For Immediate Release
\nNovember 17, 2005
\nLong Island Deer Kill Suspended Two Days After Strike by Animal Liberation Front<\/p>\n
Lloyd Harbor, NY- The New York State Parks Department suspended a Long Island deer kill days after the town’s mayor was targeted by the Animal Liberation Front. The so-called hunt had allowed hunters to shoot the deer point blank with shotguns, in a misguided attempt to limit the deer population at Caumsett State Park.<\/p>\n
Nearby, the Diocese of Rockville Centre had suspended the practice at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, when a new rector at the seminary decided to assess the situation after protests from animal rights advocates. Forty-six deer were to be killed on the properties – a move animal rights activists didn’t like. “There’s no need to take a life,” said Dennis Glassberg, a Dix Hills resident and member of Save Our Animal Friends, a Suffolk County-based animal rights group. “These animals were put on earth to live their life and they have a right to live their lives.”<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, members of the clandestine Animal Liberation Front (ALF) covered the home of Lloyd Harbor Mayor Leland M. Hairr with slogans in red paint demanding he put a stop to the deer kill. In an anonymous communiqu\u00e9, the group stated “The deer kill is a senseless move and we, the ALF will NOT stand for it. “<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For Immediate Release November 17, 2005 Long Island Deer Kill Suspended Two Days After Strike by Animal Liberation Front Lloyd Harbor, NY- The New York State Parks Department suspended a Long Island deer kill days after the town’s mayor was targeted by the Animal Liberation Front. The so-called hunt had allowed hunters to shoot the … <\/p>\n