Racing Pigeon Rescued

Barbara Hollett scurried out of the house in her nightgown Wednesday morning and made her way towards onto Dunlop Street.

The Barrie woman had spied an injured bird on the busy main street and was attempting to rescue it. Hollett grabbed the bird and carried it into her house. "I'm an animal lover," Hollett said. "I don't like to see any animal get hurt." The pigeon suffered from a broken wing and had an identification band on each leg.

After taking the initiative to make a few phone calls, Hollett contacted Marlene Moxey, a member of a local pigeon racing club. Moxey told Hollett that her husband would pick the bird up after work and they would attempt to return it to its owner. "We have a list of all the clubs," Moxey said, adding that the band on the pigeon's leg indicated it belonged to someone in the Guelph area. "We'll notify the club and they'll notify the owner." The bird was competing in a race from the Guelph region to North Bay.

First reported by Lori Martin: Barrie Advance

Friday, August 20, 1993

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