State Sen. Tony Avella, a Queens Democrat, called the contest insane during an Albany news conference with the group Friends of Animals earlier this week. The group planned to protest outside the Holley Fire House on Saturday afternoon.
Avella's upstate colleague, Sen. George Maziarz, a Democrat who represents Holley, defended the fundraiser, saying hunting, fishing and shooting sports are part of the region's lifestyle.
"It's like a fishing derby but it's squirrels, not fish," Maziarz spokesman Adam Tabelski said Friday.
Neither the fire department nor members of its board of directors returned telephone and email messages from The Associated Press.
Editor's note: The AP article misidentifies Maziarz as a Democrat. He is a Republican.
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