Bob Barker, the iconic animal loving former host of the TV game show, “The Price is Right,” has released a video urging Pennsylvania state legislators to pass Senate Bill 510, authored by Senator Patrick Browne, which seeks to ban live pigeon shoots.
Well-known for his passionate support of animal causes, Barker was so appalled at the cruel mass slaughters; he joined forces with animal protection group, SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) to call for an end to the “barbaric practice.“
In the video, the legendary host calls live pigeon shoots “horrific acts of animal cruelty” and goes on to say, “pigeon shoots are Pennsylvania’s shame.” Previously, Barker sent letters urging Attorney General Linda Kelly and Governor Tom Corbett to enforce PA Humane Law 5511 against pigeon shoot participants. The video depicts horrific images of maimed and dying victims of live pigeon shoots. Some birds are shown drowning in the Delaware River.
Because Pennsylvania humane law 5511 does not specifically ban the animal abuse that occurs at pigeon shoots, certain district attorneys claim the shoots are not illegal. SHARK president Steve Hindi counters with, “5511 also does not specifically state that you cannot throw a puppy out of a third story window, although that would obviously be cruel, and would obviously be prosecuted. For that matter, 5511 doesn’t say you can’t hold a puppy shoot, but that is of course also illegal. It is for these compromised officials that a pigeon shoot specific law must be passed.
Most live pigeon shoots occur at private hunting and gun clubs. Hundreds of thousands of birds, some captured from city streets and some purpose-bred, are used annually. Many die slowly from their wounds, exposure, predation, dehydration and starvation. Some are killed by the shooters by stomping, kicking, swinging them around by their necks, smashing against objects and decapitation.
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