Start them young. Give them a good home so they want to come back. By Malia Wollan “Don’t get too attached,” says Joseph LaQuiere, a 16-year-old youth ambassador for the American Racing Pigeon Union.

BELGRADE — Dušan Smetana opens the metal gates to his pigeon coop, releasing a flutter of anticipation as the young birds, just two to three months old, fly into the open for the first time. Moments ...

Thursday, June 6, marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day — when Allied forces launched the largest amphibious attack in the history of warfare on the beaches of Normandy, France. To mark the occasion, ...

The Association Against Animal Factories (VGT) demands a ban on planned homing pigeon races and criticizes a race announced for July 25, 2026 from Vienna. According to the association, a German homing ...

LONDON — Animal rights activists say they have “rescued” three racing pigeons that had been kept at King Charles’s royal estate — and are calling on the monarch to cut ties with the “archaic and often ...

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is in a huff after the group’s 15-month “investigation” revealed that pigeons often die during pigeon races. In most cases, however — as even PETA admits — ...

The niche magazine that’s something of a coo for the Japanese publishing industry. The pages of Japan’s Aikyu no tomo are filled with the kind of drama you would expect from a competitive sport: ...

KOLKATA: The city that once ruled the pigeon racing circuit with several clubs vying for coveted trophies now has only a couple of them and a handful of pigeon fanciers who are continuing with the ...