Stop teaching children to be cruel to pigeons
Cruelty to our friends, the pigeons, such as kicking, tormenting and chasing them, makes parks and public places unsafe and threatening.
It is offensive and deeply distressing to see.
See my petition below. It has 15,807 signatures. Please sign and share it.
Pigeons are beautiful birds and lifesavers of war. Why are children encouraged in this abuse? Why are they being taught cruelty?
Pigeons are theoretically protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981. This law is not enforced, so the abuse continues.
Today, everyone wants to be treated with respect, and many animals and birds receive special protection, but pigeons are excluded from being fed, and are kicked, chased, maligned and persecuted, at almost every opportunity. Why?
The heroism of pigeons in saving thousands of lives in wartime, as messengers, should be recognised and celebrated, and the abuse of these amazing birds must become something that nobody does any longer, because it is not “acceptable”.
This petition faces a wall of silence whenever it is submitted to the Government, or to anyone else with the power to stop the cruelty. Nevertheless, many voices speaking out against the cruelty will help bring about change.
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.
- Contact HM The King.
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.
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/
- Share this petition with 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 cruel.
- 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.