Are pigeon shoots on the way out?

Apr 17, 2011

By PAULA WOLF
Staff Writer

Vote cheered as first step on path to banning events in Pennsylvania.

After years of disappointment, animal-rights advocates are celebrating the state Senate Judiciary Committee's 11-3 vote last week to outlaw target shoots with live animals, including pigeons.

The victory represents only an initial legislative step, but it's the first time such a bill has been voted on in Pennsylvania in 11 years, according to the Humane Society of the United States.

"I'm elated," said Heidi Prescott, senior vice president of campaigns for HSUS. "We have been working very hard" on this.