Posts Tagged ‘animal rights’

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A Pigeon and its Pain Relief

May 24, 2010

beak is back, and he still loves the birds:

With plant fertiliser now illegal, the kids are looking for a new high, and they’re not alone. Codeine can be bought legally and cheaply on the internet and it’s proving popular when consumed with alcohol, for the ecstasy-like effects it gives teenagers. And pigeons.

OC saw one plucky little feathered raver get more than he bargained for, as whilst pecking away at the ground, he happened upon a suspicious looking wrap, and dived straight in.

Within minutes the effects of the opiate had overtaken ol’ birdy bird and he lay there, helpless in his delirium, twitching in the Sun. His mate didn’t hang around for long: he had guestlist at Ministry.

Didn’t affect his appetite, mind you. This is him as he came to Sunday Lunch the very next day:

It was a heavy night beforehand

Fuzzy but Functional

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A Pigeon and its Passing

May 23, 2010

beak has been out and about in the Avery. Pay witness to his moving observations on a wing and a prayer:

Pigeons. London’s winged crusaders. They’re a pain in the arse at the best of times, but you’d have to be pretty cold not to feel something for this couple. Sat in the Sun on the South Bank the other day, OC witnessed a pigeon fly into a window and crash to the floor.

Presumably in massive pain.

Its mate (partner? Bird?)  moseyed over to see what was going on and could only watch as its feather friend slowly perish. The rousing soundtrack of Mikhail Bulgakov’s The White Guard, playing at the National, added to the drama of the occasion as the little fellow passed away. To a better place.

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Sky Rat Funeral

Live Pigeon Pays Respects to Deceased Pal

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