Pigeons are Mancs too - PETA launches massive billboard in Manchester

The billboard states that “It Isn’t Just Manchester” and urges locals to show pigeons some love and respect. PETA say that they are just like other Mancs, as they too partner for life, are devoted parents, and are excellent multitaskers.

PETA Vice President of Programmes Elisa Allen, said: “Pigeons are simply trying to eke out an existence for themselves and their families, just like their fellow Mancunians.”

Adding: “PETA urges people to treat these brave, brainy birds with the same kindness and respect they’d give to any other neighbour.”

Pigeons can identify individual humans by their facial features, and are able to recognise patterns and predict the best solution to a given problem. Pigeons have earned more Dickin Medals – animals’ Victoria Cross – than any other animal for saving the lives of civilians and members of the armed forces during World War II and subsequent conflicts.

PETA urges everyone to refrain from bullying or maligning pigeons and using harmful bird repellents that can trap or poison them. Instead, you should respectfully encourage pigeons to move on by making simple building modifications, such as angled ledges.

PETA – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” – points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits. For more information, you can visit PETA.org.uk.