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Anon mini re: Joe the Pigeon >>12529728 PB

Is Joe a caged bird?

Are the Aussies publicly debating Joe's fate?

" If Joe has come in a way that has not met our strict biosecurity measures, then bad luck Joe, either fly home or face the consequences,” McCormack told reporters.

But Martin Foley, health minister for Victoria state where Joe lives, called for the federal government to spare the bird.

“I would urge the Commonwealth’s quarantine officials to show a little bit of compassion,” Foley said.

Andy Meddick, a Victorian lawmaker for the minor Animal Justice Party, called for a “pigeon pardon for Joe.”

He said it was possible a pigeon could cross the Pacific on a ship from Oregon to Australia.

Somebody needs to look at that band and then understand that the bird is not from the U.S. They do not need to kill him,” she added.

“It does happen. We get birds in the United States that come from Japan,” Cramer said. “In reality, it could potentially happen, but this isn’t the same pigeon. It’s not even a racing pigeon.”

stool pigeon Defined ►

n. A person acting as a decoy or as an informer, especially one who is a spy for the police.

n. A pigeon used as a decoy.

n. One who looks over the hand of a card-player and signals its contents to a confederate.