Animal advocates rallied in Manhattan to demand harsher penalties for pigeon poachers following the recent arrest of Dwayne Daley, who caged over 25 pigeons. Despite being caught, Daley faced no jail time, prompting activists to call for increased enforcement against animal cruelty. They claim lenient prosecution allows these crimes to continue unabated. Notably, pigeon poachers are seen not just as violators of animal rights but as undermining the city's character, as pigeons symbolize New York City. The advocates argue for significant penalties to deter further offenses and protect the city's wildlife.
"The enforcement is a joke," said John Di Leonardo, executive director of the animal advocacy group Humane Long Island.
"It is appalling to know that we permit kidnappers to come in and scoop them up and there are no consequences for those actions," said Sliwa.
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