AR-NEWS Digest 544

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) [CN] Protests as the Chinese take up bullfighting
     by David J Knowles 
  2) [SP] Burned Dog in Segovia
     by Jordi Ninerola 
  3) (US) Connecticut case shines light on puppy mills
     by allen schubert 
  4) (US) Fish Kill (Archive)
     by allen schubert 
  5) "Feed the World Week"  Oct 15-21
     by farmusa@erols.com
  6) (US) Oklahoma Youth Hunting Essay Contest
     by JanaWilson@aol.com
  7) (US) Oklahoma Weekly Hunting News
     by JanaWilson@aol.com
  8) Support Dawn Ratcliffe!!!
     by liberation2@juno.com
  9) (US) Maine Farm Saves Rare Livestock
     by allen schubert 
 10) tracing original home of banded homing pigeon
     by Constance Young 
 11) (CA) Canadian Food Inspection Agency 
     by allen schubert 
 12) (US) ALL VEGAN BAND!
     by allen schubert 
 13) (NZ)North Island Farmers annoyed at delay in rabbit virus
     by bunny 
 14) Re: tracing original home of banded homing pigeon
     by Dave 
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 01:55:47
From: David J Knowles 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [CN] Protests as the Chinese take up bullfighting
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Sunday, October 12th, 1997

Protests as the Chinese take up bullfighting
By Keith Graves in Macao 

TO ping-pong and kite flying add bullfighting. Negotiations are well
advanced to make bullfights an integral part of the Chinese Lunar New Year
celebrations in Beijing and Shanghai next year.

"It's a vast market," said a spokesman for Taurus, the appropriately named
Portuguese company which plans to introduce the event to mainland China.
"Over a billion people in a country where spectator sports are one of the
main forms of entertainment: it has endless possibilities."

Chinese interest has been fuelled by a season of bullfights that concluded
last week in the Portuguese colony of Macao, on the southern tip of
mainland China. Thousands of Chinese flocked to the three-week festival
staged in a bullring specially constructed on a car park next to the
colony's biggest casino.

The organisers' hopes of making bullfighting a mainland attraction are
provoking criticism. Anti-bloodsports members of the European Parliament
say they will censure Portugal at a meeting this month of the Eurogroup for
Animal Welfare and Conservation. 

Chinese spectators, however, have complained that the spectacle is not
violent enough. Unlike Spain, where the bulls are put to death in the ring,
Portuguese bullfighters are only required to stab the bull with highly
decorative darts. At the end of the contest the bull is taken from the ring
and dispatched at a nearby slaughterhouse.

Li Pou Va, a Chinese workman, was among those who preferred the Spanish
version. While his three small children clapped and shouted as a
bullfighter on horseback plunged a dart into the neck of the bull in the
arena, he said he could not understand why the animals were not killed.
 
"They torment them and fight them and stick darts into them and then they
take them away before killing them," he said. 

The organisers complain that neither opponents, nor those who thirst for
more blood, understand what the the contest, the "tourada", is all about.
"This is not a sport and it is certainly not a bloodsport," said Jose
Pinto, a Taurus director involved in talks aimed at introducing the sport
to China. 

"This is an ancient art form designed to select the bravest bulls for
breeding. Unlike the Spanish we do not kill our bulls in the ring. They
spend five years roaming free in Portugal and then they spend no more than
20 minutes showing their bravery in the ring.

"They obviously feel some pain but it is not a one-sided affair. It is them
versus the bullfighter, one on one, and at the end they leave the ring
alive and the bravest are used to breed the next generation."

For the Macao festival, specially-selected bulls were airlifted halfway
around the world. For the organisers it was not worth flying them back to
Portugal. So at the end of their brief appearance in the ring they are
taken to the local abattoir and slaughtered.

