“A few years ago my budgie died. In the middle of winter, what was I to do with the body?? I made sure the bird was indeed lifeless, wrapped its little body up in a plastic bag and put him in my freezer until spring, so he could be buried. When I told my co-workers, they were all disgusted with the idea of a dead bird in my freezer. They seemed surprised to learn that they also had cellophane-wrapped dead birds in their freezers, birds who lived in bacteria ridden warehouses prior to entering their homes, birds who would have eventually died of infectious diseases had their throats not been slit! Interestingly, they were about to cook, salivate over and eat these birds ... something that had never occurred to me – eating my bird!!”

They seemed surprised to learn that they also had cellophane-wrapped dead birds in their freezers.

From a comment written by N. Paquin in regards to the story: Popping off pigeons: Why aren’t more squawking about the poisoning of our rock doves? printed in Now Magazine. Paquin, who has been a nurse for 20 years, also wrote: "People should be more concerned about the birds they eat, than the peaceful pigeons who help us naturally control rodent populations, by eating the food we discard in the city streets!"