Massive Pro-Pigeon Banner Rises Near Highline ‘Dinosaur’ Statue, Courtesy of PETA
For Immediate Release:
March 4, 2025
Contact:
Sara Groves 202-483-7382
Soaring above the rest! In a bid to encourage peaceful coexistence between humans and pigeons, PETA is erecting a giant sky-high message just underneath Dinosaur—a wonderful statue of a noble pigeon on the Highline—that points out just some of these birds’ remarkable attributes and abilities and appeals to viewers to show the winged city slickers some respect.
“As PETA’s banner points out, pigeons partner for life and care jointly for their young, and they even undertook daring carrier ops during World War Two,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA urges everyone to remember that pigeons are born and bred New Yorkers who are just trying to eke out an existence, and to please treat them with respect.”
Where: The overpass underneath the giant pigeon statue located on the High Line at the Spur, at the intersection of 30th St. and 10th Ave., New York City
When: Thursday, March 6, 12 noon
Why: Pigeons have complex inner lives and powerful navigational abilities; can identify individual humans by their facial features; and are able to recognize patterns and predict the best solution to a given problem. PETA urges everyone to refrain from bullying or maligning them, spreading wrong information about disease risk, and using harmful bird repellant sticky caulk that can trap or poison them. Instead, respectfully encourage them to move on by making simple building modifications, such as angled ledges.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—notes that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
