{"id":186,"date":"2024-04-11T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shaun-abreu\/?p=186"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:25:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:25:02","slug":"abc7ny-flacos-laws-introduced-to-new-york-city-council-in-honor-of-beloved-central-park-owl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shaun-abreu\/2024\/04\/11\/abc7ny-flacos-laws-introduced-to-new-york-city-council-in-honor-of-beloved-central-park-owl\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC7NY: Flaco’s Laws introduced to New York City Council in honor of beloved Central Park owl"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NEW YORK (WABC) — A New York City Councilman introduced a package of bills in honor of the beloved celebrity owl who died after surviving in the wild on his own for more than a year<\/a> after leaving the Central Park Zoo.<\/p>\n

Elected officials, scientists, bird experts and New Yorkers held a City Hall rally Thursday to announce the introduction of the historic package of bills.<\/p>\n

Flaco died after eating pigeons infected with virus and was exposed to rat poison before flying into an Upper West Side building on Feb. 23.<\/p>\n

Council Member Shaun Abreu introduced the first of three pieces of “Flaco’s Laws” to stem unnecessary bird deaths like Flaco’s. One part of the bill would require the health department to replace rat poison with rat birth control.<\/p>\n

“Flaco’s autopsy confirmed our worst fears: he ingested a fatal dose of rat poison. Rodenticides are not only toxic for the animals we love, they are increasingly ineffective at reducing rat infestations. It’s time we put new practices in place to build a better, safer, more eco-friendly city,” said Abreu said. “We can’t poison our way out of the rat problem, but we can certainly do a lot of damage trying.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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NEW YORK (WABC) — A New York City Councilman introduced a package of bills in honor of the beloved celebrity owl who died after surviving in the wild on his own for more than a year<\/a> after leaving the Central Park Zoo.<\/p>\n

Elected officials, scientists, bird experts and New Yorkers held a City Hall rally Thursday to announce the introduction of the historic package of bills.<\/p>\n

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