02/20/20
LAS VEGAS (KVVU) -- An anonymous group called "P.U.T.I.N." said it released pigeons wearing tiny Make America Great Again (MAGA) hats in downtown Las Vegas.
Photo courtesy of Pigeons United to Interfere Now
Group members told KVVU-TV they strategically released the birds on Tuesday, a day before the ninth Democratic debate in Vegas.
One of the pigeons was spotted wearing a small orange hairpiece while the others donned MAGA hats. The group called the pigeon release an "aerial protest."
The group said its mission was inspired by the 1970's Cold War Operation Tacana in which "the CIA explored the use of pigeons equipped with tiny cameras to spy on Soviet sites of interest."
Members said their group's name P.U.T.I.N. stands for "Pigeons United To Interfere Now."
In December, an unknown person(s) attached small cowboy hats to several pigeons found in the Las Vegas Valley. Lofty Hopes pigeon rescue recovered two of them and removed their hats. One of the pigeons later died.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police nor a local pigeon rescue were available for comment on Tuesday night.
By KVVU Digital Staff
https://www.azfamily.com/news/us_wor...e652ababe.html