The British Pest Control Association adds that 49 percent of street pigeons are likely to carry a disease which can be passed onto humans. Not only are feral pigeons carriers of pathogens ...

Pigeons Were Domesticated By People Centuries Ago Feral pigeons are descendants of rock pigeons, who were domesticated by people thousands of years ago Pigeons today are seen as little more than a ...

“I don’t think Pepper realizes that he’s a pigeon. "Sometimes I go out and feed feral pigeons in Devizes and Trowbridge, and Pepper will look down on them from my shoulder.” Pam explained ...

The main concern associated with consuming pigeons are whether or not the birds could be carrying disease. According to Intergum Services, feral pigeons can carry up to '60 different varieties of ...

Lai Kok Estate resident Elaine Choi, 49, said she “rarely” saw people feeding feral pigeons recently, and that those who did remained a “very small” fraction of the locals. “The ...