On Thursday, June 12, 2014 9:02 PM, GooseWatch NYC <mail@... wrote:
Your help is urgently needed today to ensure passage of Senate Bill #S6589A, sponsored by Senator Tony Avella, the bill that would protect New York’s entire mute swan population from a death sentence. This critically important bill passed in the Assembly (A.8790A) on May 29, and now we need to get it passed in the Senate in the next few days in order for it to become law. Please take a few minutes today to call the elected officials listed at the bottom of this alert - the bill must be passed by the Senate before the end of session next week. The legislation establishes a moratorium on the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s plan to declare the graceful bird a “prohibited invasive species” and eliminate the state’s entire population by 2025. The bill requires DEC to hold at least two public hearings and to respond to all public comments before finalizing any management plan for mute swans. In addition, DEC would be required to prioritize non-lethal management techniques and include scientific evidence of projected and current environmental damage caused by the mute swan population.
1. Contact your state senator and ask them to pass Senate Bill # S6589A, introduced by New York state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Queens), to stop the plan to kill mute swans. 2. Contact the co-leaders of the NY Senate, Sen. Skelos at 518-455-3171 or skelos@... and Sen. Klein at 518-455-3595 jdklein@... and tell them you want them to save our swans and pass this Bill #S6589A 3. Contact Sen. Grisanti, Chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee, where the bill is currently sitting, and ask him to pass the #S6589A out of his committee. Call Sen. Grisanti at 518-455-3240 or email at grisanti@...
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