Bullfighter Rui Salvador, one of the Portuguese specialists flown in for
the festival, denied Portuguese bullfighting is cruel. "The Spanish use
swords and inflict great pain. We use short darts that do not incapacitate
the bull. This is part of Portugal's cultural heritage and we want to share
it with the Chinese. They understand because they too have a long cultural
history.

"They probably do not understand the finer points of the contest between
man and bull, but given time we will teach them to appreciate it as
something more than a violent confrontation."

But that is exactly how the Chinese want to see it. China, after all, is a
country where convicts who have been sentenced to death are ritually
humiliated, paraded in chains before capacity crowds before being taken to
the execution chamber.

Yuan Mu, a Chinese businessman, said: "I'm sure bullfighting is skilful,
but just as it is about to reach a climax it ends and the bull leaves the
ring. It even has its horns covered to stop it doing any real damage to the
bullfighters." 

If bullfighting is staged in mainland China, its opponents will find little
sympathy. Most Chinese have little sentiment for animals. Markets in
southern China display dogs, cats, peacocks and other exotic birds packed
into tiny cages and on sale in the food market. Animals and parts of
animals on the world's endangered species lists are openly on sale.

"Western people are strange. They inflict pain and suffering on each other
and show little respect for their elders yet they protest about a contest
between a man and a bull that does not even end in the death of the
animal," said another Chinese spectator.

He also complained that the outcome was a foregone conclusion. "The
bullfighter always wins. It would be much more exciting if the outcome was
open to question. We would also be able to bet on it then, and that would
attract many more Chinese."

The organisers have come up against one other unforeseen problem. This is
the Year of the Ox in the Chinese calendar and trying to introduce
bullfighting at this time is seen by some Chinese as displaying
insensitivity towards their beliefs.

This is of no comfort to the 24 bulls that have already fought the good
fight and ended up on the menu at some Macao restaurants.

Keith Graves is Sky News Asia Correspondent

© Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 11:58:22 +0100
From: Jordi Ninerola 
To: AR News 
Subject: [SP] Burned Dog in Segovia
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Segovia, Spain: In the city of Segovia, five young was condemning to pay
20.000 pts everybody, 133,33 US $, because they decided burn a dog because
they thought that this action was funny.  The dog died in act.

Jordi Niqerola i Maymm

http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/6506
http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/academy/2855
http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/loge/3128
SA385@blues.uab.es
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 10:08:31 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Connecticut case shines light on puppy mills
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from CNN web page:
-----------------------------------
Connecticut case shines light on puppy mills

Mistreated puppies found in wrecked truck

October 11, 1997
Web posted at: 11:06 p.m. EDT (0306 GMT) 
>From Correspondent Cynthia Tornquist

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (CNN) -- The recent discovery of nearly 100
puppies, crammed into a truck without food or water, is being described by
Connecticut officials as one of the worst animal abuse cases they've ever
seen. 

The puppies -- discovered after the truck was wrecked -- were brought to
the Bridgeport Animal Shelter Tuesday. They will be housed in kennels
throughout the area, Mayor Joseph Ganim said, while the truck driver, Larry
Jenkins of Tunas, Missouri, faces 96 counts of cruelty to animals. 

Authorities say the puppies are owned by a Missouri dog broker who was
trying to sell them to pet shops along the East Coast. The case has brought
renewed attention to how dog breeders treat the animals they offer for sale. 

'They just churn them out'

"A lot of these puppy mills are not part of the pet industry, but we're
tarnished by it," said Marshall Meyers of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory
Council. "So what we really need to do is have good strong state kennel
licensing laws -- kennel standards -- that are enforced." 

"I don't think (the puppies are) given the care they really need," says
Frank Oliveri, manager of a Petco store. "A lot of inbreeding might take
place, and they just churn them out like noodles, like spaghetti." 

Many commercial breeders are required to be licensed by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture under the Animal Welfare Act. But with only 73 inspectors
across the United States, the USDA cannot keep up with the workload. Some
states also license and regulate commercial kennels. 

