King Pigeons As Food!!??

[altgirl35]

a fellow rehabber got in a what i think is a king pigeon and after checking to see if a local a guy who keeps pigeons could take him, he told they me they are sold for food!
i was stunned and basically was oblivious to this practice.
if anyone in massachusetts area would like this pretty bird and has a nice loft, but wouldn't breed him/her for meat let me know

[Charis]

Yep...King Pigeons are used as food. That's what Elizabeth, King Rescue, has been telling us about. People buy them from markets in China Town, feel sorry for them and set them free without the understanding they can't survive on their own. That's why there is such endless amount of King Pigeons available for adoption.

[altgirl35]

oh, that's awful, that's what my fellow rehabber had suspected, i guess in her younger years they used to protest down in boston's china town.
she said the poultry market is horrific, feral pigeons, doves, domestic bunies and all kinds of things most people would not consider eating

[Charis]

Originally Posted by altgirl35

oh, that's awful, that's what my fellow rehabber had suspected, i guess in her younger years they used to protest down in boston's china town.
she said the poultry market is horrific, feral pigeons, doves, domestic bunies and all kinds of things most people would not consider eating

The chickens in little cages are hard to look at too.

[sky tx]

King pigeon-Chicken-Turkey-Goose-Duck--All tastes the same on the Thanksgiving Table.

[Charis]

Originally Posted by sky tx

King pigeon-Chicken-Turkey-Goose-Duck--All tastes the same on the Thanksgiving Table.

Walnut cheddar balls taste better though.

[Mindy]

Thats not the point Sky tx they may taste the same. Humans may taste like chicken also, but I'm not going to be trying that on Thanksgiving. Sky Tx, do you eat pigeons?

[karijo]

A lot of pigeon people I know have/will eat squab.

Seems weird to me, but then, eating any animal seems weird to me. I don't see any distinction between eating pigeon, chicken, turkey.... maybe that was sky tx's point.

[altgirl35]

i certainly couldn't eat them, and i certainly wouldn't want to eat a bird i rescued or have any one else eat it

[sky tx]

Yes we have eat pigeons--back in the 1970's-1980's we raised a late round and put lots of 30 day old squabs in the freezer.

[TAWhatley]

Let's just find a home for this bird ..

Terry

[Mindy]

I may be wrong on this, but I think if someone comes on Pigeon Talk and says they just ate a pigeon, I don't think there would be very many happy people on here. Maybe I live a sheltered life, but I don't know a single person that eats pigeon. Maybe they are lying to me. I didn't think I was important of a person to be lied to, but maybe I am. But I know there isn't an important person out there that I would lie to. mindy

[Mindy]

AWFUL!!!! I would have starved to death before I would eat a 30 day old pigeon or anyday old pigeon. When was the last time you ate pigeon sky tx?

[LokotaLoft]

Mindy if you knew you history many people survived on squab back in the day, this is not a new practice .

[Mindy]

I don't call the 70's and the 80's back in the day. Sure the 40's 50's now that is back in the day and could understand that alittle bit more, but in the 70's and the 80's I don't understand it. I mean how much meat can actually be on a 30 day old squab. I can have my opinion and thats my opinion. mindy

If Sky tx just said he ate pigeon tonight, how would you feel about that?