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Mumbai’s Pigeon-Feeding Rules Aren’t Going Over Well

The new rules led to clashes with the police and threats of hunger strikes by members of the Jain religious community, which believes in nonviolence against all creatures.

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The closure of dozens of feeding spots for pigeons, known as kabutarkhanas, in Mumbai has upset some leaders of the city’s Jain community, a small but influential religious group.
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