by Ryan Ponto | Oct 13, 2016 | Bird Netting
Summary: More than 50 pigeons and 30 quails have been undergoing treatment for burns, chocking, irritation in eyes and shock syndrome. Most of the birds were found to be suffering from shock syndrome, which usually results in heart stroke. It has also been noticed that this time birds have reported severe illnesses. “While we witness a rise in bird illnesses after Diwali every year, this year has been really bad. However, we have on Friday released over 20 pigeons after they were successfully treated in the hospital,” said Dr Rajkumar, a senior ornithologist at Jain Bird Hospital.
GURGAON: Rising air pollution in Gurgaon is not only affecting human health, but it’s also having a huge impact on the birds too. And this year, the city’s bird hospitals and animal welfare organisations have reported a 30% increase in illnesses among avians due to increased air and noise pollution, post-Diwali.In a shelter home run by People For Animals (PFA) in Sultanpur, four out of 19 peacocks admitted after Diwali succumbed to severe injuries and illnesses.All the nine parrots brought to the shelter home post-festivities also died due to burn injuries, shock syndrome and heart stroke.”Birds are the best indicators of the condition of our biosphere. We couldn’t save four peacocks and all the nine parrots that were brought to the shelter home died.
Most of the birds were found to be suffering from shock syndrome, which usually results in heart stroke. Also, there have been a few severe cases of burns,” said Amit Choudhery from PFA-Gurgaon.The bird hospital in Jacobpura, on the other hand, reported an increase of 30% in the cases of heart stroke, burn injuries and other illnesses related to air and noise pollution.Currently, a peacock from Sector 14 is undergoing treatment at the hospital after it experienced chocking. More than 50 pigeons and 30 quails have been undergoing treatment for burns, chocking, irritation in eyes and shock syndrome.
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by Ryan Ponto | Oct 12, 2016 | Bird Netting
A team of pigeon racers is under investigation after allegedly feeding birds cocaine to make them fly faster.
Staffordshire racers Ricky McGraw, 37, Kierren Clegg, 36, and Malcolm Preece, 56, were suspended by the Royal Pigeon Racing Association this week after a series of victories.
Their birds’ excrement tested positive for the Class A drug but the they strenuously denied the doping allegations and have appealed the decision to ban them.
Under investigation: Staffordshire racers Ricky McGraw (right), 37, Kierren Clegg (left), 36, and Malcolm Preece, 56, were suspended by the Royal Pigeon Racing Association this week
They claim their pigeons’ samples were contaminated because they were taken in a pub where the races start and finish.
Kierren Clegg told the Sun: ‘I didn’t even know cocaine helped birds.
‘They tested it in a pub. You are talking about cross-contamination. They should have tested in the loft which we share.
Malcolm’s son Craig, 30, added: ‘My dad’s got nothing to do with this. The pigeon races normally start and finish at a pub. They test the bird’s poo but it shouldn’t be done in a pub.’
But the RPRA president Les Blacklock rejected the claims that the sample was contaminated adding that this one the only one out of 80 to come back positive.
Kierren Clegg denied the allegations, claiming the pigeons’ samples were contaminated because it was taken in a pub.
In a 2010 study, it was found that pigeons fly faster when cocaine is inserted into their grain.
If found guilty of feeding the birds with the Class A drug, racers could be handed a three-year ban.
This is the latest scandal to rock the pigeon racing world after Britain’s top pigeon fancier admitted cheating in July.
Eamon Kelly, 52, was defending champion of the Tarbes National, hailed as being the most sought-after title in pigeon racing.
But he may now have to quit the sport in disgrace after his trickery was exposed.
He claimed his pigeon made it back to Britain first from Tarbes in the South of France by registering a made-up time using the electronic tag system.
But in reality, his bird had never left his loft in Didcot.
HOW DID PIGEON-RACING CHEAT EAMON KELLY DO IT?
Eamon Kelly registered 14 birds in the highly contested Tarbes National
He sent a second team of birds to the South of France in a lorry with 2,200 other contestants
As the second team were making the 580mile journey home, the first team were happy in his loft in Didcot, Oxfordshire
He estimated a likely winning time, and registered one of his birds as having returned home using the electronic tag system
His winning bird would have flown the journey at an average of 40mph
But race organisers became suspicious when they realised other birds, flying at an average of 39mph, were nowhere near home
The pigeon fancier had registered 14 birds in the race and kept them in his loft while sending a different set out to France with the other competitors.
While the second set started their journey across the Channel, Mr Kelly calculated a likely winning time.
He then took a bird from his loft and registered it as having returned using a microchipped tag on its body.
In a statement, he said: ‘I, Eamon Kelly, sincerely apologise to all my friends and fanciers over my stupid actions relating to the recent Tarbes race.
