Guest Gareth Rankin Posted October 23, 2014 Report Posted October 23, 2014 Pigeon racing, trading illegal - NSPCAJohannesburg - The breeding, trading and racing of pigeons is now illegal, the NSPCA said on Wednesday. "Activities including the importing, breeding, trading in and translocation of pigeons are now listed as prohibited activities in terms of the Invasive and Alien Species List as published by the department of water and environmental affairs," the National Council of SPCAs said in a statement. The prohibition included "releasing of any specimen of a listed invasive species" which effectively meant that "releasing pigeons to race or as homing pigeons" was illegal. The NSPCA said the new legislation was published in the Government Gazette on 1 August. "Our concerns include the rate of attrition during races. That is, the high number of pigeons who simply do not ever reach their race destination for various reasons including exhaustion, and racing taking place in inclement or extreme weather conditions." Relevant industry role-players had been informed about the new legislation and the NSPCA was obligated to report any violations to the department, it said. President of the SA National Pigeon Organisation (Sanpo), Faunty Gillmer said they were seeking a meeting with the environmental affairs minister. He said the new law, which had been in the pipeline since 2004, would do away with the 100-year-old sport of pigeon racing. "Pigeon racing is a professional sport and has in recent times become an expensive sport... we are members of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee," Gillmer said. According to its website, Sanpo organises and promotes pigeon racing and the showing of pigeons. It has 5 000 members. Gillmer said his organisation had written a letter to the deputy environment minister and was awaiting a reply. The Sanpo would approach the courts should the meeting with the minister not yield any favourable results, Gillmer said. Unbelievable,
Kyleakin Lofts Posted October 23, 2014 Report Posted October 23, 2014 Seen something about this elsewhere, but it was also commented to be incorrect, so I am none the wiser. The very 'fact' that this release is available is very disturbing.
greenlands Posted October 23, 2014 Report Posted October 23, 2014 http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Pigeon-racing-trading-illegal-NSPCA-20141022
andy Burgess Posted October 23, 2014 Report Posted October 23, 2014 Seen something about this elsewhere, but it was also commented to be incorrect, so I am none the wiser. The very 'fact' that this release is available is very disturbing. it was on site here around a week ago
Kyleakin Lofts Posted October 23, 2014 Report Posted October 23, 2014 it was on site here around a week ago Knew I'd seen it somewhere.
Guest paulrstokes Posted October 23, 2014 Report Posted October 23, 2014 just had mail from a fancier in south Africa, turns out it has started out as a ban on importing the rock dove, and then got very confused./ He said that it will get backtracked as if not they will have to ban every Non SA Species such as parrots and parakeets etc the list goes on
Guest bigda Posted October 23, 2014 Report Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) Johannesburg - Pigeon racing hasnot been banned, the environmental affairs departm ent clarified on Thursday. BIGDA SAYSThis followed a statement from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) on Wednesday that the breeding, trading and racing of pigeons was now illegal. "The feral pigeon is invasive and its inclusion on the list of invasive species is deemed appropriate by the department. The pigeon which is commonly used in pigeon racing is the same listed species," the department said in a statement. This was in terms of the Alien and Invasive Species Regulations, 2014, in the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act. The department met specialists, and reached an agreement that pigeon racing would not have a significant impact on the feral pigeon invasion."The numbers are reasonably low in relation to the existing invasions, that it is possible to provide exemption for the racing pigeon activities," the department said. "These will be discussed with the relevant associations." The exemption and agreement arose from engagements with industry associations, the department said. The department had held talks with the NSPCA, which had raised concerns about possible cruelty relating to pigeon racing. On Wednesday, the NSPCA said the breeding, trading and racing of pigeons had become illegal. "Activities including the importing, breeding, trading in and translocation of pigeons are now listed as prohibited activities in terms of the Invasive and Alien Species List as published by the department of water and environmental affairs," the NSPCA said in a statement. The prohibition included "releasing of any specimen of a listed invasive species" which effectively meant that "releasing pigeons to race or as homing pigeons" was illegal. New legislation The NSPCA said the new legislation was published in the Government Gazette on 1 August. "Our concerns include the rate of attrition during races. That is, the high number of pigeons who simply do not ever reach their race destination for various reasons including exhaustion, and racing taking place in inclement or extreme weather conditions." Interested parties had been informed about the new legislation and the NSPCA was obligated to report any violations to the department, it said. President of the SA National Pigeon Organisation (Sanpo), Faunty Gillmer had said they were seeking a meeting with the environmental affairs minister. He said the new law, which had been in the pipeline since 2004, would do away with the 100-year-old sport of pigeon racing. "Pigeon racing is a professional sport and has in recent times become an expensive sport... we are members of the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee," Gillmer said. According to its website, Sanpo organises and promotes pigeon racing and the showing of pigeons. It has 5 000 members. Gillmer said his organisation had written to the deputy environment minister and was awaiting a reply. Sanpo would approach the courts should the meeting with the minister not yield any favourable results, Gillmer said. bigda as is Edited October 23, 2014 by bigda
Roland Posted October 23, 2014 Report Posted October 23, 2014 I placed this on the 17th when it was passed... http://forum.pigeonbasics.com/topic/77480-funny-or-not/
Guest bigda Posted October 23, 2014 Report Posted October 23, 2014 I placed this on the 17th when it was passed... http://forum.pigeonb...0-funny-or-not/ yes you did roland, but as bigda says there is no ban
Roland Posted October 24, 2014 Report Posted October 24, 2014 True, it would appear Bigda lol. But then that post didn't come out before the other one lol. However, it appears that Sanpo and co are actually gaining actual knowledge and legislations in this regards ... and for reasons not exactly for the Pigeon Fanciers' benefit. By the way, the Sanpo reply etc. I posted is dated 17th October, and not the 1st of August.
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