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17th September 2009, 09:41 AM
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From BBC: Family face home loss over birdsMy husband just came across this article on line and sent it to me, we are shocked about how these people have been treated.
Also in the article they say something about “unauthorised use of a shed for keeping pigeons“ , do I need an authorisation or something? This is new to me This is the article, take from BBC: Link here : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8260745.stm A Portrush family face losing their home after an eight year battle with planners over a pigeon loft in their back garden. Michael and Annette Wiggins and their lodger John Edgar have defied a court order to remove the pigeons. Now a judge has given them six months to either get rid of the birds or sell their Girona Crescent home. Annette Wiggins said it had been a "stressful" time for the family and they had put their home on the market. She said they had reduced the asking price on the property by £100,000 in an attempt to get a sale. "It has been very stressful for me and all my family," she said. "We all love the pigeons, we all work with the pigeons and we travel to shows, we raise money for charity. "I think it is a terrible situation we are put in to have to sell our home, just because of our love of our pets. "We just absolutely love the birds." John Edgar said there were about 80 racing and show pigeons at the property in Girona Crescent, with their individual value ranging from £30 to £500. He said he had been keeping pigeons for 34 years and had never had "any bother before". "I have been fined £250 for breach of planning and £250 for unauthorised use of a shed for keeping pigeons," he added. "We can't move until we get the house sold, but it is a disgrace, I don't think it is right at all. "I have kept pigeons all my life, I wouldn't get rid of them. "They are my life." 
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1st October 2009, 10:04 PM
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BBC: Family Face Home LossThis is another fine example of the hatred and ignorance of even the courts regarding pigeons. Would they order sale of a property if the people living there were raising pedigreee dogs or cats? No. It's sad, because England in the last century, were renouned for their love of pigeon racing, and it is only the last 60 or so years that the pest control agencies have been so successful with their "rats with wings" campaign. I hope this family uses every form of exposure and media in order to fight this terrible ignorance and unkindness!
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2nd October 2009, 05:56 PM
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2nd October 2009, 06:05 PM
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the world is surely in a sad place when it comes down to throwing people out of their homes over their love of their pets .. where do they draw the line on humanity or lack their of ..sooo sad and what a disapointment in the human race
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 so many pigeons so little time
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2nd October 2009, 11:45 PM
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A very sad story, I commend the owner for staying and fighting for the love of his pigeons. I can't see how he breaking the law because he has the pigeons there for 34 years there, it should have been grandfathered in. I hope something happens in his favor. min
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3rd October 2009, 10:37 PM
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I agree with Mindy, they should be grandfathered in. Where I live in the suburbs, there is an county ordinance that says you can't have a pigeon coop less than 100ft from the house, uh my lot is only 70 ft long.(!) my coop is next to the house. Needless to say, I'm very careful of who I talk to about my pigeons. If the county inspector shows up, they suddenly will be 'doves!' D.
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