Pigeons need to be fed too! Excluding them is speciesism. It leads to cruelty.
Which other species of bird, apart from pigeons, saved thousands of human lives in wartime, as messengers?
It is tragic beyond words to see pigeons relentlessly abused, for fun. It is even more tragic when nobody bothers to stop this cruelty, which is an offence under the law. Cruelty to pigeons, or to any wild bird, is an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. This law is not being enforced, and so the abuse continues.
Please take time to read this petition and the heartfelt comments it contains, and take the following action to get this cruelty stopped.
Please sign and share this petition :-
Every voice counts!
Please -
1. Ask the Prime Minister 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.
If your MP holds surgeries, talk to them about this petition. The Government needs to know that stopping cruelty to pigeons matters to thousands of people.
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 social media, newspapers, TV, schools, colleges.
7b. Share this petition on mumsnet -
8. Share this petition with RSPB, RSPCA, PETA, ASWA, Animal Aid, Royal British Legion, and the National Trust etc.
Let’s reach 16,000 signatures.
9. Hear the song, “Please be Nice to Pigeons”:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWbqyExGnGk
10. “In Defence of Pigeons” describes the plight of pigeons, following the 2001 campaign against them, which continues to this day. 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
11. Could King Charles help stop this abuse?
Say that women who defend pigeons are threatened. The Queen Consort has a particular interest in protecting women from abuse.
His Majesty The King
Buckingham Palace
London SW1A 1AA
Let’s respect pigeons, like other birds. They have every right to be here. We are supposed to be a Nation of Animal Lovers!