Pigeons are horribly abused in parks and public places. People are threatened for defending them. This endangers Public Health and Safety and ruins our quiet enjoyment of public areas - which should be places for everyone to enjoy.
Abusing pigeons is illegal under The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which makes it an offence to harm any wild bird, including pigeons. This law is not enforced.
Cruelty to pigeons is ignored by everyone with the power to stop it. Pigeons were not abused in the past, and should not be abused now. They are our forgotten heroes of war.
Please bring this injustice to the attention of your MP. It must be the subject of a debate in Parliament, and a full, independent public enquiry.
We all deserve abuse-free parks and public places.
Our petition has 14,993 signatures. Let’s exceed 15,000.
We are a Nation of Animal Lovers. Let’s live up to that reputation.
Please stop the abuse of pigeons. It is incredibly cruel and unnecessary.
Please: -
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Ask the PM to enforce the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which “protects” all wild birds.
The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP,
Prime Minister
10 Downing Street. London SW1A 2AA.
2. Ask the Rt Hon Therese Coffey, Secretary of State for DEFRA, to outlaw cruelty to pigeons under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk
3. Tell your MP that we need a debate in Parliament about pigeon abuse - and an independent Public Enquiry.
4. Contact HM The King.
Explain that women who defend pigeons are threatened. The Queen Consort has a special interest in protecting women from abuse.
His Majesty The King
Buckingham Palace
London SW1A 1AA
5. Ask the Department for Education to teach children kindness to pigeons. This should be on the National Curriculum.
https://www.gov.uk/contact-dfe
6. Ask the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, (Prince William and Kate), to teach children to respect pigeons.
https://royalfoundation.com/early-childhood/
7. Contact media, newspapers, TV, schools, colleges.
8. Share this petition with RSPB, RSPCA, PETA, ASWA, Animal Aid, Royal British Legion, and the National Trust.
Let’s reach 15,000 signatures.
9. Hear the song, “Please be Nice to Pigeons”:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWbqyExGnGk
10. Read “In Defence of Pigeons” which describes the plight of pigeons, following the media campaign against them, in 2001. Hitherto, pigeons had been loved as heroes and lifesavers of war.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/in-defence-of-pigeons?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB
It is time for pigeon abuse to become something which nobody does any longer.