Trained NYC Hawks Attack Chihuahua

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » August 7, 2003, 12:23 pm

maybe my sense of humor is off today but I laughed at this hehe

NEW YORK - Trained hawks employed to keep pigeons from making a mess on visitors in a midtown park have been grounded because one of the birds mistook a Chihuahua as its lunch.

An 18-inch hawk swooped down and gouged the diminutive pooch with one of its talons while the dog was nosing around in the bushes of Bryant Park, located behind the landmark New York Public Library.

The hawk was quickly separated from the pooch Tuesday afternoon. A park employee flagged down a cab so the dog's owner could take it to a veterinarian, said Richard Dillon, vice president of security for Bryant Park.

The dog owner asked that her identity not be released.

The program, which aims to scare pigeons out of the park, could be finished. A final decision is expected by the end of the week.

"I sincerely believe the bird mistook it for a rat because it was in the shrubbery," said Thomas Cullen, the falconer hired to run the anti-pigeon program.

The hawk, named Galan, was taken to Cullen's headquarters in Goshen, N.Y.

The Bryant Park Restoration Corp. picked up the vet's bill, Cullen said at a news conference with another of the sharp-taloned birds, Starbuck, perched on his left hand.

Daniel Biederman, executive director of the Bryant Park group, said the hawk program has been a success since it was started in April, with pigeon infestation down 50 percent and fewer complaints from visitors.

However, city Parks Department officials called for its end.

"We place the safety of park users, including their pets, over any minor inconvenience that may be caused by pigeons," said spokeswoman Megan Sheekey.

Some park visitors disagree.

"I don't think this should be done away with because of one misstep," Ward Miller, a lawyer from Glen Ridge, N.J., said of the hawks while taking his daily walk in Bryant Park. "This is a great idea. It's better than the alternatives, like poison."

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » August 7, 2003, 12:30 pm

i think the hawk was doing a fine job.

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » August 7, 2003, 12:55 pm

I sincerely believe the bird mistook it for a rat

The bird wasn't wrong!

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » August 7, 2003, 1:04 pm

Poor little dog!

like them lil' mexidogs.

Darksinz · Post by **Darksinz** » August 7, 2003, 1:22 pm

haha too funny

Burke · Post by **Burke** » August 7, 2003, 3:12 pm

It was probably nosing around in the shrubbery because someone dropped their Chalupa there.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » August 7, 2003, 3:22 pm

That hawk should be given a medal, not shut down.

I think the pigeon-haters should protest.

FREE TEH PRISONER!!!

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » August 8, 2003, 8:32 pm

Can I get some of those hawks here in Austin? I SWEAR there is a family living in this ghetto-ass apt I moved in to with at least 5 of those damn rat dogs with bulging eyes.

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » August 8, 2003, 11:18 pm

My sister just got one of these quivering rodents. The damn thing doesn't look bigger than an old silver dollar. Who wants a dog that can't fetch? It just doesn't seem right. I think the Falcon knew exactly what it was doing, ridding the city of another rat.

Ebumar · Post by **Ebumar** » August 11, 2003, 3:43 pm

And those little shit dogs never fucking stop barking. GUH I hate them so much. My next door neighbor has one of those dogs, and every chance I get I shoot it with my air-soft gun. One of these days I'll get out the pellet gun and just kill the fucking thing. Damn thing NEVER EVER stops barking, digging, shitting. Shits on my front lawn all the time, and the bitch never picks it up.

Sorry I am a bit bitter.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » August 11, 2003, 3:48 pm

i'd scoop the shit up and put it in her mailbox.

Ebumar · Post by **Ebumar** » August 11, 2003, 3:54 pm

Omfg Voron, great idea. I'm doing it when I get home.

Ashur · Post by **Ashur** » August 11, 2003, 3:56 pm

Put it on her Front porch.

Don't be putting things in the mailbox unless you work for the Post Office.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » August 11, 2003, 3:58 pm

Ashur [FoH] wrote:Put it on her Front porch.

Don't be putting things in the mailbox unless you work for the Post Office.

yeah sure you could collateral damage the postman and he'd fuck your world over. but the advantage is, she will reach in to get her mail, and get a handful of shit.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » August 11, 2003, 3:59 pm

Voronwë wrote:i'd scoop the shit up and put it in her mailbox.

Best. Revenge. EVAR.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » August 11, 2003, 4:29 pm

Ebumar wrote:Omfg Voron, great idea. I'm doing it when I get home.

