I've spoken to guys racing east route two of these guys race good teams of pigeons each week , one has only lost 3 pigeons since the start of racing , the other I think has lost only 2 , I will name them wullie Johnstone from Carluke , and John Callan from lesmahagow , this is fact . , and listening to some of the Lanarkshire guys there all losing birds each week , one guy. Lost 66 in one week that's racing down the west , others 16 ,s and 17 ,s in one race . No story's with arms and legs. Just facts . Ok yes some racing down the east are losing birds each week , but don't think as many as the west races .