House Bill 1750 has been in the news lately.  Supported by 75% of PA residents, the bil banned live pigeon shoots and other animal cruelty offenses including eating cats and dogs.  According to most reports, the NRA lobby killed the bill (by blocking the vote) because, according to them, “These types of activities have been held in the Keystone State for more than a century, and participants are law-abiding, ethical shooting enthusiasts, hunters and sportsmen. ”

Sources for this post

http://www.mcall.com/opinion/white/mc-bw-pennsylvania-pigeon-shoot-20141018-column.html

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/10/27/3584626/it-is-still-legal-to-breed-dogs-for-human-consumption-in-pennsylvania-thanks-to-the-nra

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/pets/House-battle-over-live-pigeon-shoots-goes-down-to-the-wire-NRA-prevails.html