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IN PHOTOS: PETA members protest in pigeon masks to protest feeding ban

Updated On: 09 September, 2025 03:19 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India gathered near Flora Fountain in Mumbai today wearing pigeon masks and holding signs to protest against the recent ban on feeding pigeons in the city. Pics/Shadab Khan

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The protest was followed weeks after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s decision to ban pigeon feedings. Pics/Shadab Khan
The protest was followed weeks after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s decision to ban pigeon feedings. Pics/Shadab Khan
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Five PETA India supporters wearing pigeon masks took part in the protest in south Mumbai

Five PETA India supporters wearing pigeon masks took part in the protest in south Mumbai

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The protest was held near Hutatma Chowk at Flora Fountain

The protest was held near Hutatma Chowk at Flora Fountain

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They wore geometric pigeon masks and dressed as typical Mumbaikars, including an auto-rickshaw driver, a Bollywood fan, an office worker, a woman in a traditional Navari saree, and a man in a kurta and dhoti

They wore geometric pigeon masks and dressed as typical Mumbaikars, including an auto-rickshaw driver, a Bollywood fan, an office worker, a woman in a traditional Navari saree, and a man in a kurta and dhoti

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They held signs that said, “Pigeons are Mumbaikars too, please be kind to us” 

They held signs that said, “Pigeons are Mumbaikars too, please be kind to us” 

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Their aim was to send a message to the public and the government that pigeons are also part of the city and deserve kindness and care

Their aim was to send a message to the public and the government that pigeons are also part of the city and deserve kindness and care

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