As we approach Remembrance Sunday, let’s remember the pigeon heroes of war, like GI Joe.
GI Joe was a pigeon during the Second World War. He flew with a vital message attached to his leg, and thereby saved an entire town in Italy from being bombed. He was later awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal for his bravery. The book, Pigeon Hero! (Ready-To-Read: Level 2) - By Shirley Redmond, tells the true story of GI Joe. It is beautifully illustrated and children love to read it.
Pigeons saved thousands of lives during both World Wars and 32 of them won the PDSA Dickin Medal for their outstanding wartime service. Few people realise this. Today, the spiteful media campaign against pigeons, our forgotten heroes of war, had led to cruelty to these fantastic birds.
Pigeons and seagulls are beautiful. They are not ours to abuse and persecute. Let’s show them kindness and respect.
The aim of this petition is to stop the abuse of pigeons and seagulls, so that it becomes something that nobody does any longer.
This petition currently has 16,290 signatures. Let’s aim for 25,000. Please sign and share it far and wide. The link is below.
Pigeons, seagulls and all wild birds are “protected” by the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981, but this law is not enforced, so the abuse continues.
This petition receives “the silent treatment” from Government, or anyone with the power to stop the cruelty. Currently, nobody with the power to stop the abuse of pigeons and seagulls will stop it, but many voices, speaking out against the cruelty, must win in the end!
Please help, as follows -
-Contact Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, and ask her to stop persecution and abuse of pigeons and seagulls - 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 and seagulls, but is not enforced.
The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP,
Prime Minister
10 Downing Street. London SW1A 2AA.
- Ask Rt Hon Therese Coffey, Secretary of State for DEFRA, to enforce the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981.
defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk
- Ask your MP for a debate in Parliament about pigeon and seagull abuse - and an full independent Public Enquiry.
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 in history lessons, to respect pigeons, our lifesavers of war.
https://www.gov.uk/contact-dfe
- Ask Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, (Prince William and Kate), to teach children to be kind to pigeons and seagulls. What we teach young children stays with them.
https://royalfoundation.com/early-childhood/
Share this petition with friends, family, colleagues, social media, newspapers, TV, radio, schools, colleges, and the RSPB, RSPCA, PETA, ASWA, Animal Aid, Royal British Legion, National Trust etc.
http://chng.it/SZjDqPJzDx
- Hear the song, “Please be Nice to Pigeons”:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWbqyExGnGk
“In Defence of Pigeons” by Dr Steve Portugal, describes the plight of pigeons, following the spiteful media campaign against them in 2001. Hitherto, pigeons had been loved and fed.
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.
- Sign the German petition to protect pigeons -
https://chng.it/GQ4wWbpnpR
Tauben untern Rettungsschirm / ins Bundestierschutzgesetz
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Many thanks for your support.