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Animal welfare alarm: Nestless chicks find safe refuge in Hagen!
Hagen Animal Welfare Association saves orphaned pigeon chicks and warns of a growing animal welfare problem in urban areas.
Animal welfare alarm: Nestless chicks find safe refuge in Hagen!
Animal lovers in Hagen can rejoice: two little pigeon chicks that lost their nest due to renovation work were successfully rescued. The Animal Welfare Association Hagen was there and gave the young birds a new home. The chicks, no older than ten days, were housed in a plastic bucket with several layers of cake paper. A real stroke of luck for little feather lovers!
However, Birgit Ganskow, an animal rights activist at the association, warns of a serious problem: pigeons don't exactly enjoy the best reputation and are often thrown out of their nesting places. In some cities, such as Hamburg, the conditions for city pigeons are anything but rosy. An animal welfare emergency has developed there and the situation requires urgent action. According to an open letter from People for Animal Rights The capacity of the city's animal shelter has been exhausted, meaning that many pigeons in need of help have to be turned away or even euthanized.
City pigeons in crisis
The animal protection association in Hagen is dedicated to city pigeons and collects between 10 and 55 chicks every month - depending on the location. Since August, 112 chicks have been rescued, often from balconies, church towers or attics. These chicks receive a safe home in the club's pigeon house, where they will be cared for but will not have any offspring. The association also intervenes by collecting eggs to control the reproduction of the pigeons. These measures are necessary because pigeons, as long-term breeders, constantly lay eggs and the population can grow quickly.
However, there are also positive approaches Animal Welfare Association, which promotes solutions to improve the situation of urban pigeons in cities. In Berlin, a comprehensive city pigeon concept was adopted that contains exemplary measures for the protection and management of city pigeons. Such concepts should also be pursued in other cities, such as Hamburg, in order to provide city pigeons with a better life.
The challenges that urban pigeons face cannot be underestimated. Many pigeons live in urban environments where they rely on humans. Animal rights activists see it as their job to fight for a humane existence for these animals. The situation requires joint action by municipalities and animal protection organizations in order to develop solutions and finally take action.
It remains to be hoped that the examples of Hagen and Berlin will inspire other cities and that the voice of animal rights activists will be heard. City pigeons need protection, respect and, above all, a safe home.