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Warning: Includes graphic photos showing what happens to “released doves”.
When you hear about a “dove release” or “wedding doves”, it usually means that Homing Pigeons, selectively bred to be all white, small and dove-like, were rented so as to be ceremoniously released. (They don’t call them “wedding pigeons” for some reason…)
Most will survive the flight home.
White Homing Pigeons released at a wedding
Homing pigeons released as “wedding doves”. Photo by Jim Kennedy
But the reality is very different from the fantasy.
The “dove release” business perpetuates the idea that white birds can be “set free” and they will just fly away and live happily ever after. Even under the best of circumstances, trained “wedding doves” are hurt, lost and killed trying to get home. It’s even worse when do-it-yourselfers mistakenly buy white Ringneck Doves and King Pigeons to release. Nearly all of them will die.
“Wedding…
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Exposing the Big Game 
…human arrogance + ignorance murders again..
..and still..
…we don’t deserve animals..
…*tears*/tweeted..
and always..
I hate people..
Most people don’t think past their moment of pleasure. Or they just don’t care.
Thanks Jim for helping get the word out! Do you know why that stupid picture keeps turning sideways on me, I did that six times and every time I put it on my post, it turns sideways!?
No, it sould stay the way it was posted!
The ultimate fate of these poor birds is ironic given what good will, peace and all that crap they are supposedly symbolizing upon release…..
This trendy, stupid idea for these trendy, stupid weddings must be stopped–at least 50% of these weddings will end in Divorce. As already said, thoughtless people doing thoughtless things.
I never have been able to understand why so much money is wasted on big show weddings, when most likely they will end up in divorce, as you say. Save your money, don’t take part in these symbolic traditions where any real animals are used (whatever happened to just tossing birdseed instead of rice?) and buy a house or have a great honeymoon destination!