LEAVE OUR HERITAGE ALONE!
We, the undersigned, residents of Dutchess County, the Town or Village of Fishkill, and/or the Hudson Valley OR having ancestors from the Hudson Valley, New York whose early history goes back to our D... continue reading »
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Nepean State Ontario, Canada Zip Code K2J 4H7 Do you not have any worthwhile projects?"
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Colorado Springs State Colorado Zip Code 80920 I don't live in Fishkill, but quite a number of my own ancestors lived there in the 1700s and early 1800s. I think it's more than ridiculous to take a Dutch-language name that"
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Wantage State New Jersey Zip Code 07461-3232 whats wrong with the name fish river ? same as Fishkill"
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Tiverton State Rhode Island Zip Code 02878 My wife and I rescue cats. We are not upset by Catskill, because it means Cats Creek in Dutch."
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Troy State NY Zip Code 12182 Why change it. It's only a name! Leave it alone."
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Lewisville State NC Zip Code 27023 Stop the madness!"
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) concord State new hampshire Zip Code 03301 me too"
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Hastings-on-Hudson State NY Zip Code 10706 I have many Dutch ancestors dating to the 1600's, and am proud that villages still reflect their Dutch heritage, with "kill" as part of the name."
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Nutley State NJ Zip Code 07110 Fishkill would become Petaberg? What about the Arthur Kill? Arthur may have been a duck."
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Poughquag State NY Zip Code 12570 I suppose PETA has no bigger fish to fry!!!"
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Prescott State AZ Zip Code 86303 Leave Fishkil alone"
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Clovis State CA Zip Code 93611 Please leave name as is"
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Raleigh State North Carolina Zip Code 27604 should not be required. Signing the petition speaks for itself."
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) East Haven State Connecticut Zip Code 06512 I am disappointed in your organization for this show of ignorance."
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Fredericksburg, TX State Texas Zip Code 78624-3059 Why is Fishcreek objectionable--That is what Fishkill means!"
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Hyde Park State NY Zip Code 12538 I am of Dutch descent and find PETA's totally objectionable and inappropriate."
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Gloversville State NY Zip Code 12078 I may not be Dutch, but I agree to respecting one's nationality/heritage."
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) omaha State ne Zip Code 68118 leave our heritage alone"
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Harrisburg State PA Zip Code 17102 "Kill" is Dutch for stream and Old English for "Cold". Should my grandmother's family change their name from "Kilborn" to something else? I think not. Let the town and village of "Fishkil"
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Town of Fishkill State NY Zip Code 12524 Perhaps PETA needs to read some history to the animals they care for. We are proud of our history and UNDERSTAND the meaning of its name."
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) New Lebanon State NY Zip Code 12125 They didn't kill fishes in Fishkill and they didn't hang children on hooks in Kinderhook."
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Kellogg State IA Zip Code 50135 Have you lost your freakin' mind???"
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Houston State TX Zip Code 77043-1833 Leave Our Heritage Alone!!!!"
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Orlando State Florida Zip Code 32822 I believe you folks are going a bit too far. You acknowledge the origin of the name yet want it changed? You guys are way too sensitive!"
"Resident of (City/Village/Town) Edwards State NY Zip Code 13635 I have never heard anything as preposterous as this... I am a proud descendant of Dutchess County (VanDerBurgh) and can not fathom why this would be an issue for PETA-- aren't there any rats"
