Let’s give pigeons a life worth living!
Cruelty to pigeons is a matter of great concern to thousands of people. It affects our safety and well-being in parks and other public places. It is very difficult to enjoy a walk in the park while the abuse of pigeons is allowed to continue, unchallenged. It is also deeply upsetting to see. Nobody wants to be threatened for defending pigeons, as I was. I shall never forget that traumatic experience.
Pigeons are beautiful birds, who are theoretically protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981. This law, however, is not being enforced. Result? The abuse continues.
It makes no sense that, in our society, where everyone is expected to be treated with respect, and many animals and birds receive special protection, pigeons should be excluded from being fed, and are kicked, chased, maligned and persecuted, at almost every opportunity.
The heroism of pigeons in saving our nation in wartime, as messengers, must be recognised and celebrated and the abuse of these amazing birds must become something that nobody does any longer, because it is no longer “acceptable”.
Unbelievably, this petition has faced a wall of silence whenever it has been submitted to the Government, or to anyone else with the power to stop this cruelty. How can that be fair? We want pigeons to be effectively protected by law.
Please help, as follows:-
- Contact Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, and ask her to stop pigeon persecution and abuse, the most cruel form of antisocial behaviour -
privateoffice.external@homeoffice.gov.uk
- Ask the Prime Minister to enforce the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which “protects” all wild birds, including pigeons, but is not being enforced.
The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP,
Prime Minister
10 Downing Street. London SW1A 2AA.
- Ask the Rt Hon Therese Coffey, Secretary of State for DEFRA, to enforce the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk
- Tell your MP that we need a debate in Parliament about pigeon abuse - and an full independent Public Enquiry. Why is this not happening?
- Contact HM The King.
Say that women who defend pigeons are often threatened. The Queen has an interest in protecting women from abuse.
His Majesty The King
Buckingham Palace
London SW1A 1AA
Ask the Department for Education to teach children kindness to pigeons specifically on the National Curriculum.
Contact DfE by phone
DfE helpline
Telephone: 0370 000 2288
Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 5pm
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If you work in a school, you’ll need your unique reference number (URN or UK PRN) when you contact DfE.
Contact DfE online
You can contact DfE online to:
submit a question or complaint
report wrongdoing in the public sector (known as whistleblowing)
make a freedom of information (FOI) request
find out what information DfE holds about you (known as a subject access request)
You’ll usually get a reply within 15 working days.
https://www.gov.uk/contact-dfe
- Ask the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, (Prince William and Kate), to teach children to respect pigeons.
https://royalfoundation.com/early-childhood/
- Contact social media, newspapers, TV, schools, colleges.
- Share this petition with RSPB, RSPCA, PETA, ASWA, Animal Aid, Royal British Legion, National Trust etc.
- Hear the song, “Please be Nice to Pigeons”:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWbqyExGnGk
- Read “In Defence of Pigeons” which describes the plight of pigeons today, following the spiteful media campaign against them, which began 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
- Share this petition on mumsnet - so that parents will see that pigeon abuse is not acceptable.
- Please also sign the German petition to protect pigeons at the link below -
https://chng.it/GQ4wWbpnpR
Tauben untern Rettungsschirm / ins Bundestierschutzgesetz
Many thanks for your support.