Little Ripper - Pigeon Racing Documentary.

Pigeon racing is as unique as it is deceiving. Despite their simple appearance, pigeons and their homing instincts are extremely complex. And while the sport is about hard work and respect, there is one truly universal desire that drives racing pigeons - the need for a home.
Little Ripper - Fast Feathered and Fearless follows a cast of passionate and often eccentric characters across the globe on their own quest to find such an elusive, magical place. Breeding and racing pigeons is a life commitment, for not only the pigeon fancier but for their entire family. Every aspect of a fancier’s life revolves around their love, dedication and passion for pigeons. And just like the amazing physical journey of homing pigeons, the emotional journey of the fancier show the lengths to which we will go to find our place in the world.
Fast, Feathered and Fearless shines a light on a sport many would consider an anachronistic curiosity. Pigeon legend John Van Beers explains how pigeon racing is all based on the birds’ desire to belong. Through beautifully animated sequences and intimate interviews, we see the rigorous training, uncanny navigation, perilous hazards and clocking procedures that are unique to the sport.
Since its inception in Belgium as a humble working man’s pursuit, pigeon sport now unites people from different cultures and backgrounds around the world. The breadth and global scope of pigeon racing has given rise to a lucrative international industry that remains unknown to most. For those who have devoted their lives to the sport, as well as the uninitiated, Fast, Feathered and Fearless will bring the world of pigeon racing home.
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[@iamkent8509]

Sam: not just a typical young fancier. You can see in his eyes how he loves pigeons. Future champion kid!!! Good Luck!

[@jakubgrzyb9258]

Every pigeon fancier loves his pigeons this is what this hobby is about

[@keshlopez8598]

Yo when that man shed a tear remembering his champ pigeon…. I returned it and watched him say it 3x…. Wow….speechless…

[@notoriousqueenpigeon]

i havebeen raising pigeons by myself for 13 years. I have tried to get into the clubs and none of the old boys want to associate with me. I am not in a family that has done this, I got into it because I used to go help the feral flocks with thread foot and other ailments. One afternoon I found a beautiful lost " wedding release" homing pigeon. He was beautiful, pure white and I named him King. I still have birds from that lineage. big gorgeous fast beauties. A pigeon fancier will never stop. a true pigeon fancier is in it for life.

[@scottchadwick6921]

Where are you from? Have you heard of one loft racing. Some have several races where one can win money. It seems to be where the sport is heading. Last club I was in was 1 1/2 hours away and I was well off the line of flight.

[@saidbourk5102]

قصة جميلة اخة

[@albertnurnberger5247]

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[@tjd4874]

Are you from NY? I know this is 4years later but my father is into birds and has been in clubs his whole life on LI

[@krispeterson1021]

I miss this hobby it was the most rewarding hobby ive ever took up

[@tjd4874]

My grand father had pigeon’s my father has pigeon’s and when i was a boy i had pigeons but i grew away from it. My plan is once i get my house i want build a nice coop with my dad and take some of his birds and keep his blood line. Grew up around old guys like this. So much passion for it. Long live D&DLoft

[@user-xn9cw8py6o]

The man loves his pigeon a lot, tears of joy and good memories to last a lifetime!

[@manikinskywalker766]

Grew up my whole childhood Racing pigeons with my Dad.. fantastic memorable Times was Everything too me and my Dad..and seeing this just had me right back there...would give anything to have those days again....I miss you so much Dad...Thank you for my Amazing Memories love you Always.

[@stecartmel]

Lovely statement to your dad. I just lost mine November just gone he was 87 but it makes no difference the loss is the same no matter how old. And my dad as your did kept pigeons as a hobby , as pets pretty much.

[@manikinskywalker766]

@@stecartmel Hello Stephen so very sorry for the loss of your Dad…my Dad passed 15 years ago and not a day goes by that I don’t think of and miss my Dad…my dad and me raced pigeons together for 30 years that I was Blessed to share such great times Together…as So Very Hard it can be losing our Dads I hope you can take Comfort in Great Times and Memories you and your Dad Shared Together as that has helped me these last 15 years Wishing you All the Very best Stephen.

[@stecartmel]

@@manikinskywalker766 thank you very very much for getting back to me. When I was a child my dad used to take me fishing at a fishing club I'm still a member of myself. I bought the club a great big trophy which they have a memorial match for my dad each year . I have paid money to the club for the next ten years to give to the winners. So my dad's name never gets forgotten at the fishing club. . You say it's been 15 years since you lost your dad, but all the memories are right now aren't they. We are very lucky we share nice memories of our dad's. Did your dad tell you stories from when he was a boy . And when you hear them we think wow really dad.. life changes so so much in my dad's like . They had nothing like most . And just last year he had a 55 inch tv about 1 cm width. Imagine anyone telling your dad about the future like today he would think they was mad. We keep all the stories and memories for ever ♥️. Thank you so much, never forget the memories of our dad's.

