They are appreciated not only for their speed but for their looks, too. And there are over 800 breeds of pigeon, many bred specifically to be exhibited at shows. Messenger pigeons were used across ...

During this time he acquired a reputation in local pigeon-racing circles ... In 2001 he claimed that he had created a new breed of elite pigeon and formed Pigeon King International to exploit ...

hoping to steal champions to breed their offspring. Once described as the horse racing of the poor, pigeon racing began in the coal-mining region around Liège in 19th-century Belgium, reaching ...