Roller Pigeon Hawk Killers

News report about Operation High Roller, an investigation conducted by special agents of the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Their investigation uncovered evidence that members of the National Birmingham Roller Club (NBRC) were trapping and killing lots and lots of hawks and falcons. Of the seven suspects arrested in Los Angeles, all of them pleaded guilty to violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. None received jail time but all received fines and five years of probation. All 14 suspects charged throughout California, Oregon, Washington, and Texas, pleaded guilty. None received jail time.

As a result of the low penalties issued by the US District Courts in Oregon, Washington, and California, US Representative Peter DeFazio of Oregon introduced legislation in the US Congress to strengthen the penalties available under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

These defendants initially professed their innocence and accused the US Fish & Wildlife Service agents of engaging falsifying information and exaggerating the charges. I guess that's why they all pled guilty.

Those convicted in California were: Juan Navarro (past president of the NBRC), Keith London, Brian McCormick, Rayvon Hall, Darik McGhee, Timothy Decker, and Efron Lopez, Jr.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• roller
• pigeons
• hawks
• falcons
• NBRC
• birmingham
• rollerpigeons

[agricola]

@ChilesGreen pigeon owners are a bunch of dickless pussies, as is shown by their cowardly shooting of hawks. how bout picking on something your own size, tough guys......

[agricola]

the government should make breeding roller pigeons illegal

[puffthemajiccdragon]

the truth of the matter is that there is no way peaple who fly rollers are capable of hurting the population of halks. there are just to many any more the protection of them has over populated them and now there starving because of human invasion of there habitat so the next time you tree hugers hug something make shure you now what your talking about

[puffthemajiccdragon]

rollers  are not there natural pray

[jarheadjeff]

It is for this reason exactly that laws have to be passed to protect a species. Why would someone hand raising a non-native species (Roller pigeon) think that they have the right to kill a native bird of prey whose natural tendency is to kill birds for food? You will never see laws to protect non-native species in any country. Bottom line is hawks and falcons are protected. If you have a problem losing pigeons to birds of prey get used to it. Its part of the cost of your hobby.

[statebrigaidiote]

@ChilesGreen i dont hate nobody :) people are to sad and stupid to be hated you know.

[CaveofTwoLovers]

@ChilesGreen

That's Mr. Internet Tough Guy to you, kind sir.

[ChilesGreen]

It takes a brave person to shoot defenseless pigeons, ain't that right tuff guy?

[ChilesGreen]

@statebrigaidiote

Some people are just sick and have a hatred for pigeons, ie those partaking in Pigeon shoots.  I hate people who hate pigeons.

[ChilesGreen]

@CaveofTwoLovers

These pigeon owners would take you on.