This explains why I'm taking drastic action on the subject of pigeons' rights. It would be easy to merely moan and whine in print, but this story requires something a little extra, something with oomph and a catchy nickname. I'm thinking a collective, one that would lobby to see that pigeons get treated with all the respect usually accorded those four-pawed head cases with tails. I'm thinking a pigeons' rights group. I'm thinking People Opposed to Offing Pigeons.
Pigeons are just like cats and dogs.
After you have them as pets, if you have half a conscience, you can't stand to see what happens to them. When I watch TV at night, I have a pigeon or two sitting on my lap, being very sweet and loving. And there's Dr. Robert Ohmart, head of Arizona State University's Center for Environmental Studies. They bring avian life into our inner cities, where the habitats are no longer present for native species. I think they're an important part of having life around us.