Las Vegas animal rescue hopes to safely remove tiny cowboy hats from pigeon heads

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https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/las-vegas-animal-rescue-hopes-to-safely-remove-tiny-cowboy/article_9452fa24-1a8a-11ea-aad3-b767d7f42414.html

(Video report at the link features Cluck Norris and Edgar the diaper wearing pigeon on a leash.)

 

 

Christopher Wurda Redfearn-Groes

Updated Dec 9, 2019 | Posted on Dec 9, 2019

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- A video of pigeons wearing small red cowboy hats is going viral in the Las Vegas Valley. The man who shot the video said it was taken near Tropicana Avenue and Maryland Parkway.

"At first, I was like, oh my god that's cute!” Mariah Hillman said. "Then, I was like, wait a minute – how did they get those hats on there?"

 

Hillman runs an animal rescue called Lofty Hopes. Their slogan is, “a pigeon positive movement.” The organization has nursed dozens of injured pigeons back to health in the Las Vegas valley.

Hillman said they’re concerned about how the hats could negatively impact the pigeons.

 

"Did they glue them? And what does that mean for them?” Hillman said. "Is it something that's going to impede their flight or attract predators?"

The group is working to track down the pigeons and remove the hats.

“We drove up and down here yesterday for a good two hours just handing out business cards to any location where I saw pigeons and people," Hillman said. "If you see these birds, just feed them until I get here. I'm only 3 miles away and I'll come trap them."

 

Edited December 10, 2019 by clapclapclap

[Guest Lobo]

“Or is it going to attract predators”?   Listen here you wanna be animal rights activist asshole.....first off their urban populations are unnatural and need to be thinned due to over feeding.  Second, if you’re a predator and choices are a pigeon with a Stetson and a pigeon with a regular head that looks just like the hundreds you’ve mauled to death thus far, you’re gonna leave John Wayne bird alone and kill the other guy.  
 

that said, I cannot wait to see how this story unfolds.  

[Lerka Lerka 1094]

Nursing back to health and rehabbing pigeons?  Get the fuck outta here with that shit. Fuck those feathered flying rats. 

[El Diablo 4232]

Lots of humans who aren't cowboys or cowgirls wear western hats. Let's not judge the pigeon yet. Now, if they start line dancing? Kill 'em all.

[Guest Lobo]

^

I'll bet you dollars to donuts, in the back of a Coen Brothers filing cabinet...there's a script called "Line Dancing Pigeons" 

[Dennis Taylor 18892]

 anyone theen if mike tython hath an alibi ?

[Trey3216 15380]

Those are some 'healthy' ass pigeons.  When's the last time Vic went to Vegas?  

[Revolution512 1495]

Maybe she trapped them in the first place....

[El Diablo 4232]

Kinda reminds me of the gay movie reviewers from In Living Color. Crossdressing showgirl pigeons. They look FABULOUS!!

[Nice Guy Eddie 13530]

My money is that Zardulu is behind it.  She's the person who trained Pizza Rat.

[Guest Lobo]

32 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

Those are some 'healthy' ass pigeons.  When's the last time Vic went to Vegas?  

Vic Vegas?  Wasn't that the name of the guy in Pulp Fiction?  But he only  wanted to bang  chicks that were heroin chic.

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28 minutes ago, Lobo said:

Vic Vegas?  Wasn't that the name of the guy in Pulp Fiction?  But he only  wanted to bang  chicks that were heroin chic.

That would be Vincent Vega  

[Guest Lobo]

the one who boosted diamonds then.  

[Mitch Cumsteen 18601]

1 minute ago, Lobo said:

the one who boosted diamonds then.  

Vic Vega from Reservoir Dogs aka Mr. Blonde, not to be confused with Vincent Vega from Pulp Fiction.

[Guest Lobo]

Well one of 'em had a thing for pigeon chicks...little stick legs, big rotund bodies, and tiny heads (with little hats on 'em, apparently).  Not judging.  

Edited December 10, 2019 by Lobo

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They really go all out for the National Finals Rodeo.

[Buffsoldier 1895]

2 hours ago, clapclapclap said:

 

Christopher Wurda Redfearn-Groes

 

Hillman runs an animal rescue called Lofty Hopes. Their slogan is, “a pigeon positive movement.” The organization has nursed dozens of injured pigeons back to health in the Las Vegas valley.

