In a plotline more fitting to the 1969 children’s cartoon series Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines attempting to “Catch the Pigeon,” a pigeon suspected of espionage for China was finally freed after eight months in captivity, thanks to the intervention of animal rights crusaders, PETA.
The bird’s release from the clutches of Indian officials this week marks the climax of a bizarre tale that captivated the world.
“PETA India leapt into action upon discovering that a pigeon had been held at the Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals (BSDPHA) in Parel for an astonishing eight months.”
The pigeon’s plight took off in May last year when it was apprehended near a Mumbai port, its wings bearing cryptic inscriptions resembling Chinese characters, according to PETA. The suspicious markings triggered espionage…
