🐦 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

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

www.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 - Lost, Injured & Forgotten: The Reality of Pigeon Racing

 

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

6:30 PM onwards

🛍️ Shopping & Networking

7:00 PM

🍽️ DINNER
Shopping & Networking

8:30 PM

🎶 Pigeons – The Musical!
Kelly

8:50 PM onwards

🛍️ Shopping & Networking

11:00 PM

🌙 Retire for the evening

🐦 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 you's