‘Joe’ the Pigeon Spared Death After Australia Says It Didn’t Come From US
January 19, 2021
A case of mistaken identity almost got this pigeon executed. The whole debacle started when Kevin Celli-Bird saw a pigeon flying around his home in Melbourne, Australia. The pigeon was tagged and after some research, Celli-Bird believed that the pigeon was from the U.S., specifically Alabama. His wife named the bird “Joe,” after Joe Biden. But that would mean the bird could pose a threat to biosecurity. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more
