Pace U students target ‘wildlife killing contests’ in New York, push for ban

How low can they crawl?

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The Animal Advocacy Clinic draws students from a variety of majors. They get to do work that supports their one shared interest – animals.

Nancy Cutler

Rockland/Westchester Journal News

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PLEASANTVILLE – Animal advocates have worked for a decade to outlaw “wildlife killing contests” in New York, but legislation in Albany has languished.

This session, a group of Pace University students are pushing for the bill to pass.Wildlife killing contests are as low as a hunter can crawl. 

The nine students in this semester’s Animal Advocacy Clinic at Pace have researched the contests, petitioned for change and this week are headed to Albany to lobby for passage of thebill, sponsored by Sen. Timothy Kennedy, a Democrat who represents the greater Buffalo region, and Assemblymember Deborah Glick, a Democrat who represents the West Village to Tribeca.

Senior/graduate student Madelyn Garcia, center, talks about "wildlife killing contests" and how she and her classmates in the Animal Advocacy Clinic at Pace University are working to outlaw them in New York April 19, 2023 during class in Pleasantville. Junior Sasha Breygina is seated at right and Professor Michelle Land at left.

The bill would bancontests, derbys, competitions or tournaments that award…

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