A. 6788, introduced by Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, and S. 3223, introduced by Senator Carl Kruger, would ban canned hunts.
Canned hunts are hunts that occur in areas where the animal has no reasonable chance of escaping. Usually animals who are accustomed to human handling are used in canned hunts so they do not even attempt to escape their killers. Some of these animals are from zoos, others from circuses, and still others are bred in captivity.
It has been reported that lions raised as pets who end up at canned hunt facilities would lick the hands of hunters before being shot. In another widely reported case, a ram stood still as arrows were repeatedly shot at the defenseless animal.
Currently, New York State law prohibits canned hunts in areas of 10 acres or less. The canned hunting facilities in New York are much larger than 10 acres so the law has been ineffective.
A. 6788 and S. 3223 would amend the law by banning canned hunts regardless of the acreage.
Please contact the legislators listed below to urge them to support A. 6788 and S. 3223.
Tell them that canned hunting is not a sport. It is unjustifiable cruelty and senseless killing that should be prohibited by law. The current law is not good enough. The issue is not the size of the facilities, but the fact that the animals have no means of escape and often make no effort to escape because of previous human contact. Remind them that just a couple of years ago the tame animals at New York’s Catskill Game Farm were auctioned off to the highest bidders and it is very likely several of the Catskill Game Farm animals ended up at canned hunts.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For A. 2612:
Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, Assembly Speaker. Telephone: 518-455-3791; E-mail: speaker@assembly.state.ny.us; Fax: 212-312-1418; Address: LOB 932, Albany, NY 12248
Your local assemblyperson. If you do not know the name of or contact information for your NYS asssemblymember, go www.assembly.state.ny.us. In your letter, fax, call, or e-mail, please mention that you are a constituent and include your address in written correspondence.
For A. 2612:
Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, Assembly Speaker. Telephone: 518-455-3791; E-mail: speaker@assembly.state.ny.us; Fax: 212-312-1418; Address: LOB 932, Albany, NY 12248
Your local assemblyperson. If you do not know the name of or contact information for your NYS asssemblymember, go www.assembly.state.ny.us. In your letter, fax, call, or e-mail, please mention that you are a constituent and include your address in written correspondence.
For S. 3223:
Senator Malcolm Smith, Senate Majority Leader. Telephone: 518-455-2761; Fax: 518-455-2816; E-mail: masmith@senate.state.ny.us; Address: 909 LOB, Albany, NY 12247
Senator Antoine Thompson, Chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee. Telephone: 518-455-3371; Fax: 518-426-6969; E-mail: athompso@senate.stat.ny.us; Address: 615 LOB, Albany, NY 12247
Your local NYS Senator. If you do not know the name of or contact information for your state senator, go to www.senate.state.ny.us. In your letter, fax, call, or e-mail, please mention that you are a constituent and include your address in written correspondence.
Thanks for your help!
Senator Malcolm Smith, Senate Majority Leader. Telephone: 518-455-2761; Fax: 518-455-2816; E-mail: masmith@senate.state.ny.us; Address: 909 LOB, Albany, NY 12247
Senator Antoine Thompson, Chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee. Telephone: 518-455-3371; Fax: 518-426-6969; E-mail: athompso@senate.stat.ny.us; Address: 615 LOB, Albany, NY 12247
Your local NYS Senator. If you do not know the name of or contact information for your state senator, go to www.senate.state.ny.us. In your letter, fax, call, or e-mail, please mention that you are a constituent and include your address in written correspondence.
Thanks for your help!
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