why is it illegal to use bird feathers in crafts? or to harvest bird feathers?
Question by julie: why is it illegal to use bird feathers in crafts? or to harvest bird feathers?
About 45 million Turkeys are killed for thanksgiving alone, each turkey has about 3500 feathers. that is a ton of craft supplies that i can use, and that is just turkeys alone and just during one thanksgiving. i can tell bird flu, but i am sure you can get rid of that, as we use animal fur as well (don’t really agree with wearing a ferret).
but why is it that we just let these feathers go to waste? do we just cremate them? i am confused about this.
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Turkeys are also farm raised by the billions. I think the law was more directed towards people wanting to use bald eagle feathers or hawk feathers.
I think if you use a few feathers that is ok. I find bird feathers on the ground all the time that came off by natural causes. If you have a pigeon mill in your backyard and you are slaughtering them for craft feathers… I think you see what I mean.
I would probably contact local authorities about it first…
I know the local middle school does a huge school play for thanksgiving and they use a TON of feathers for the indian costumes.
Rahl
January 18, 2013 at 6:53 am
It is NOT illegal to use turkey feathers. It is illegal to use any type of raptor feather.
You have a great idea! Go for it!
SnakeHissperer
January 18, 2013 at 7:05 am
It is actually illegal to use or possess the feather of ANY wild native bird, not just raptors. All are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. It cannot be proven how the feathers were obtained so no on can legally have them. There are wild turkey out there so how would the law know the difference between you getting them from a turkey farmer or from killing a wild bird?
birdgirl
January 18, 2013 at 8:04 am