India, Oct. 18 -- PETA India responded after facing severe backlash over its petition to "save Mumbai pigeons, " urging Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to reverse his feeding ban order. In a tweet, the organisation claimed "pigeon-related health risks are exaggerated."

"An RTI response from Mumbai's three largest civic hospitals shows that only 0.3% of respiratory illness cases in 2024 were linked to pigeon exposure. International research also demonstrates that the risk of disease transmission from pigeons to humans is very low, even for people who are in close and regular contact with them. And pigeons are naturally resistant to bird flu," the organisation wrote.

In the following lines, PETA India shared about "practical steps" it ha...