Breaking News: Wild Quaker Parrot Protection Bill Moves Forward in NY City Council -- But Your Help is Needed For It To Pass!

Two Wild Brooklyn Parrots confer in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

I am told that Tony Avella, a NY City council member with an outstanding 100 percent score on the League of Humane Voters checklist, is putting together a bill to protect the wild Quaker Parrots of Brooklyn and New York City, and that he plans to introduce such a bill before National Bird Day (January 5, 2009). While the final language of this bill has not yet been formulated, it will protect our beloved wild parrots from the poaching and other inhumane treatment that have afflicted wild parrot flocks in the past several years.

This bill is important, because New York's wild Quaker Parrots have no legal protection now from those wishing to do them harm. But it must be passed in order to have effect. This is why I ask you to express your support for such legislation by writing directly to Mr. Avella's office.

For those wishing to write letters, here's the info:

NYC Council Member Tony Avella
38-50 Bell Blvd., Suite C,
Bayside, NY 11361

For those wishing to write e-mail, please send it to the attention of Rebecca Sheehan, of Councilman Avella's office.

m19sheeh@council.nyc.ny.us

Thanks to Barry Schwartz, of the Maspeth Bird Haven (Now Feathered Friends) for bringing this matter to my attention. And special thanks to councilman Tony Avella for taking the lead on this issue.