@jeanne-mayell We had an incident in our condominium complex a week ago that involved pigeons. We had a pigeon wandering around our 36 unit complex and it was obviously disoriented and under stress. It was banded and so with difficulty, we were able to take pictures of the identifying band. I found out when we finally met the owner that pigeon racing is a BIG DEAL, all across the world, particularly in Europe and Asia. There are purses that go as high as one million bucks! I believe in Ohio, where I live, there are 25 pigeon racing clubs. SO, it doesn't surprise me in the least that these pigeon racers, who may be Trump supporters, would do something like this. I don't post very often, but this seemed very pertinent to the discussion!
@jujubeans7050 Thank you for posting. This post should also go into an animal rights thread. I have a relative who was working at a high level in the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals). She was in charge of state legislation to prevent animal cruelty. She was staying with us the night that Trump was elected. She told us that his election would undo the local legislative changes her group had helped pass in three states. One of those initiative was just a simple state law that would prevent cruelty to horses. It has since been undone.
Here are the states ranked by cruelty: Green states provide the most protection, red states provide the least protection: https://aldf.org/project/us-state-rankings/
@jeanne-mayell Sadly we have fought long and hard to better the lives of animals in our red Georgia..too many? still run backyard breeders and puppy mills and leave dogs on a 6 foot chain 24/7/365 without adequate shelter/food/water/socialization. In my career I saw far too many abuses and abused animals.
Carriage horses in Atlanta... many of us working to improve that situation: https://www.animalsangels.org/files/images/Atlanta%20Carriage.pdf
The county I am in now.. turns a blind eye to puppy mill / back yard breeders..with "connections" especially.
It breaks my heart.... even after all these years. I have fostered and re-homed many a traveling survivor that somehow knew to show up at my door for medical care, food, shelter and love...a Safe place...Sanctuary.
@jeanne-mayell I did wonder about the treatment of the animal. Pigeon racers have thousands of these birds, but they're not personalized. To them the bird is just a commodity and I'm sure that if they don't produce what is expected they will probably be put down. It is not my idea of humane treatment to animals.
So awfully sad what Trump has done to simply everything in our country! No scruples at all! Thanks for the link to the states. I'm hoping that Ohio is not on this list.
Thank you for that information and link, Jeanne. I just shared it on a Democratic activist's FB page as a possible tact to take with swing voters that would hit home with many.
"Do you have pets? Where do you stand on animal rights? Under the current administration, legislative changes that protected animals have been undone. Cruelty to dogs, cats and horses is now once again legal in some states."
Could be effective and cause the intransigent to actually think.