In fact, they lose their very lives to sustain endangered Peregrine Falcons, hawks, and other predators which would find it difficult, if not impossible, to survive without them. In a world of high technology, sometimes the lowest technology is still the most successful. Monet, Matisse, and Picasso all loved pigeons. A pigeon loft still exists in Monet's garden. The next time you tip a glass of fine champagne, enjoy a bit of the essence of pigeon.
All pigeons are doves and all doves are pigeons.
State and local health departments report that there has never, ever, been even one case of any disease spread from pigeons to people throughout the history of Arizona. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the risk of getting a disease from a pigeon anywhere in the entire country is extremely rare. Scientists studied this to help make cows milk better for people. Researchers in England devised incredibly complex devices to test the intelligence of all types of birds. Pigeons came out on top.