This weekend—October 29 and 30—the long-awaited International Pigeon Fair took place, which traditionally takes place in our “Pigeon Paradise” pavilion! This exhibition has been held at the Sadovod shopping center since 2003 and still remains one of the most significant and anticipated events in the field for pigeon breeders in Russia and neighboring countries. This time, more than 50 pigeon breeders from the Krasnodar Territory, Ryazan, Tula, Rostov, Moscow regions, Moscow and other cities and regions of Russia gathered in the “Pigeon Paradise”. The event was also attended by pigeon breeders from neighboring countries - Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. More than 60 breeds of pigeons were presented at the exhibition, including “peacocks”, “pouters”, “Jacobins”, “monks of the cross”, “Moscow monks”, “Baku fighting”, “peacocks”, “curly”, as well as carrier pigeons . It turns out that sending messages with doves is still possible! For example, in Moscow there are three clubs that are engaged in sport pigeon breeding. They conduct training, competitions: everything is like real athletes! — The maximum distance is 1100 km! - notes the president of the united club of pigeon breeders “Euroasian” Viktor Maly. That is, a dove can deliver your message, for example, from Moscow to Samara! “Surprisingly, it’s mostly men who are involved in pigeons: mature, serious guys,” he says. — For some, this is a “buy and sell” business, but mostly it is love from childhood...