However, pet industry officials say consumers, by asking a few questions
before they buy, can throw up an additional line of defense against the
abuses of so-called puppy mills. 

"They should ask to see health records. They should look at the animal.
Does they animal have a runny nose? Does the animal have clear eyes? See
what the condition of the animal is," Meyers said. 

Animal rights advocates suggest adopting puppies from animal shelters,
rather than buying them. 

"If more people would adopt animals out of the shelters, obviously the
puppy mills would feel it," says Staci Syrotiak of one such group, called
New Leash on Life. 
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 10:30:40 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Fish Kill (Archive)
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971012103038.006cf78c@clark.net>
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For those researching Pfiesteria, please refer to the WashingtonPost.com:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/library/pfiesteria/pfies
teria.htm

Many articles are linked there, including those showing connections with
factory farm runoff as well as possible connection to a 1987 fish kill.

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 14:13:55 -0700
From: farmusa@erols.com
To: AR-News 
Subject: "Feed the World Week"  Oct 15-21
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To all our vegetarian and animal rights friends:
   We are pleased to forward the following message from our friends in
the Hare Krishna movement.  Although we don't necessarily subscribe to
all of this movement's religious views, we have worked with a number of
its officials during the past two decades on the Great American Meatout
and other projects.  Without exception, we have found them reliable and
hard-working partners, totally committed to promoting vegetarianism, and
eager to work with the "secular" vegetarian and animal rights movements.
We wholeheartedly endorse their proposal and recommend it for your
consideration and participation.  Alex H.
             -------------------------------------------
   Last year on "Feed the World Day" on November 23, Food for Life
volunteers throughout the world distributed more than two million
vegetarian meals. This year we've decided to expand the event to "Feed
the World Week."  During this week, Food for Life volunteers and other
concerned vegetarians will serve more than two million vegetarian meals
to hungry people in over 60 countries.
   "Feed the World Week" seeks to pave the way for a peaceful and
hunger-free world by providing wholesome, nonviolent, karma-free meals.
It is a call for the world to move away from a meat-based diet that robs
the earth of vital resources and promotes world hunger.
   We moved the dates to October 15-21 to align them with "World
Vegetarian Day" on October 1 and "World Vegan Day" on November 1.  (Also,
October 16 is "World Food Day," established by UN's Food and Agriculture
Organization.)  We hope to rally vegetarian and animal rights groups
throughout the world behind "Feed the World Week." Each group can select
one or more days during the week for its action.
   For additional information, please visit the official Food for Life
Global web site at http://www.erols.com/icg/food4life or contact
Paul Turner, Food for Life Global Headquarters, 10310 Oaklyn Drive,
Potomac, MD 20854, USA; ph 301 983 6826; e-mail Priyavrata.tkg@com.bbt.se


Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 14:48:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: JanaWilson@aol.com
To: Ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Oklahoma Youth Hunting Essay Contest
Message-ID: <971012144800_1800395469@emout11.mail.aol.com>


A/w Oklahoma City Sunday hunting news:

Two Oklahoma youths can win guided antelope hunts by entering
a unique writing contest that focuses on America's hunting heritage.
  The essay contest, which is sponsored by the Okla. Wildlife Dept.
and the Okla. Station of Safari Club International, is open to children
ages 11 to 17.  Short stories and essays are eligible and judging 
will be done in two age categories:  11 to 14 and 15 to 17.
  One boy and one girl aged 15 to 17 will win a guided antelope hunt
in Wyoming and three students in the 11 to 16 group will win 
scholarships to attend a week-long Apprendice Hunter Program at
YO Ranch in Montain Home, Tex.  The top 25 entrants will receive
one year youth memberships to Safari Club International.
   The Wildlife Dept. and the Okla. Station of Safari Club Int. will again
team up to sponsor a scholarship for an educator to attend an 8 day
conservation education training course in Jackson, Wyo. The teachers
of youth essay contest winners will receive priority consideration
for selection to attend the course which is called the American
Wilderness Leadership School.
  The contest theme is "Hunting: Sharing the Heritage".  All entries
must be received by 1 Dec.  For more information and application
forms, you can contact Luann Waters, the education supervisor
for the Okla. Wildlife Dept. at (405) 521-4633 in Okla. City or
write to the Dept. at 1801 N. Lincoln, Okla. City, Okla. 73105.

