"The Met has responded, stating that they have stopped using poison and the boxes that we see are either empty or test boxes.
We have agreed to stop the call in for the Met at this time.
We requested a meeting with them and they sounded agreeable. Keep your fingers crossed!
As for the Museum of NH...no response...thank you for calls today.
We will keep you aware of the events.
Many thanks! Save the Hawks!
The planned call-in protest targeting The Metropolitan Museum of Art was cancelled partially due to the following letter.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE
To the authors who wrote and posted the news
release below—and have launched a telephone campaign to the office of
the President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art—PLEASE know that the Met
has not put out poison in the rat-trap boxes around its exterior
perimeter since this latest controversy began weeks ago. I repeat: the
boxes do NOT contain poisons, only food to test for rodent presence.
When news first reached us about the illness of the hawks, we consulted
with Orkin, the company that provides pest control for the Museum, and
while its scientists did and do defend the chemical they employ for
rodent control—insisting that it does not cause secondary health impact
on wildlife that consumes poisoned rodents—the Museum elected out of
respect and genuine concern to suspend using the chemical while further
investigations were conducted. We have not resumed putting poison in
these traps ever since.
In the interest of fairness, and in recognition of
the responsible effort the Met is undertaking to find a reasonable
solution, I think it would be appropriate for this phone-in campaign to
cease immediately.
If anyone has further questions, please feel free to contact me on email.
Many thanks for your understanding.
Harold Holzer
Senior Vice President, External Affairs
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
T: 212-570-3951
F: 212-570-3995
M: 646-894-6902
Please
read the following Post from the Group "Stop the Poison". In
light of the recent dog poisonings in Riverside Park, this is
even more important. If dogs are getting into poisons in the
parks, children could as well. We need to implement a better
strategy to reduce the Rat population than usining Poisons
that can harm Hawks, Dogs and Children.
We just want to let you know that the Central Park Conservancy is not using poison at this time, That is the good news. However, the bad news is, since this petition was launched, we unfortunately now have strong reasons to believe that Pale Male’s third baby “Opera Star” and Pale Male’s mate, Zena, have been poisoned and died. As you know, these latest poisonings come on top of the awful discovery that Pale Male's and Zena's first two offspring were so ill, they had to be rescued from the vicinity of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While in rehab, they tested positive for super toxic rat poisons. Despite the serious harm the rodenticide has caused, The American Museum of Natural History and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, still refuse to stop using it. We are now issuing a call to action: Today, Wednesday, September 12, 2012, please make a call to both these institutions and let them know that you are very concerned about their use of rat poison and urge them to use alternative methods. There are solar garbage cans, rodent proof cans, and other sanitation control methods that would resolve the problem. Just one phone call can help save all the Hawks in Central Park. Please make these two calls on Wednesday. If each of us pitch in, our voices will be heard. If all you receive is a voice mail, please leave a message.(They keep disconnecting their numbers, but the main ones still work). Thank you for your concern and willingness to help stop these needless deaths. Save the Hawks...Stop the Poison! stopthepoison@aolcom The American Museumof Natural History: Ask for: Museum Director Ellen V. Futter, email: futter@amnh.org Phone:212-769-5100, 212-769-5102-finance, membership(212) 769-5606 Also-Karen Quigley, Office of the President email: kquigley@amnh.org Metropolitan Museum of Art Phone: 212-535-7710 press * then “0” ask for "Emily Rafferty" ( President), leave message with anyone. Save the Hawks...Stop the Poison! |
News on the poisoned dogs who died after being walked in Riverside Park---
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120911/west-harlem/peta-offers-reward-riverside-park-suspected-fatal-dog-poisoning
Donegal Browne
