Comments on: Pigeons in the Nation’s Service http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/12/10/pigeons-in-the-nations-service/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:53:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Cheryl http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/12/10/pigeons-in-the-nations-service/comment-page-1/#comment-7619 Cheryl Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:19:16 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=1786#comment-7619 Saturday June 13th 2009 is National Pigeon Day http://nationalpigeonday.blogspot.com/2008/09/hail-to-pigeon-of-peace-national-pigeon_03.html Saturday June 13th 2009
is National Pigeon Day

http://nationalpigeonday.blogspot.com/2008/09/hail-to-pigeon-of-peace-national-pigeon_03.html

]]> By: George Nagle http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/12/10/pigeons-in-the-nations-service/comment-page-1/#comment-5943 George Nagle Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:37:47 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=1786#comment-5943 Pigeons are intelligent and wonderful birds, and as you pointed out have an inspirational and courageous history, especially during World War I. I've bonded with a number of pigeons at my back yard bird feeders and consider them great friends. I honor these birds for who they are and their natural place in this world, and not for their service to humans or for their suffering in research labs. There are currently two Bills (Senate Bill 151 and House Bill 1543) that the Humane Society and other humane advocates have been trying to get passed at the state capital that will finally stop the infamous pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania. I believe we are the last state that continues to allow this blatant animal cruelty to continue. During these pigeon shoots thousands of pigeons are killed and wounded. 70% are not killed outright. Young boys are paid during the shooting breaks to pick up the dead and wounded pigeons. These boys wring the necks and rip the heads off of the pigeons that are wounded. They put all of these pigeons in plastic bags, so if they missed ripping the heads off of any of the wounded pigeons, they smother to death in the plastic bags. I urge everyone to put an end to this animal cruelty and support these Bills. Pigeons are intelligent and wonderful birds, and as you pointed out have an inspirational and courageous history, especially during World War I. I’ve bonded with a number of pigeons at my back yard bird feeders and consider them great friends. I honor these birds for who they are and their natural place in this world, and not for their service to humans or for their suffering in research labs.

There are currently two Bills (Senate Bill 151 and House Bill 1543) that the Humane Society and other humane advocates have been trying to get passed at the state capital that will finally stop the infamous pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania. I believe we are the last state that continues to allow this blatant animal cruelty to continue. During these pigeon shoots thousands of pigeons are killed and wounded. 70% are not killed outright. Young boys are paid during the shooting breaks to pick up the dead and wounded pigeons. These boys wring the necks and rip the heads off of the pigeons that are wounded. They put all of these pigeons in plastic bags, so if they missed ripping the heads off of any of the wounded pigeons, they smother to death in the plastic bags. I urge everyone to put an end to this animal cruelty and support these Bills.

]]> By: Debbie Priore http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/12/10/pigeons-in-the-nations-service/comment-page-1/#comment-5577 Debbie Priore Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:33:06 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=1786#comment-5577 It's so interesting that you should post about pigeons because just down the street in the Children's Department at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh I did a program today on pigeons. Nature Detectives is a monthly program that celebrates and encourages that part of a child’s world that can stop and wonder at the gifts of nature. Through stories, open-ended questions, shared experiences, specimens and art activities observing, inquiring, questioning, and creating are encouraged. This season our focus is birds. I'm utilizing the citizen sciencing programs available through Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Pigeon Watch being one of them. Your post on pigeons is really helpful because there just doesn't seem to be as many pigeons around the library as in previous years. Your information was very helpful and was shared with the kids. Thanks so much ! Love your blog! Debbie It’s so interesting that you should post about pigeons because just down the street in the Children’s Department at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh I did a program today on pigeons. Nature Detectives is a monthly program that celebrates and encourages that part of a child’s world that can stop and wonder at the gifts of nature. Through stories, open-ended questions, shared experiences, specimens and art activities observing, inquiring, questioning, and creating are encouraged.
This season our focus is birds. I’m utilizing the citizen sciencing programs available through Cornell Lab of Ornithology – Pigeon Watch being one of them. Your post on pigeons is really helpful because there just doesn’t seem to be as many pigeons around the library as in previous years. Your information was very helpful and was shared with the kids. Thanks so much ! Love your blog! Debbie

]]> By: Linda http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/12/10/pigeons-in-the-nations-service/comment-page-1/#comment-5558 Linda Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:17:22 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=1786#comment-5558 I think it is Pouter as per the example. He also had fan tails as I now recall. As a little girl I thought it was powder puff but of course time has damaged some of my memories and some I just seem to make up as I go along. Ah, the joy of "being older". Thank you for the additional information. I think it is Pouter as per the example. He also had fan tails as I now recall. As a little girl I thought it was powder puff but of course time has damaged some of my memories and some I just seem to make up as I go along. Ah, the joy of “being older”. Thank you for the additional information.

]]> By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/12/10/pigeons-in-the-nations-service/comment-page-1/#comment-5543 Kate St. John Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:16:28 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=1786#comment-5543 Linda, perhaps you mean the Pouter breed of pigeon. Check this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pouter Did they look like this? Linda, perhaps you mean the Pouter breed of pigeon. Check this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pouter
Did they look like this?

]]> By: Linda http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/12/10/pigeons-in-the-nations-service/comment-page-1/#comment-5537 Linda Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:02:04 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=1786#comment-5537 When I was very young, my older brother became fascinated by carrier pigeons. He and my father built a coop at the back of our lot and Tom began to save his newspaper route money to buy pigeons. We would go to shows on the weekends and check out all the different breeds. I remember being especially attracted to the powder puff (maybe pouter puff - I don't know for certain) pigeons and we did buy a few. There were some that did acrobatics high above our heads, I think they were called tumblers. Gee, I have not thought about that childhood memory in a very long time. Thank you for taking me back. When I was very young, my older brother became fascinated by carrier pigeons. He and my father built a coop at the back of our lot and Tom began to save his newspaper route money to buy pigeons. We would go to shows on the weekends and check out all the different breeds. I remember being especially attracted to the powder puff (maybe pouter puff – I don’t know for certain) pigeons and we did buy a few. There were some that did acrobatics high above our heads, I think they were called tumblers. Gee, I have not thought about that childhood memory in a very long time. Thank you for taking me back.

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