When the news broke that Chicago Alderman James Cappleman had allowed an Indiana "farmer" to trap and take hundreds of pigeons from the streets of Chicago, SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) feared the worst - that these birds were going to be used for one of the most heinous and vile forms of animal cruelty - a live pigeon shoot.

Cappleman refused to answer questions about who the supposed farmer was or what the fate of the birds would be. He probably thought no one would be able to find out what had happened and hoped this issue would fade away. That was not something SHARK was going to allow, so we issued a reward for $1,000 for any tips, and we got one.  SHARK Investigators then followed up on the tip and we were able to confirm that the person who took the birds was no farmer, but a notorious Indiana pigeon shooter named Herbert (Bud) Govert, Jr. Govert lives in Lake County, IN and he owns the white pickup truck that was seen in the 4800 block of North Broadway earlier this month.  Herb is one of the two men that captured hundreds of pigeons in nets during their four round-ups, then hauled the pigeons away to be used at pigeon shoots in rural Indiana.