5/16/13 -- The Town of North Hempstead (LI) recent contract with a federal wildlife-killing agency to round up and kill up to 600 Canada Geese in this area, just revealed by Newsday, drew speakers from all across the region to a Town Board meeting Tuesday night 5/14/13.
Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman and Council Member Angelo Ferraro promised to revisit the contract in light of the impassioned and authoritative testimony from wildlife advocates including Edita Birnkrant of Friends of of Animals, John DiLeonardo of Long Island Orchestrating for Nature (LION), the leaders of Stars on the Forest animal rehab center in Riverhead, several attorneys working on related issues, and many impassioned citizens including blogger Anthony Worgul of Massapequa.
But the officials made no promises, and refused to schedule a special meeting or give a deadline for their reconsideration, despite the fast-approaching time-window for the killing to take place -- when the geese are molting.
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LION is designated by GoosewatchNYC as the local organizer. They are Here.
But we will also work either with them and in parallel. We will ask for a public meeting with Jon Kaiman by Wednesday 5/22/13 at 10 AM to determine the progress of the official review of the goose-killing contract. If you wish to be included in the public meeting please send an email to rbrummel@att.net.
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We will update this issue here Wednesday, and every day until Friday. Please have anyone interested in joining a mailing list send me their email address and/or their phone number. You may also wish to contact LION at (516) 592-3722. Thanks. Richard Brummel (516) 669-1741, rbrummel@att.net