Some good press for pigeons!

[TheSnipes]

Hello pigeon friends,

Pigeons have received some nice comments and a lovely article in the New York Magazine Children's Section. You can add some comments to the article if you wish.

It is time that pigeons finally receive good press, and we hope that the goodwill toward pigeons will follow in other media.

Thank you to all who defend and continue to advocate for our pigeon friends, and I hope to see you on Friday at our first National Pigeon Day.

Anna

http://nymag.com/family/kids/47515/

Pigeons are nature’s ambassadors to many young New Yorkers. Kids may grow up singing about Old McDonald, imitating farm animals, and reciting their “this little piggy”s, but those animals aren’t city dwellers. What parent hasn’t gotten a whine-free afternoon thanks to some birds and a few crackers? Nonetheless, pigeons have enemies: landlords, the bird-poop-phobic, and Woody Allen, who dubbed them rats with wings. But on June 13, bird lovers will spring to the underdog’s defense by hosting National Pigeon Day in Central Park. “We’re trying to promote a positive image,” says New York Bird Club founder Anna Dove via telephone, rescued canaries tweeting in the background. “There’s such negativity for no reason. They’re harmless, defenseless. They can’t attack; their beak is very soft.” Other members of the crusade against “anti-pigeonism” include Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns and Valerie Sicignano of In Defense of Animals. The day is equal parts class and party: Kids will learn cool pigeon facts (e.g., how the birds acted as wartime carriers and how they’re smart enough to recognize alphabet letters) as they nibble on pigeon-shape cookies, view pigeon-inspired children’s art, and take part in a candlelight prayer service. (Dove worries there might not even be urban pigeons in five years.) Meanwhile, she urges all New York families to “carry a bit of bread crumbs in your bag, a few seeds to show kindness and respect. The pigeon isn’t a threat or an enemy. It goes along with quality of life to show kindness and compassion to all living things.” That’s a lovely lesson for the children.


6/13, 4 to 8 p.m. Pilgrim Hill in Central Park, enter on Fifth Ave. at 72nd St. (212-369-1293 or nationalpigeonday.com); free.

[Trees Gray]

That is so wonderful and welcomed news, thank you for sharing.

[Charis]

That's great. I hope they have a good turn out. Wish I could be there.

[littlecakes]

If anyone is coming please stop by and say hello. I will be the one handing out cookies!
Hanna

[TheSnipes]

I sure wish I could come for one and be a part of the celebration

[littlecakes]

Here are pictures of the pigeon cookies I made and gave away at the National Pigeon Day event.
PS - They were vegan so that no avian was harmed to make them.

Platter of cookies

My friend's daughter Rama who helped me ice some of them.

[Lovebirds]

I LOVE those cookies..........where can we get the cookie cutter thing to make some?
That little girl is a darling too.............

[maryjane]

That sure looks like it was a lot of fun. I love those pigeon cookies.

[KIPPY]

Those cookies look good!

Is there any pictures of pigeon day?

[littlecakes]

There were a good number of people taking photos, a few people from newspapers or media taking pictures and asking how to spell peoples names, but so far I haven't found any pictures on the internet yet. I know Anna who organized it had a woman she hired, taking pictures all day so I assume she will post them on the national pigeon day blog at some point. If I find any I will post them.

I got the cookie cutter at New York Cake & Baking on 22nd street between 6th ave and 5th ave in New York City. It was kind of pricey at $9.99 but it is made of copper so...... I probably should have just ordered online in advance but oh well. If you google dove cookie cutter, you'll probably come up with a bunch.

[Lovebirds]

Originally Posted by littlecakes

If you google dove cookie cutter, you'll probably come up with a bunch.

Yep, there's TONS of them................

http://www.thecookiecuttershop.com/b...ecutters.shtml

[littlecakes]

Another pigeon rescuer in New York, Anne, put a few pictures she took at the event on her flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7822234...7605626106535/

She got there kind of late so there aren't any pictures of the speakers etc.... just sort of the crowd.

[TheSnipes]

Thanks for posting the pics, and for the link to the cookie cutters

[littlecakes]

Now all the "official" pictures are up including pictures of the speakers and musical performers. Karen Davis from United Poultry Concerns was great. She is in the orange shirt in the photos. She spoke of the pigeon shoots in PA and how she went as an audience member and ran out into the field and released as many pigeons as she could and got arrested for it.
http://www.nycwildlife.org/npd_slideshow/