National Pigeon Day? New York Bird Club Looks to make it happen
Amos Latteier in his pigeon suit talks to Anne-Marie Richard about her gallery's pigeon-inspired art, as they advocate for the establishment of National Pigeon Day on June 13.
View ArticlePigeon Oral Contraception Legalized in New York State
"Birth Control" for Pigeons Now Available in all 50 States RANCHO SANTA FE, CA - Innolytics, LLC announced today that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation ("NYDEC") became the 50th and...
View ArticleReading the Brains of Pigeons in Flight
New York TimesJune 30, 2009ObservatoryReading the Brains of Pigeons in Flight By HENRY FOUNTAINEver wonder what goes on inside the minds of pigeons?No? Researchers in Europe have. Alexei L. Vyssotski...
View ArticlePigeons -- the most intelligent of the bird species
Birds of a feather drink together: The three clever pigeons who help each other sup from a water fountainThey obviously have a better class of pigeon Down Under. Instead of pecking around on the filthy...
View ArticleAvitrol Kills Blackbirds in New Jersey
Health Officer Exterminates Wrong Birds in NJ It was NY parks commissioner Thomas P. F. Hoving who dubbed pigeons "rats with wings," a term that fourteen years later was popularized by Woody Allen in...
View ArticleBob Barker Donates $1 Million to Save PA Pigeons
Wednesday, January 27, 2010Bob Barker donates $1 million to save PA pigeons A TV icon is taking a stand for the pigeons of Pennsylvania.Bob Barker, the former game show host and one of the nation's...
View ArticleFeed Mayor Bloomberg, Breed A Rat
Feed Mayor Bloomberg, Breed A RatOriginally uploaded by ⓅⒶⓎⓅⒶⓊⓁMayor Bloomberg, Breed A RatThe criminal known as Mayor Bloomberg thinks he can sidestep the people and buy himself a third term. He hates...
View ArticlePigeons Beat Humans at Solving Puzzle
Birds adept and solving 'Monty Hall problem' named after game show hostBy Charles Q. ChoiPigeons might do better than humans at game shows, at least on "Let's Make A Deal." These new findings —...
View ArticleMike Tyson Pigeon Racing Show Ruffles PETA's Feathers
Mike Tyson Pigeon Racing Show Ruffles PETA's FeathersNEW YORK — An animal welfare group wants New York City prosecutors to investigate Mike Tyson's reality television show about pigeon racing.People...
View ArticleHumane Society of the US Supports Pigeon Birth Control
As the pigeon population steadily is declining on its own most likely due to extreme difficulties pigeons are facing surviving on our planet, the HSUS is in full support of the birth control drug for...
View ArticlePassenger Pigeons Deserved Better Fate
The last passenger pigeon passed on in 1914. He lived in a zoo in Cincinnati.That’s pretty pathetic, considering that, at one time, their numbers were estimated to be in the billions. This particular...
View ArticlePigeon Population Decline with OvoControl P
Pigeon population problems pooping out?June 9, 2008 In today's This Week Ahead column, we catch up on what's happening in Hollywood--not with celebrities but with pigeons:How have the efforts to shrink...
View ArticlePigeon Racing is a Cruel Blood Sport
August 4, 2010 Pigeon racing is a cruel blood sport By Times Wire Thank you for exposing the pigeon racing industry for what it is - a cruel and possibly illegal enterprise operating under the guise of...
View ArticleThe Fascinating Life and Times of the Humble Pigeon
If you´re a city dweller, chances are you see them everyday - strolling down the sidewalk with their friends, having lunch at a local cafe, or just hanging out in the park. But for as much as we share...
View ArticleCanned Pigeon Hunt Exposed on CNN Headline NEWS show
15,000 Domestic Birds to be Shot for Target PracticeThank you CNN Headline News for covering this story:"Issues: With Jane Velez-Mitchell"Activists travel to Pennsylvania almost every week to attend...
View ArticleAvitrol Corp Discontinues Sale of Avitrol
Several sources including the Humane Society of the United States as well as the Avitrol Corporation have reported the shutdown of the company that manufactures Avitrol. See the link for details. A...
View ArticleLiving at Peace with Pigeons (pigeon lofts)
Living at Peace with PigeonsHow pigeon lofts are good news for birds – and also for citiesBy Marleen Drijgers. (Editor’s Note: In her previous post, Marleen Drijgers, the founder of the European...
View ArticlePennsylvania Senate committee approves bill to ban live pigeon shoots
Referenced from US Humane Society:The Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11 to 3 today in favor of legislation to end target shoots with live pigeons once and for all. Pennsylvania holds the...
View Article12 Amazing Facts You Didn't Know About Pigeons
by EVOLVE! Campaigns How old are pigeons?Pigeons have lived alongside man for thousands of years with the first images of pigeons being found by archaeologists in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) and dating...
View ArticleHow Smart Is This Bird?
How Smart Is This Bird? Let It Count the WaysBy James GormanBy now, the intelligence of birds is well known. Alex the African gray parrot had great verbal skills. Scrub jays, which hide caches of seeds...
View ArticleThe Pigeoneers film will premier at Cinema Village in New York City
Directed and produced by Alessandro Croseri Featuring Colonel Clifford A. Poutre, Chief Pigeoneer, U. S. Army Signal Corps Pigeon Service "The Pigeoneers" is an homage to the bravery of homing pigeons...
View ArticleThe Pigeon Parents
Huffington Post article There's a pigeon flying overhead when Eugene and Kaori Oda open the front door. And another. And another. Three in all. They land in the living room, where they're sitting in a...
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