid Teatown land of deer
  Media Coverage - 16 Jan 2014
• Tell Teatown Nature Preserve - Stop the Deer Slaughter
  Action Alert - 16 Jan 2014

2013

• Stop NY Coyote "Hunts" - 17 Dec 2013
• Hunting Isn’t the Answer to Animal ‘Pests’ - 27 Nov 2013
• The End of Safari Hunting in Botswana - 17 Sep 2013
• Exposed: The USDA's Secret War on Wildlife - 15 Jul 2013
• Volunteers Ready to Help Deer Birth Control Program in Hastings, NY - 7 Jul 2013
• 'Proficiency' tests for Bow Hunters re Westchester Parks - 10 Jun 2013
• Four Westchester Parks will allow Bow Hunting - 1 Jun 2013
• 'Duck Killers' - 11 May 2013
• DEC's announcement of Turkey Hunting Day - Opens May 1 - 29 Apr 2013
• Rye, NY Considers Bow Hunting 'Cull' - 28 Apr 2013
• An open letter to all the wild creatures of the Earth - Article

2004 - 2010

• "First soldiers, now a few birds" - 8 Nov 2006
• NJ Governor John Corzine stops annual bear hunt - 28 Oct 2006
• Deer shot by bow dies in front of Pomona residence - 19 Oct 2006
• Control population without violence - 18 Oct 2006
• Hunting has increased deer population, not reduced it - 2 Sep 2010
• Hunters efforts to 'save' animals is self-serving - 18 Jul 2006
• Put a halt to U.K. foxhunting - 16 May 2006

Prior to 2006

• Seven to Zero!!! New bow hunting ordinance in Yonkers!
• A Deer Contraceptive Is Turning Off the Heat
• ADOW Animal Defenders of Westchester, puts on their first cable TV program
• Contact needed - Greenburgh 'deer committee'
• NYS DEC Running Free Hunting Training Course
• Stop the New Year’s Day Pigeon Massacre in Douglas, Georgia
• "First soldiers, now a few birds" - 8 Nov 2006
• NJ Governor John Corzine stops annual bear hunt - 28 Oct 2006
• Deer shot by bow dies in front of Pomona residence - 19 Oct 2006
• Control population without violence - 18 Oct 2006
• Hunters efforts to 'save' animals is self-serving - 18 Jul 2006
• Put a halt to U.K. foxhunting - 16 May 2006
• On the hunt for open space - 27 Nov 2005
• Letters re 'Time to cull deer' - 10 Nov 2005
• Ain't This America. . . Support the Right to Arm Bears - 1 Nov 2005
• Park bear didn't deserve to die - 21 Aug 2005
• Don't exaggerate bear incident - 12 Aug 2005
• Animal lover losing patience - 10 May 2005
• Deer murdered to protect golf course - 25 Mar 2005
• 'Notice of Dangerous Condition' was served in North Barrington, IL - 19 Mar 2005
• Judge in `deer lady' case accused of feeding deer - 2 Mar 2005
• Deer hunting take 'way down' in N.Y. - 17 Jan 2005
• Hunting season statistics - 25 Jan 2005
• Controversial pheasant fund passes - 12 Jan 2005
• Why are priests hunting? - Jan 2005
• Hunting ad in WESTCHESTER FAMILY - 29 Dec 2004
• NYSDEC criticized in Buffalo News - 5 Aug 2004
• Yonkers bans unsheathed bows - 28 Apr 2004
• Animal rights group urges Yonkers to ban bowhunting - 2 Mar 2004

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