The numbers in this story (link below) are shocking: "The investigation, in
which a government agent infiltrated several California pigeon clubs, led
investigators to estimate that organizations in the Los Angeles area alone
are behind the killing of 1,000 to 2,000 raptors each year, according to the
U.S. Attorney's Office."

http://www.knbc.com/news/13384259/detail.html

And if so many have been killed just in the Los Angeles area, how many have
been killed elsewhere?

Andrea Grad
Shoreline/Tokeland
agrad at helsell.com