pigeon fanciers

The Kowie Pigeon Racing Club (KPRC) is hosting an auction of "baby" pigeons and steak braai on Saturday, October 30 at the Port Alfred Country Club, and all are invited to enjoy the day and bid at the!-->!-->…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RjfSm8TVL0 Charles Darwin was obsessed with domestic pigeons. He thought they held the secrets of breeding in their beaks. Freed from the bonds of natural selection, the more than 350 breeds of domestic…

The way the shameless cabal of opportunists who made their political careers on the back of Brexit has complicated the lives and loves of tens of millions of people is seemingly endless.It's the ultimate political theater of the absurd -…

MEMBERS of a Cork Pigeon Racing Club were left 'disgusted' and 'disappointed' after one of their storage containers was destroyed by fire on Bonfire Night.The container, owned by the Cork Harbor View Pigeon Club based on John F Connolly…

RACING pigeon fanciers on the Isle of Wight are gearing up for another season, but ironically, as we begin to emerge from containment, a bird flu crisis in Europe is one of the main causes of the program being delayed.…

Many pigeon fanciers fear it will boil down to Brexit as the French government has started quarantining UK birds for three weeks, but failed to do the same for Irish birds.Pigeon racing is a British tradition (Image: Getty Images)The!-->…

Yu Yuguang's heart beats faster every time he stands on his roof, staring up at the sky waiting for one of his pigeons to come through his attic hatch."These are the most intense and enjoyable moments in a pigeon race," said Yu, 57, adding…

By Thomas Peter, Thomas SuenBEIJING (Reuters) - Yu Yuguang's heart beats faster every time he stands on his roof, staring up at the sky, waiting for one of his pigeons to pass through the hatch of his loft.“These are the most intense and…

Moustapha Gueye, 40, poses for a portrait with his carrier pigeons in Dakar on October 01, 2020. - AFP Photo…

For some they are a nuisance in flight, but pigeons are a big deal in Senegal. From his roof in a suburb of the capital Dakar, the trader and pigeon fancier Moustapha Gueye releases…

Next to a PETA US survey just published revealing that pigeons are dying by the thousands in the South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race (SAMDPR), prominent lawyer Michael Mansfield QC publicly urged the Queen to end his!-->…

The Tour de France of international pigeon racing has been rocked by scandal and acrimony after 11 French birds were found dead on the eve of the competition in suspected poisoning.Seven other French pigeons are said to be seriously ill,…

Meet the pigeon fancier who started a true cooperative and who is being hailed as his future star - aged NINE. The talented Elizabeth Cook challenged her young age to reach the top of her club. The third-generation pigeon fancier has!-->…

The MacArthur Competition is the longest carrier pigeon race in the Philippines It's a…

(CNN) - Every day during the racing season, Zhang Yajun, 55, wakes up at 4 a.m. and carefully loads bamboo cages containing her 76 cherished carrier pigeons into a van. Then he drives up to 200 kilometers (124 miles) from his Beijing…

In the city of Chennai, in southern India, the pigeon racing season is at its height. For pigeon fanciers - or amateurs as they are called - this is a very important time of year. The wings of thousands of pigeons are regularly tested,…

As most punters gear up for the race that stops the nation, a group of avid sportsmen gather their ducks - or rather pigeons - to take their competitors into the air.In a business where bloodlines equal the dollar sign, breeders are willing…

Feathered runners inspire local copStan Elkins is a pigeon fancier, and after three years in the sport he hopes to start a pigeon sport club in the Memphis area.Jim Weber / The Business CallHope, wrote Emily Dickinson, is the thing with…

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Corrie Star Jack Duckworth made pigeon racing famous, but there are fears the sport will die out here, the Irish Mirror can reveal. Since its peak in the mid-1980s, when there were over 2,000 members in the Federation, the number has!-->…

Bob and Karen Stubbs and their dog Foxy alongside the loft. by Dr Murray The eight-month-old girl ran into her home near Krum in west-central Denton County after flapping its wings on a 300-mile, seven-hour return journey that began in the…

Pigeon racing in Wales could end by 2030, as birds of prey like peregrines, hawks and wood-pigeon "killing machines" move in increasing numbers in the cities. Peregrine falcons, some of the fastest creatures in the world, soar through the!-->…

Animal rights activists have called on the Queen to drop her long-standing support for pigeon racing, accusing the sport of "a culture of ... willful cruelty to birds."According to a secret investigation by Peta (People for the Ethical…

With the doubling of the number of clubs in recent years, Chennai is one step ahead of other Indian cities in pigeon sport. Move to Kolkata. Chennai is the new pigeon racing capital in India. With the number of clubs for the sport…