Nearly everyone has seen an ill, injured or orphaned pigeon in
their life – be it in a city, town, park or a garden. There are
a lot of predators, disease and harmful things out there that
affect pigeons, and sometimes people don’t know what is the
right thing to do when they come across a baby pigeon or an
injured or ill pigeon. First, let me just say that pigeons do
not carry millions of diseases that humans can contract. That is
just scaremongering, mainly from pest control companies (that
are out to make money) and ignorant people (who either hate
pigeons or are afraid of them). All living beings carry disease
– humans included! – and some do pass on to other species,
however, if everyone just used a bit of common sense, such as
good hygiene measures (e.g. wash your hands after coming in from
outside), then this myth that pigeons are infested with disease
that will kill you and your family wouldn’t be as big of a
problem as it is. You can contract disease from a dog or a cat
but are they hated as much as