Court Upholds
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Sun Dec 25, 7:26 AM ET
A federal appeals court has upheld the city's ban on pet racing pigeons, rejecting claims by some enthusiasts that the ordinance is unconstitutional.
The ban makes
The pigeons coo excessively and scatter feathers and droppings, proponents of the ban said.
"We're not hurting anybody," said Karl Wollenhaupt, secretary and treasurer of the Greater Chicago Combine and Center Inc., a pigeon racing club. "This sport has been in existence for hundreds of years, but the city says these birds are bad, dirty and evil. These are birds of pedigree."
The
Other cities have set limits on the number of birds or required screenings to monitor disease, the racing union said.
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