Feds Prosecuting Tree-Trimmer for Unintentionally Bruising Herons

PJ Tattler ^ | 5-29-14 | Bridget Johnson

[MeshugeMikey]

it’s a wonder they didnt string the poor guy up.

perhaps the birds were “members” of OCCUPY Oakland

[Responsibility2nd]

The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is questioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about the agency’s decision to prosecute a tree-trimmer who accidentally knocked herons out of a tree.

Ernest Pulido is expected to face charges from the U.S. Attorney’s Office within a week for violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. He could face a maximum fine of $15,000 and six months in jail.

I wonder. Is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service another one of the many government agencies with submachine guns, assault weapons, MRAP's, and other high caliber weapons? If so, Pulido should consider himself lucky.

[clintonh8r]

...and never mind the thousands of eagles being killed by wind farms. They’re dying for “the right reason”.....

[rhubarbk]

The priorities of this administration are truly amazing.

[Terry L Smith]

Once again, the post office gets off with being stupid.

The protected birds were nesting of federal property, therefore, it is the federal agency that issued the contract that should be aware of what wildlife habitates that property, on John Q. / Jane Q. Public’s dime.

[jimpick]

G Gordon Liddy once said on his radio show about some endangered mice. I would hit them with a frying pan and kill them. I paraphrased it some but it was his basic intent. He was referring to a endangered mouse that was found in the house of a man I believed who lived in Colorado. His land was taken from him because they found the mouse.

I know for sure if that happened to me it would be in the ground somewhere. And this will happen over and over by people till the endangered animal is extinct because of tactics like what is happening here in this article.

[MeshugeMikey]

I remember half seriously discussing placing some deceased endangered species into the crawl space of a house I once rented..to pay back a lunatic landlord...untl I realized the smell would make it far too problematic..

[jimpick]

And another thing about this crap. If we are to believe in evolution the weak will die off and be replaced by a stronger species. So why are we protecting this bird from extinction.

[shelterguy]

You are also not allowed to harm bats. When I get one flying around in my house and the wife is screaming I just open a door and politely ask it to fly away. Yeah, that’s it. That’s what I do, really.

[RinaseaofDs]

Windfarms pushed by watermelons (green on the outside, red on the inside) are killing thousands of birds, including bald eagles.

When do we get to take some congresspeople to jail?

[SkyDancer]

And meanwhile at abortion clinics .....

[yoe]

By Fish and Wildlife’s own estimate, wind turbines cause a total of 33,000 bird deaths each year.

Our Bureaucrats have become despotic tyrants, they love power...

[Mr. K]

way too many government employees, with far too much time on their hands

[Rebelbase]

But it’s OK for a federal employee to shoot Barred Owls out west because they are driving out Spotted Owls.

[ScottinVA]

The overlords prosecute because they can. They have free reign to act as they please.

[sasquatch]

I've got a couple of trees that might be home to bats. (they are not; I looked) Cannot equipment within 500 ft. until after Sept.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Ernesto chose the wrong profession. He should have been an abortion doctor instead of a tree trimmer.

[CPOSharky]

If a govt agency offered me big bucks to just sweep their sidewalk I would refuse because it might disturb the spotted snot flea habitat, or any one of the thousands of protected critters, and result in fines and jail time.

BTW, who reported the poor guy the FWS, the post office?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

You nailed it.