 

 

O.k.  So, two things:

 

1. Wurda Redfearn-Groes?  Where's Durkee and the Bullshit detector?  This story stinks from the word go.

2. Since 'movement' is another term for what I did on South Austin's mom's chest last night, I'm gonna say that describing Lofty Hopes as a giant crock of shit is about the most accurate thing in this article.

Edited December 10, 2019 by Buffsoldier

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”Did they glue them? And what does that mean for them?” Hillman said.

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1 hour ago, Trey3216 said:

Those are some 'healthy' ass pigeons.  When's the last time Vic went to Vegas?  

Lol. Ass pigeons. Performing live this weekend .....Todd Orlando and the ass pigeons. Every song they play is missing the D. 

[El Diablo 4232]

Maybe it was a conscious decision made by balding pigeons to cover their featherless pates and provide protection from the harsh Nevada sun.

[hayden_horn 11365]

14 minutes ago, Buffsoldier said:

O.k.  So, two things:

 

1. Wurda Redfearn-Groes?  Where's Durkee and the Bullshit detector?  This story stinks from the word go.

2. Since 'movement' is another term for what I did on South Austin's mom's chest last night, I'm gonna say that describing Lofty Hopes as a giant crock of shit is about the most accurate thing in this article.

#1 is a great observation.

[Guest Lobo]

Our pet's  hats are falling off!

[TornACL 7733]

Can you imagine being on hallucinogens and walking down the strip and seeing a pigeon in a cowboy hat. I would freak the fuck out.

[Armybrat 40942]

Urban Cowpigeon chic...... 40 years late.

[Cajun 11757]

Affixing hats to sky rats?

I see no problem.

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11 minutes ago, TornACL said:

Can you imagine being on hallucinogens and walking down the strip and seeing a pigeon in a cowboy hat. I would freak the fuck out.

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1 hour ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

Vic Vega from Reservoir Dogs aka Mr. Blonde, not to be confused with Vincent Vega from Pulp Fiction.

They were brothers in the Tarantino universe.

[HornsOverIthaca 2335]

“Christopher Wurda Redfearn-Groes”

Hahaha

[Bevo&Pevo 5265]

when they show up wearing tiny little pistols I'll be concerned.

[Guest Lobo]

You arrogant ass, pigeons won't use pistols. They'll use cross-bows.  Read a fucking book!  

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Why does it have to be some human putting the hats on them? Pigeons are cocky fuckers to start with. They're probably teaming up with the cockatoos. They're angry birds!

 

 

Edited December 11, 2019 by RPM

[El Diablo 4232]

I'm assuming there's other pigeons there in a hard hat, an Indian head dress and a police officers cap. It's a Vegas tribute band.

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

6 minutes ago, El Diablo said:

I'm assuming there's other pigeons there in a hard hat, an Indian head dress and a police officers cap. It's a Vegas tribute band.

[Bevo&Pevo 5265]

9 hours ago, Lobo said:

You arrogant ass, pigeons won't use pistols. They'll use cross-bows.  Read a fucking book!  

Because I'm arrogant I'll have someone read it to me.

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'MAGA' hat-wearing pigeons released in downtown Las Vegas, group says

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- An anonymous group calling itself "P.U.T.I.N." said they released pigeons wearing MAGA hats into downtown Las Vegas. 

According to an email from the group's apparent leader "Coo Hand Luke," PUTIN -- which stands for Pigeons United To Interfere Now -- released the birds purposely on the eve of the Democratic debate set for Las Vegas on Wednesday.

 

The group included video of the pigeons' release in their media alert.

One of the pigeons was attached with a small orange hairpiece. The rest wear "MAGA" (Make America Great Again) hats, synonymous with supporters of President Donald Trump.

 

The group said they were inspired by "the 1970’s Cold War Operation, 'Tacana,' in which the CIA explored the use of pigeons equipped with tiny cameras to spy on Soviet sites of interest."

The group called the pigeon release an "aerial protest."

In December, an unknown person(s) attached small cowboy hats to several pigeons found in the Las Vegas Valley. Lofty Hopes pigeon rescue recovered two of them and removed their hats. One of the pigeons later died. 

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police nor a local pigeon rescue were available for comment on Tuesday night. 

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5 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

anonymous group calling itself "P.U.T.I.N."

doesn't seem very anonymous

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"Coo Hand Luke"

This is the best phony name since Wi Tu Lo or Sum Ting Wong.

[Prepuce of Doom 21112]

This sounds like the work of P.A.G.A.N.

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This is undoubtedly K.A.O.S.