Did you know shooting pigeons for sport in Pennsylvania is
legal? Pennsylvania is the only state that does not consider
pigeon shooting animal cruelty. Legislators, judges and district
attorneys have decided pigeon shooting is exempt from
Pennsylvania animal cruelty laws. There is a long history of
animal advocates demonstrating against live pigeon shoots in the
state. An equally long history of attempted legislative bills to
ban the practice rarely made it out of committee in Harrisburg
(Pennsylvania state capitol). The most recent vote in December,
2011 sent the bill back to committee for review. The belief is
the NRA (National Rifle Association) has the undivided ear of
Pennsylvania legislators. What Constitutes a Pigeon Shoot?
Pigeons used in Pennsylvania pigeon shoots are captured in
places like New York City where they are considered nothing more
than pests. Some gun clubs go to the trouble of actually
breeding pigeons in factory farms just so they can become target
practice. These “hunters” put living