AT THE END OF THE DAY BOBBY WE ARE THE S H U AND WHEN I STARTED THIS THREAD IT WAS TO GET THE REAL PIGEON MENS THOUGHTS ON HOW WE AS UNION CAN ALL ACT TOGETHER AND CHANGE/ALTER RULES TO OUR BENEFIT ,WHAT I MEAN IS THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT CAN BE PUT ONTO OUR PIGEONS THAT ARE LEGAL AND WHICH CAN BE MADE COMPULSARY, ALSO THE ISSUE OF RINGS NONE BE GIVEN BEFORE MARCH THE IST ,STOPS EARLY BREEDING AND THE FATTENING OF SPARRA HEN ,RACING DONT START UNTILL 2/3RD WEEK IN MAY AND CARRIES RIGHT ON UNTILL END OF AUGUST ,AND AT THAT TIME PERCIE WILL BE SITTING ,ITS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT RSPB CLAIM PERCIE DONT TAKE RACING PIGEONS ,WELL WE AINT GOT ANYONE TO FIGHT OUR CORNER AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE I DONT WONT TO SEE THE DEATH OR CRUELTY TOWARDS BIRDS OF PREY AS DO MOST OF PIGEON FANCIERS ,ALL I WANT IS TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT MY PIGEONS FROM BEING ATTACKED AND IF IT MEANS PUTTING STUFF ON THE FEATHERS THAT IS LEGAL TO USE AND PERCIE EATS IT THEN ITS TUFF , THAT IS NOT MY INTENTION FARMERS CAN PROTECT THEIR STOCK SO WHY CANT WE