hoping to steal champions to breed their offspring. Once described as the horse racing of the poor, pigeon racing began in the coal-mining region around Liège in 19th-century Belgium, reaching ...

They are appreciated not only for their speed but for their looks, too. And there are over 800 breeds of pigeon, many bred specifically to be exhibited at shows. Messenger pigeons were used across ...

The number of serious racing pigeon fanciers in the city ... It was assumed that the British first brought this special breed ...