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 ...

Pigeon breeder champion Frans Bungeneers shows off his winning trophies for pigeon racing in Ranst, Belgium, on Jan. 13, 2025. AP Two pigeons play in their loft in Ranst, Belgium, on Jan. 13, 2025.

Belgium's once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: drones swoop over lofts where valuable pigeons are housed ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Pigeons are one of the oldest domesticated birds. They have been kept for thousands of years and used for food ...

In Meerut, 65-year-old Muhammad Qayyum discovered his 400 cherished pigeons stolen from his terrace. These rare birds, ...

John Doc McLean holds one his top racing birds, which he refers to as Silver due to the color of its feathers. Most of the pigeons are simply called by their assigned number; McLean explained that ...

RANST, Belgium — Belgium's once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable birds are housed to look for security weaknesses, laser sensors set off ...

including breeding fancy pigeons and racing pigeons. But these days, due to attrition, the pigeon scene is not what it once was, although there is a renewed hope that this city can get back some o ...

In one loft, an estimated 100,000 euros ($102,900) worth of pigeons were stolen last week. Overall, no arrests have been made. Prices per bird, said Bodengien, “can vary from 1,000 to 100,000 ...