Pigeon Laws

[horsesgot6]

Just Be Nice But Firm On This. And Make Sure You Say Pet Pigeon More Then Wild. This Breed Of Pigeon Isn't on Any Lists. I'll Put A Prey Out For Your Beloved Pigeon To Be Safe And Returned To her Beloved family.

[horsesgot6]

I Found This On Website http://www.southeasternoutdoors.com/...ilitators.html

Culpeper County
Eve Wilson - licensed wildlife rehabilitator. Call (540)825-9394 or e-mail Eve010167@aol.com

It has a Good List Of Places And Rehab Poeple This Preson Above could Be Who Has Your Bird If Not They Should Be able To Help Find her And Find out How she Is doing.

[ShelbyG]

I forwarded a link to the message board to some local stations in the DC area to see if they might be able to help-wasn't sure how far they are from you Grl, but maybe you could do the same with the Fredericksburg tv stations/newspapers? Its definitely a compelling story to us, I thought others might be interested!

For some reason thought you were younger-I'm 29. : )

Hope that you're able to get in touch with someone from Fish and Wildlife, or maybe pigeon fanciers in the area that can clear it up....at least if Myrtle is with a rehabber now, she hasn't been put down. Definitely call all those people the other posters have mentioned. Have faith. I'll keep y'all in my prayers.

ShelbyG

[horsesgot6]

ShelbyG

If The WildLife Place Has It If They Say It Won't Be releaseable They Will Put It Down Atleast I Know The One In Waynesboro VA I Know That For a Fact I've Taken 4 Hawks To Them And They put Them Down Becuase Of A Broken Wing Didn't Know that They Put unleasealbes Down Until The Last One I Took. I Saved A Wild rabbit One Time After That And i Took It To My Vet i Won't Take Anything To The Wildlife center.
The Wildlife Center Of VA the One In Waynesboro VA Is The One That Was On Animal Plant They Had A weekly Show Not Sure I They are Still On But They use To Be. The Things These Shows don't show You Are The Things To Watch out For. Thats Like The ASPCA They Kill Animals That Can't Be Adopted But get Millions Of Dallor To Care For Them. But The People That Don't Get A Dime can Keep these Animals Alive Until They Are Place In Good Homes. I Never Give Money To The Big Place Only The Poeple That really Help and Need It.

[swetcountrygrl]

UPDATE: Just got off the phone with Wildlife Center Of VA in Waynesboro VA and they also say that it is a law that we can't have her. I guess I'm just going to give up on this story. My vet (Dog/Cat) called me and she is also trying to make some calls and see what she can do. I just would atleast make sure she's doing okay. Thanks everyone for all your help.

[horsesgot6]

Please Don't Give Up On Your Bird. You Really Do Need To Find Out Where They Take her They may be able To Let You Adopt Her Back. Let Them Know She Was Your Pet. Let them Know her Back ground.

[Pidgey]

Originally Posted by swetcountrygrl

UPDATE: Just got off the phone with Wildlife Center Of VA in Waynesboro VA and they also say that it is a law that we can't have her. I guess I'm just going to give up on this story. My vet (Dog/Cat) called me and she is also trying to make some calls and see what she can do. I just would atleast make sure she's doing okay. Thanks everyone for all your help.

Remember... the Wildlife Center IS your employee, Mr. or Mrs. TAXPAYER, so call them back and gently ask them to quote you chapter and verse of the law that says that. They won't actually be able to find it.

Pidgey

[horsesgot6]

Birds
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
English (house) sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Pigeon (Rock Dove) (Columba livia)
Under state law, these species can be killed at anytime and in any manner that is legal under state and local laws (It is NOT legal to trap wildlife live and move it to another location.) These are the only species this applies to and a permit or hunting license is required to use lethal methods on other wildlife that becomes a nuisance.

The bullets below describe the easiest and simplest measures people can take to solve common nuisance problems. Additional links are available at the bottom for more extensive solutions to these common problems.

That Is The VA Law About Birds

[Pidgey]

A summation of the general ignorance and lack of communication kinda' goes like this:

You have a vet and agencies here that neither actually know the law nor do they want to do the research required to find out what it is. In their minds, they just know they're "right" and they believe that should be enough for you. Due to basic laziness and pride, the last thing they want to do is find out the actual truth, ESPECIALLY if it should end up being that they're incorrect--that's always embarrassing.

Therefore, it is up to you to find a person with authority and the simple force of the existing law to bring them to "truth, justice and the American Way." It's one of those deals where you have to have the fight within you.

Pidgey

[horsesgot6]

I Just talked With A Rehabber (in VA) And She Said That You Can Own Feral Pigeons in VA. She said You May Need To get It in Writing And copy The Laws And That The fish And Game Office Should Be Able to Help With that. And For You to Talk To A lawyer.

[horsesgot6]

I just Talked To Fish And Game About This And they Needed The Scientific Name For The Feral Pigeon. Which is Columba livia Unless There Is Another Scientific Name For Them. Then It Is In The Law That You Can'y Own A Feral Pigeon In The State Of VA.
Please Don't Loss Hope About Getting Your Bird back. You May Still Be Able To Adopt It Back If Its A Nice Place / Rehabber They may Return It To You Once Its Better. But You Still Need To Find Out Who Has The Bird.

[Margarret]

That is just plain nuts. The scientific name for the domestic pigeon is also Columba Livia. All our pigeons are the same species. They have all been bred from the common rock dove/pigeon.

Margaret

[horsesgot6]

I Guess The The Key Thing Is Never Say Its A Wild/Feral Pigeon To anyone. Just Say they Are Pets I Mean They All Look The Same Really.

[horsesgot6]

I think The Big Thing Now Is just Finding Out Where Myrtle Is To See If she Is OK and To see if they would or could adopt her back to the owners.

[swetcountrygrl]

Originally Posted by horsesgot6

I think The Big Thing Now Is just Finding Out Where Myrtle Is To See If she Is OK and To see if they would or could adopt her back to the owners.

This has really took a big effect on me and my parents that they can just take her away like that. I have called everyone and everyone still says there is nothing we can do and its a law that we cant have her. I just hope shes okay and does good. Thanks for all the help everyone...I just dont know where to go from here.