                                               For the Animals,

                                               Jana, OKC
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 14:48:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: JanaWilson@aol.com
To: AR-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Oklahoma Weekly Hunting News
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A/w local Okla. City hunting news:

The Okla. Wildlife Commission will meet Monday at  9 am to
consider proposed hunting regulations, including one to lengthen
the deer gun season to 16 days in the 1998 season.  Mr. Richard
Hatcher, chief of the Wildlife Dept.'s Game Division, said he plans
to recommend the longer season and at the same time he will
propose to reduce the aggregate limit on bucks from three to two.
The meeting will be held at the Okla. Wildlife Dept at 1801 N.
Lincoln in Okla. City.

The Okla. state convention of the Oklahoma Trappers and Predator
Callers Association is set for Friday thru next Sunday at the Okmulgee
Fairgrounds.  Dealers and campers may set up at 2 pm on Friday.
The program will include seminars, demonstrations, contests,
an awards presentation and a membership meeting.  For more
info call Mr. Bill Jackson at (918) 336-8154.

A limited-permit elk hunt has been authorized by Arkansas Game
and Fish Commission for Fall, 1998.  The state's elk herd which
was built from 112 animals imported from Colorado and Nebraska
in the early 1980s, has grown to an estimated 450, with some of the 
big animals moving out of the National Park Service land along
the Buffalo River to private lands.  Plans and rules for the hunt been
discussed, but have not been drafted, altho biologists envision
issuing less than two dozen permits by a random drawing.

                                                 For the Animals,

                                                 Jana, OKC
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 17:33:52 -0400
From: liberation2@juno.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org, veg-pgh@list.pitt.edu, ar-wire@waste.org
Subject: Support Dawn Ratcliffe!!!
Message-ID: <19971012.173353.13678.0.liberation2@juno.com>

Show Dawn Ratcliffe(activist in jail because of Hegin's protest) that she
has your support!!!!!!!

Call the jail at     717 628 1450

Inquire about her health & ask them to NOT instituitionalize her!!!

Write to dawn at:

Dawn ratcliffe
c/o
Schuylkill County Prison
230 Sanderson St.
Pottsville, PA 17901

or you can write to her at this email address and your message will be
printed out & mailed to her.

dawnratcliffe@hotmail.com

Can someobody else please (re)post the numbers for PA reps, Tobash's
house etc?

-Kim

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 18:17:07 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Maine Farm Saves Rare Livestock
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from AP Wire page:
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 10/12/1997 12:02 EST

 Maine Farm Saves Rare Livestock

 By HOLLY RAMER
 Associated Press Writer

 LINCOLNVILLE, Maine (AP) -- Before the barn doors swung open at Kelmscott
 Farm, there were only four Gloucestershire Old Spots pigs in the United
 States -- barely enough to hear their oink anywhere.

 Since then, the pigs and other rare livestock breeds have made a
 comeback, thanks to a place that combines conservation, genetics and Old
 MacDonald's farm -- with the emphasis on old.

 Most of the 200 animals found at Kelmscott Farm are breeds that
 flourished centuries ago but became nearly extinct as farmers forsook
 them for breeds that produce more meat, milk, fiber or eggs at a faster
 rate.

 Set on a hillside in rural midcoast Maine, Kelmscott Farm is far removed
 from the jungles or rain forests often associated with endangered
 species. And there is nothing exotic about lop-eared pigs slurping water
 from their troughs and scratching their pink and black-spotted flanks
 against their pens.