‘I was tempted and fell, a decision I will regret for the rest of my life. A sport that I love so much, that has given me untold pleasure and above all friendship I have thrown all away.’
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by Pigeon Patrol | Oct 11, 2016 | Bird Netting
A PRANK backfired badly on Sunday when a 14-year-old boy lost a finger after scaling a security fence at a Horndean park.
Reports suggest that the victim impaled one of his index fingers on the fence spikes while attempting to climb over it behind Jubilee Hall around 1.40pm.
Surgeons managed to reattach the victim’s index finger thanks to the quick actions of firefighters, Jubilee Hall users and an off-duty police officer.
A crew from Horndean fire station had to remove some fencing to get to the victim while hall users packed the finger in an ice box before the officer took the boy to hospital.
Details of the gruesome incident were relayed to the Post by Carla Baverstock-Jones as an accident report was filed with landowners Horndean Parish Council earlier this week.
“It’s a good thing there were people in the hall at the time,” said the parish clerk.
“They put the finger in an appropriate bag so it was preserved and could be re-attached.
“It’s quite a high security fence so I don’t know what the 14-year-old was thinking, really.
“I’ve been told the finger was reattached and everything is moving again.”
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by Ryan Ponto | Oct 10, 2016 | Pigeon Patrol's Services
A Carlow Councillor says you’d be better off sending out carrier pigeons than trying to make a phone call in some parts of the county.
Charlie Murphy says the worst affected areas seem to be in South Carlow over to the Myshall and Bunclody areas.
Councillor Murphy told KCLR News that he’s written to all of the mobile service providers but there doesn’t seem to be a solution in sight.
He says he has to go out and stand on a fence outside his home to take a call on his mobile and he knows many other people in rural areas are in similar situations.
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by Ryan Ponto | Oct 9, 2016 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent
If you ever needed proof that a fine line divides genius from madness and it’s often indistinguishable and frequently crossed, the foreign media seems to have found it in abundance in our country. The only thing is I’m not sure which side they’re coming down on. Either way the joke is on us.
A report that the police in Punjab have in their custody a pigeon, who they believe came from Pakistan and could be a spy, led to this memorable headline in the Wall Street Journal: “India detains pigeons as authorities fret over risk of a coo.”
Agence France-Presse says the pigeon was found carrying a note in Urdu presumably addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The note reads: “Modi, we are not the same people from 1971.Now each and every child is ready to fight against India.” The Huffington Post says the pigeon was found by a 14-year-old boy who took the bird straight to the police station.
The Wall Street Journal has some fascinating details. The paper says that the pigeon has been x-rayed and some unusual spots found on its abdomen. Two further x-rays followed but Rishpal Singh, an assistant sub-inspector, has said “the authorities still aren’t sure if there is anything nefarious.” Now the army will be consulted.
Rakesh Kaushal, a senior superintendent of police in Punjab, was good enough to explain the seriousness of the situation. He has told the Wall Street Journal: “We thought maybe it’s a spy pigeon. We can’t establish if it’s from Lashkar … it’s better to double check …law breakers are always up to new tricks. Who knows?”
Who knows indeed! With such a bird in hand our security forces need to be extremely concerned about the others still in the bush.
Meanwhile, Pakistani social media has named the pigeon Ghutarghoon Khan and they’re clearly having a hoot at our expense. But this is not the first time pigeons have caused such consternation.
My niece Narayani tells me Ghutarghoon Khan is the second pigeon in Punjab police custody. The first was apparently caught 10 days earlier and remains in detention. I presume the police are meticulously gathering evidence before they file charges. Last year, a pigeon was discovered with a mysterious number on its feathers. At the time the deputy superintendent of police, Hansraj Hans, told Quartz: “We checked for cyanide under its beak.” Garud Sharma, said to be “a top intelligence officer”, added “We are also checking for circumcision.”
The Guardian, which has obviously done extensive research on this subject, has found a lot more than just avian espionage. The paper claims two balloons were recently found in Punjab with similar messages to the one found on Ghutarghoon Khan. Understandably no one is prepared to dismiss this as a mere case of hot air propulsion. In 2013 Indian security forces found a dead falcon fitted with a small camera. In 2010 a pigeon was detained following fears it could be a spy. Unfortunately, the paper does not relate what happened next. I wonder if it was found guilty. Regrettably, the Geneva Convention does not specify how birds accused of spying should be treated by their captors, but at this time of spiralling tension with distrust of our naughty neighbour at a peak, it would be irresponsible to dismiss such reports as a fowl affair or a story fit for the birds. In the pecking order of threats to national security these jailbirds must not be taken lightly.
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