Dont do it Ebumar "It is against federal law to place anything in a mailbox that has not been sent through the U.S. mail system"

Is it worth it?

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » August 11, 2003, 4:52 pm

Just throw it onto her porch, messing with mailboxes can get you in a world of doodoo.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » August 11, 2003, 6:01 pm

So I guess the only thing to do is get a Great Dane...

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » August 11, 2003, 6:09 pm

or you could shit in her yard

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » August 11, 2003, 6:10 pm

...or you could top-shelf/dry-dock her bathroom.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » August 11, 2003, 6:24 pm

Skogen wrote:...or you could top-shelf/dry-dock her bathroom.

could you explain what this means?

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » August 11, 2003, 6:51 pm

Voronwë wrote:
Skogen wrote:...or you could top-shelf/dry-dock her bathroom.
could you explain what this means?

Sure.
Dry-dock: Before taking a dump in someone's bathroom, reach under the toilet, and turn the water valve to "off". Flush twice so the bowl & tank are empty.
Then take your dump. Great to pull at your buddies place right before you leave, for the smell will slowly but surely eminate throught the house!

Top-Shelf: Instead of taking a dump in the toilet bowl, take off the lid to the tank, and take a dump in there. When finished, replace the lid for maximum effect. This can be done as an instrument of revenge, malice, or for no reason at all!

Top-shelf/dry-dock. combination move. Empty the tank & bowl via the method in the dry dock, Now perfom the top-shelf. It's a whole new level of cleaning up.

This can be done, for one example, at a party when the host(ess) really pisses you off. Right before you leave their establishent and/or residence, pull one of the above on them. Which one to do depends soley on how twisted you are.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » August 11, 2003, 10:49 pm

oh god i died laughing reading those two, i will make sure to remember those

Ebumar · Post by **Ebumar** » August 12, 2003, 7:24 pm

Okay, here's an update. I hindered your words and put it on her front porch. I heard her last night when she walked in, "what is this?" "Ohh my, its poop." "This looks like Spike's poop." She then walks in the house and shouts, "SPIKE did you poop on the front porch?" Damnit, she didn't get the hint. I'll keep doing it.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » August 13, 2003, 12:12 am

Ebu, you can put shit ON the mailbox...just not IN the mailbox

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » August 13, 2003, 12:38 am

put it some where the dog cant poop, like smeared on the hand rail or door handle, they will definatly get the message, especially if its at night

valryte · Post by **valryte** » August 13, 2003, 2:41 am

Chihuahuas should be eliminated from the face of this earth. Those fucking dogs have to be the most annoying little pieces of shit!

Lexien · Post by **Lexien** » August 13, 2003, 10:00 am

Wtf about the mailbox law?

When i used to live in the apartment on top of my friend's apartment. I used to get his mail (since he let me take his old apartment so he could move downstairs) and I had to go down and leave it in his mailbox so he could get it.. Are you now saying that i could be in trouble for putting stuff in his mailbox? WTF is that?

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » August 13, 2003, 11:40 am

maybe in her car's glovebox if she doesnt have a garage

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » August 13, 2003, 1:08 pm

Place it underneeth her Door handles on her car.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » August 13, 2003, 1:16 pm

vary nice!

Ebumar · Post by **Ebumar** » August 13, 2003, 1:24 pm

Good plan cart. Get one of those plastic bags and do that. I'll do it tonight.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » August 13, 2003, 1:26 pm

wait, does she know the thing shits on your side?

Ebumar · Post by **Ebumar** » August 13, 2003, 2:57 pm

She MAKES it shit there.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » August 13, 2003, 3:16 pm

Lexien wrote:Wtf about the mailbox law?

When i used to live in the apartment on top of my friend's apartment. I used to get his mail (since he let me take his old apartment so he could move downstairs) and I had to go down and leave it in his mailbox so he could get it.. Are you now saying that i could be in trouble for putting stuff in his mailbox? WTF is that?

Though most of us put improperly delivered mail in our neighbors boxes, this is in fact illegal. You are not to put anything into a mailbox other than your own unless you are a postal worker. Tampering with the mail is an offense.

Regardless, you don't do it anymore...so i wouldn't freak out.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » August 13, 2003, 4:19 pm

Ebumar wrote:She MAKES it shit there.

then demand that she either stops it from pooping there, or let it poop there but pick it up, and if she resists, claim all out shit jihad