 But owner Robyn Metcalfe says the swine, along with other barnyard
 breeds, deserve protection precisely because they are so commonplace.

 ``These are domesticated animals, we brought them into domestication, and
 we're in charge of whether they survive,'' she said.

 Metcalfe and her husband, Robert, founder of 3Com Corp., purchased the
 150-acre farm in 1993 and established the nonprofit Kelmscott Rare Breeds
 Foundation two years later.

 Patterning their efforts on the rare breed parks in England in the 1970s,
 the Metcalfes began collecting rare breeds from all over the United
 States and the United Kingdom. After establishing a core of about 10
 species, they opened the farm to schoolchildren year-round and to the
 general public for four days a week during the summer.

 The couple and their staff of six try to strike a balance between
 providing a fun environment and getting their message across.

 ``In 1997, in order to educate, you have to entertain a little bit,''
 Robyn Metcalfe said. ``But we don't want to be Disneyland.''

 Visitors to the farm are allowed to see the sights at their own pace.
 They can meander along with ducks and geese through the neat rows of
 apple trees in the farm's orchard or head down the hill to the piggery.

 Adjacent to the Metcalfe's home is a large cedar-shingled horse barn,
 home to Pete the Shire Horse and Teddy, a Dartmoor pony.

 Five breeds of rare sheep, dwarf Nigerian goats and Kerry cattle can be
 found in the livestock barn and in the pasture. A poultry barn and a wool
 shed/gift shop/museum round out the tour.

 The farm's theme is heavy on history, but Metcalfe says the farm looks to
 the future as well.

 Breeding rare livestock ensures that genetic lines do not become extinct,
 she said. Rare breeds contain the gene pool that modern breeds are
 derived from, making them important resources as farmers deal with
 changing soil conditions, pest invasions and new diseases.

 ``We have selected a very few breeds to provide us with our food
 supply,'' she said. ``If anything ever happened to any of them, you'd
 need to get back to these breeds. These animals are warehouses for
 genetic vitality.''

 The Metcalfes hope that public funding will take some of the financial
 burden off them as the farm expands. Restoring rare breeds is not a
 moneymaker, Metcalfe said, but the family takes pride in knowing their
 efforts are helping.

 The farm's Cotswold sheep, for example, are among the 1,500 now found in
 the United States. More than 1,000 live in the United Kingdom, up from
 just a single flock in the 1960s.

 ``Extinction happens quickly and dramatically,'' she said. ``The whole
 point is to not get so close to the brink.''

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 19:17:41 -0400
From: Constance Young 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: tracing original home of banded homing pigeon
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Does anybody know how to trace the original home of a banded homing
pigeon.  Someone I know has rescued one who was injured and now somehow
seems to want to stay put. 

Is there a particular way to uncode the banding or is there a central
homing pigeon organization who keep track of lost homing pigeons?  Would
appreciate any help.  

The bird is in the Hudson Valley area, Northern Dutchess county. Thanks.

              Constance Young (conncat@idsi.net)
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 21:00:34 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (CA) Canadian Food Inspection Agency 
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971012210032.006cda1c@clark.net>
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from AP Wire page:
---------------------------------
10/12/1997 20:46 EST 
 By The Associated Press 

 TORONTO (AP) -- Canadians risk exposure to tainted meat and poultry imports
 because of a new monitoring system, the Toronto Sun reported Sunday. 

 The newly created Canadian Food Inspection Agency has imposed sweeping
 changes to cut costs and reduce border backlogs. 

 But federal inspectors and meat packers told the newspaper the new system
makes
 it easier for tainted meat, fruits and vegetables to turn up in grocery
stores. 

