What about pigeons attracts the worst sorts of people? HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania; CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas; BRUSSELS, Belgium––Pigeons and disreputable human conduct appear to go together like statues and guano, with the most and rankest guano accruing to the high and mighty. Investigative reporters including Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA, Kevin Sieff of the Washington Post, and […]
A Traitor To His Species: Henry Bergh & The Birth Of The Animal Rights Movement
by Ernest Freeberg 322 pages, hardcover. $30.00. Basic Books Hachette Book Group 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104 www.basicbooks.com Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Perhaps the first question to ask about a new biography of Henry Bergh, of whom more than 50 have reputedly been written already, with at least four close to […]
Charges against pigeon killer recall humane & labor movement landmarks
Boys from Bridgeton were once in the movements’ vanguard BRIDGETON, NJ; PHILADELPHIA, PA––Cruelty charges have been filed against an unnamed 17-year-old Bridgeton, New Jersey resident for allegedly torturing pigeons wounded in live pigeon shoots at the Philadelphia Gun Club by kicking the wounded birds and throwing rocks at them. Previous cases dismissed Filed by […]