Ball has had a colorful career in Albany, and naturally garnered his own level of controversy including feuds with Assemblyman Steve Katz, suggesting on Twitter the Boston marathon bombing suspect should be tortured and saying a dead
goat found at his home was a warning from the gang MS - 13.
July 29 — 1 rooster, misidentified as a hen after being attacked by a dog July 27 — 1 rooster, dumped in neighborhood and rescued July 15 — 1 duck, 1 rooster abandoned
at shelter July 3 — 2,000 hens from a battery cage farm June 28 — 1 rooster, dropped off
at shelter after being saved from a ritual slaughter June 27 — 1
goat saved from slaughter June 14 — 1 rooster,
found abandoned
at a park May 13 — 1
goat from a local shelter April 19 — 4 king pigeons from a shelter April 12 — 1,000 hens from a pasture - based egg farm March 31 — 8 hens from a private
home March 18: 2 hens from a private
home March 9 — 14 hens from a private
home March 7 — 1 naked neck hen, eventually transferred to Grass Valley permanent sancuary March 7 — 1 potbellied pig from a shelter, dropped off because guardian could no longer care for