On Fri, May 23, 2003 at 09:24:09AM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > Pigeon(jah.pigeon@ukonline.co.uk) is reported to have said: > > On Thu, May 22, 2003 at 07:35:14PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > > > Ask around for Bird Dog trainers. Here in Upstate NY, barn pigeons > > > are selling for $2-$5+ at auctions. I put an ad in the local paper > > > for live pigeons and got about 20 calls. I put traps in the barns and > > > added my catch to my coops. Using pigeons to train dogs on is cheaper > > > then buying Quail and if done right, just as effective. They are a > > > great help in puppy training. I raise & train Brittanys. > > > > You are a very sick man. So are your customers. I shall pray for you. > > Why? I don't shoot the pigeons. They are fed and watered daily. > They get to bathe twice a week. The dogs don't catch the birds. I > have only lost birds to hawks or natural causes. They must like it > because they breed like rabbits. They never had it this good in the > wild. I guess you must be a member of PETA. If so, I'll let you go > your merry way. I must admit that I had assumed that injury or death of the birds was inovlved in the training process. Having done a quick google around I find this is not the case, and I apologise for my incorrect assumption. However the dogs are still being trained for hunting; I heartily disapprove of blood sports. PETA? I thought that meant x10^15 ... <more googling> Oh, right! Not having heard of them before, I'm not a member. But you're right that my sympathies run along those lines <sends them email asking for more info, gives thanks> Thanks! -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F
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