Dear Friends,
On April 9, SHARK made an unannounced visit to the Long Beach Township
Committee meeting, to confront town attorney Richard Shackleton about
his vile and hate filled attack against two female activists outside
the infamous Philadelphia Gun Club during the February 20, 2010 pigeon
shoot. You can watch the video of what happened HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SH3mOm0nHE
The Press of Atlantic City, the major daily newspaper covering that
area, ran a story today about Mr. Shackleton's obscene behavior.
Again Mr. Shackleton admitted to and took complete ownership of his
disgusting verbal assault.
This big, tough lawyer, who illegally shoots small defenseless animals
catapulted out of boxes, and attacks women from the safety inside of
his big SUV, seems to be suddenly quite upset that SHARK took pictures
of him while he was pigeon shooting. That means we are doing our job!
Claiming that we were "harassing" him when everything we did was legal
and peaceful shows what incredible crybabies animal abusers are.
One thing for all of us to celebrate is that after over one hundred
thirty years of slaughtering pigeons at the club, our efforts have
shut those killing parties down, in spite of all their money and
political clout. It shows what a small group of determined
individuals can do.
You can go to the newspaper site and leave a comment about what you
think about Mr. Shackleton HERE:
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/ocean/article_9150cfc0-4a4e-11df-8a69-001cc4c03286.html
Please contact the Mayor and two Commissioners of Long Beach Township
and let him know what you think about Mr. Shackleton's sickening words
and request his dismissal as township solicitor.
Mayor Joseph H. Mancini mancini@longbeachtownship.com
Commissioner Bill Knarre knarre@longbeachtownship.com
Commissioner Ralph H. Bayard rbayard@longbeachtownship.com
Please help SHARK continue to shutdown illegal pigeon shoots by
donating Here. http://www.sharkonline.org/?P=0000000502
Kindest Regards,
Steve Hindi and Your SHARK Team
The Press of Atlantic City: Richard Shackleton says members of an
animal rights group were harassing him
By DONNA WEAVER, Staff Writer Posted: Saturday, April 17, 2010
LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP - Township Solicitor Richard Shackleton said he
has nothing to apologize for after an animal-rights group videotaped
him shooting live pigeons at a Philadelphia gun club.
In the video, which was shot by Showing Animals Respect and Kindness,
or SHARK, Shackleton curses at the two women who videotaped him taking
part in the live pigeon shoot Feb. 20 outside the gun club. The video
has been posted to the Web site YouTube.
Stuart Chaifetz, an investigator in Cherry Hill, attended the Long
Beach Township meeting April 9 to confront Shackleton and the Board of
Commissioners. He said Shackleton said the most horrible thing he
could say to a woman and then he drove away.
"This was such a horrible, hateful thing he did. I wanted to confront
him in public about it. We were going to give him a chance to
apologize or at least at some level he would be held accountable for
what he did," said Chaifetz, of Cherry Hill, Camden County.
"I'm happy to say that what I said, I meant every word of
it,"Shackleton told Chaifetz.
SHARK is an animal rights group headquartered in Geneva, Ill. The
group's president, Steve Hindi, said pigeon shoots are competitions in
which thousands of live birds are shot to win prizes. A typical three-
day contest can kill and injure as many as 15,000 birds, he said.
They're illegal in most states, but are permitted in Pennsylvania.
"These are ugly, nasty events that attract ugly, nasty people,"Hindi
said.
Shackleton said he travels to Pennsylvania to participate in the
pigeon shoots because it is the most difficult form of shotgun shooting.
According to Shackleton, SHARK members have been harassing members of
the Philadelphia Gun Club all season.
"They've accused the members of criminal conduct and took photos of us
without our permission,"Shackleton said.
Hindi said several police reports were filed against Shackleton and
other members of the club with the Bensalem Police Department but that
police have not filed any charges.
Marianne Bessey, of Lansdowne, Pa., was one of the two women standing
outside the club for about eight hours Feb. 20, videotaping members as
they left.
"At the time that Mr. Shackleton drove out, I was standing on a public
access on the side of the road closest to his truck and he yelled it
right at me. I have a very good recollection of his face,"Bessey said.
"I still have trouble with it. But on the other hand, he goes inside a
gun club and shoots innocent pigeons for fun, so it must be in
character for him to say such a vile remark," she said.
After the exchange between Shackleton and Chaifetz, township Mayor
Joseph Mancini asked if the comments had anything to do with township
business. He then suggested Chaifetz discuss the issue at Shackleton's
Ship Bottom law offices.
On Thursday, Shackleton said the matter had been turned over to his
attorneys for further review. Chaifetz said SHARK believes
Shackleton's comments violate the Pennsylvania obscenity law.
A New Jersey Bar Association representative referred a request for
comment to the state's Office of Attorney Ethics, which did not return
a telephone call.
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