 The inspection agency denies food safety is at risk and insists the new
measures
 are designed to cut paperwork by pre-clearing trucks and reducing logjams. 
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 21:22:22 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) ALL VEGAN BAND!
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originally posted to rec.food.veg.....replies to Jeff  :
--------------------------------------------
ALL VEGAN BAND: Heavy into Animal Rights, protests more important than 
practice and shows, but the band is going be something crazy...we have 
hook ups, b/c we are in other bands, sort of a side band vegan band.
     MUST BE VEGAN, sXe a plus, MUST BE INTO ANIMAL RIGHTS or want to 
get into animal rights. 
     NEW JERSEY AREA ONLY!  Need drummer and a bass, and a guitar 
player.  Already have singer and guitar player.  
     Hillsborough, Edison, New Brunswick, area.  Hillsborough 
nj practices. 
     e-mail me.. jeff
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 10:30:36 +0800
From: bunny 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (NZ)North Island Farmers annoyed at delay in rabbit virus
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Evening Standard October 11 1997

Don't delay release of RCD, Council told

Wellington- Horowhena and Wairarapa farmers, angry
that Wellington Regional Council has delayed plans to
release the rabbit-killing calicivirus (RCD) say they'll
do it themselves.
The Council on Thursday delayed a decision to release
the RCD virus, saying there were still too many legal
uncertainies. But Wairarapa Federated Farmers policy
adviser Joe Taylor said their patience was wearing thin.
"The farming community is going to say, "To hell with
you" and release the virus themselves" if the council
could not do so by February, he told the rural services
committee in Masterton yesterday.
Otaki farmer Jim Simcox said the risks grew the longer
the regional council waited. "If they (the council) can't be given 
the go-ahead by then, people will introduce it anyway. They are 
not going to let another year go by".
Wairarapa farmer Kevin Beange said he didn't know of any local
farmers who were storing the virus, but it would be easy to get it.
"The lead's been given by farmers in the South Island. The farmers
will wait a certain time and then take action themselves. We're
all of the opinion to wait until the best time, which is February.
They (the council) have until that time to get this legal issue sorted
out. If it isn't, it'll be out of their hands."
In February there would be fewer younger rabbits, which have natural
immunity to RCD.
The council was to ask other North Island regional councils to attend
a meeting in Welllington next week to discuss legal issues about 
releasing the virus. Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith and 
Biosecurity Minister Simon Upton will be invited.
Council biosecuity manager Wayne O' Donnell told Thursday's
meeting there were doubts the Biosecurity RCD Amendment Bill,
before Parliament, covered all areas. The virus might also have
to be registered as a pesticide under the Pesticides Act, which 
which could take several months.
The RCD virus was smuggled into the South Island from Australia
by farmers. It was first confirmed on farms in Central Otago in 
August and has since spread as far north as Marlborough. On
September 23 it use by a farmer on their property was made legal.
The Ministry of Agriculture said the disease had not been confirmed
in the North Island. It is still lookings for the smugglers who sneaked
the virus into New Zealand.
Calicivirus is killing rabbits on the coastal hills south of Dunedin
after mysteriously arriving there in the past week, farmers say.
The virus is rampant throughout Otago and the South Island, but
no one seems to be keeping an accurate record of where it is.
Farmers on the coast hills east of the Taieri Plain report widespread
rabbit deaths over the past week ans say the virus was not introduced
to their farms, but appeared to arrive naturally. This follows the deaths
last week of two pet rabbits in the Dunedin surburb of North East Valley.




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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 20:56:08 -0700
From: Dave 
To: conncat@idsi.net
Cc: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Re: tracing original home of banded homing pigeon
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Constance Young wrote:

> Does anybody know how to trace the original home of a banded homing
> pigeon.  Someone I know has rescued one who was injured and now somehow
> seems to want to stay put.
>

Dear Constance:

   There are a number of websites with referral info., however, be aware
that many times returned lost racing pigeons are killed by their owner.
They are supposed to find their way home and if they don't, they are usually
deemed worthless.  Also, it is common to "cull" entire flocks to bring in a
new line.  Pigeon racing is not a benign sport.

Good Luck,

Dave
Pigeon expert



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