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AGENDA🐦 INTERNATIONAL PIGEON ADVOCACY CONFERENCE 2026
SATURDAY 10TH OCTOBER
8:45 AM:
Doors Open – Welcome to IPAC 2026!
9:10 AM:
Welcome from the N.P.A.A!
An introduction to the team at the Event - With Sue Joyce
9:20 – 9:50 AM:
Karolina Richterova
Talk: Humane Population control: Healthier flocks and Happier Pigeons
10:00 – 10:30 AM:
Rescue Not Retail
Illy & Polly
Talk - Demeaned and deformed - The plight of Doves and Pigeons in the Pet Trade
10:30 – 10:45 AM:
☕ Break
10:45 – 11:15 AM
Sue Joyce
National Pigeon Advocacy Association/LITTLE GREEN PIGEON C.I.C.
Talk - Recruiting a Pigeon Army: The NPAA, how people can get involved, and a vision for a future where pigeons are understood, protected and valued.
11:15 – 11:20 AM
Stevie Martin
Talk - Why I Love Pigeons
11:20 AM – 12:30 PM
Aneesa Malik
Talk - Pigeon Health: Understanding Common Infectious Diseases - a basic overview
12:30 – 1:30 PM
🥗 LUNCH
1:30 – 2:10 PM
Ashley Dietrich
Olive’s Place
Talk - strategic advocacy: Exploring the philosophical and sociological underpinnings of attitudes toward animals. How we can use framing, emotion, and visual language to change public perception of pigeons.
2:15 – 2:45 PM:
Iris Mackowiak
loveadove.com
Talk - How to love a Dove
2:45 – 3:10 PM:
☕ Break
3:10 – 4:00 PM:
Jenna Close
Mooses Flock
Talk - Lost, Injured & Forgotten: The Reality of Pigeon Racing
4:00 – 4:30 PM:
☕ Break
4:30 – 5:15 PM:
Ems Hanley
Manchester Pigeon Rehab
Talk - The Wrong Side of the Tracks: Pigeons, the Railway and the Culls
5:15 – 6:00 PM:
Sam Crick
Dead Toe Society - Advocacy For Pigeons
Talk - Dead Toe Society: Creative Activism for Pigeons
6:00 – 6:30 PM:
Rory Langelier
@becomingapigeonvet
Talk - Where are all the Pigeon Vets
SPECIAL GUEST
MOLLY ELWOOD
PIGEON GO!
6:30 PM onwards:
🛍️ Shopping & Networking
7:00 PM:
🍽️ DINNER
Shopping & Networking
8:30 PM🎶:
Pigeons – The Musical!
Kelly Craige
8:50 PM onwards:
🛍️ Shopping & Networking
11:00 PM:
🌙 Retire for the evening
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🐦 SUNDAY 11TH OCTOBER 8:45 AM
Doors Open – Welcome Back!
9:00 – 10:00 AM:
🛍️ Networking & Shopping
10:00 – 10:30 AM:
Matt O’Leary
Talk - Using Enrichment to Improve Welfare
10:30 – 11:00 AM:
Jenny Mason
Willowfields Animal Sanctuary/Safe Haven🩺
Triage Workshop - A beginners Guide to Pigeon Care
10:30 – 11:15 AM🛍️ Networking & Shopping (For guests not attending Jenny’s workshop)
11:15 – 11:45 AM
Claire Kinder
Kinder Bird Rescue
Talk - Squabs, Squarks & Struggles - The day to day world of Sanctuary Life
11:50 AM – 12:30 PM:
Hannah Michelle & Aspen
Philly Pigeon Tours
Talk - Living with pigeons: From partners to pests (and back again)
12:30 – 2:30 PM
🥗 LUNCH
2:30 – 3:10 PM:
Meg Germondson
Olives Place
Talk - Marketing and psychology-based strategies in fundraising and advocacy for pigeons, with emphasis on small-scale rescues.
3:20 – 3:50 PM:
Kevin Newell
Humane Wildlife Solutions
The Fight to Protect Urban Birds
3:50 – 4:15 PM:
☕ Break
4:15 – 5:00 PM:
Chava Sonier
Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue
The distinction of domestication
5:00 PM:
💚 Closing Speeches and thank yous
ALL FOOD IS INCLUDED IN TICKET PRICE at the event. See the menu here!
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