Politics, Nonnative Game Birds and Change -- How Values Underlie This Challenging Issue
November 17, 2009 -- The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society of New York, New York League of Humane Voters and New York State Humane Association submitted comments to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation last Friday opposing the continuation of the state's pheasant stocking program.
When Gov. David Paterson's proposal to close the Richard E. Reynolds Game Farm in Ithaca was stopped last year by a restraining order funded by sportsmen's groups, the DEC proposes an alternative draft plan to extend the pheasant stocking program for the next decade. Read the full story to get the details.