[@jessykarhutton4876]

Absolutely wonderful film. As a pigeon rescuer I really enjoyed watching the emotions of the pigeons owners and the care of the birds. Its not all about the money, its about the love of the birds. I hate seeing them being tossed away because they come home late or get lost. Thank you

[@jakubgrzyb9258]

O hi so you are from people who wants to ban our passion. Greetings to you

[@jessykarhutton4876]

@@jakubgrzyb9258 actually I'm not. I believe that people who have the same level of passion and love for their birds such as those featured, then it's okay. I've only ever met friendly racing pigeon owners who love their birds the same as me. 👍

[@jakubgrzyb9258]

@@jessykarhutton4876 I understeand your emotions. I also think that love for the birds, hapiness and satisfaction we take from our sport and from breeding our pigeons is the most important and I dont like "fanciers" who cares only about results, breed over 100 youngsters a year and then leaving something about 30/40 for yearlings. People like these dont understeand and feel the nature of our passion however I find conversation superior to banning.

[@jessykarhutton4876]

@@jakubgrzyb9258 if you're on Facebook, I have a page for my rescues. The Birds Pigeon Rescue in Gosport

[@antonycarter8628]

First guy in England. Rarely do I see Pigeons I like, that fit my requirements, here I see many. Nice one Glad you got your birds back from thieving sods.

[@zaprude]

Pigeons are so enchanting! I wish I had the money and the property to raise them like this!

[@gericlozada1511]

I rarely finish documentaries, but this one did not made me bored and i just want to become a fancier right now :)

[@jakubgrzyb9258]

And... did you? cheers

[@alexsaquatics7620]

Did you get some

[@MrBaiLiE7]

Would be cool to hear if you are a fancier now

[@AchimJankowski]

Der Diebstahl hat mich sehr betroffen gemacht, DANKE für den FILM. GUT FLUG.

[@iseeyou5591]

That was absolutely fantastic I loved every bit of it before and after, I once had an opportunity to take 114 birds of a lifelong racer he had bad case of dust VS lung = pigeonlung disaster and trouble breathing, I had no idea about how to care or knowledge of what to do, I had fancy pigeons of my own and After one week I open the door to the shed I had 114 bird's and in about 2 minutes they were all gone! Haha, the owner called me the next morning telling me " 114 birds entered over the counter, there having a bath" Haha! I was speechless my first memory and experience with the racers, Awesome video/doc/show , Now gonna go buy a pair after 10.years! And this video.

[@gihanfonseka23]

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[@melinmove]

I love pigeons. My dad used to race them in England

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[@aysuad]

Brilliant piece of work on racing pigeons and the pigeon fanciers after a long long time. Excellent narration of the life of pigeon fancier. This sport is a life long experiment and learning and this story captures it right.

[@xxlalbatross3287]

The Belgium man have build a great pigeon hause with automatic cleaning. I am glad to see the old gentleman get back his stollen pigeon too. It was a happy ending for a good movie. Regards to all pigeon lovers.

[@johncuddy2669]

Brilliant video and was so pleased that charwill Dan finally got home 👍👍👍

[@melinmove]

Me too

[@marlondaniels3114]

Was so glad when the old fella got his bird back. Can only imagine how he felt when it got stolen.

[@jonathankohl6264]

I had a few homers gave to me a year ago. I have successfully bred and trained my first kit. I have tried to get some of my friends into breeding and possibly racing. It seems like everywhere we look for helpful information about good breeds and how to train we are met with secrecy or get Miss information. Between this hurdle and the price of a decent breeding pair is enough to keep young kids coming up from getting into the sport. Hopefully the sport will become more widespread and affordable here in the U.S. soon. Great documentary!

[@joeventurina7535]

One of the best videos you can watch about this wonderful hobby! Many thanks!

[@amechelb]

That is absolutely amazing that he came back that far!!! He is a legend.

[@KrissBreezeJa]

Amazing documentary. Nuff love from Jamaica! I just became a bird lover!

[@citoloft1969]

❤❤❤❤🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷 This documentary was one of the best documentary I have ever seen I just can't believe my eyes azam speaking I am sharing plenty of tears I will keep up the flying till the day I am ready To settle and be in the sky as well as eyberg when I am resting in peace here New York United States the pigeon flying is very Much alive you can believe that even young kids as well Thank you so much for sharing this documentary I will keep up my flying with my birds how wonderful Day or night

[@derekgee8504]

Says it the way it is excellent video thanks for posting

[@aristv1610]

Im 12yrs old and i finish watching this documentary. ilove pigeons❤

[@tejtrambharatt5182]

Great video I wish all the pigeon haters can see this video I love pigeons from childhood.

[@bigtykie]

Thank you so much for making this film available on youtube its an inspirational heart warming documentary that always gets me emotional kind regards TNT Lofts

[@RudolphFurtado]

In the time of "CORONAVIRUS WORLD WAR - 3" in 2020 when your own life is at the hands of a invisible pandemic it's cinema and documentaries that breaks all barriers and provides solace and entertainment in the confines of home.As a lifelong sports enthusiast and a silver jubilee pathological gambler on horse racing decided to understand the sport of pigeon racing.Picked the right documentary and found this video extremely educating to a novice from Mumbai in India where pigeon racing does exist in a few city's.. Surprised that the Royal Family of England is also actively involved in "Pigeon Racing" as i was under the impression they only raced horses.In the end was happy to note that among the 1200 stolen pigeons one of the prized stolen pigeon flew back 1300 miles from Rumania to its home loft in England and it's veteran owner, Ken Hines in England. Interesting and almost unbelievable fact.one of my favourite boxer's Mike.Tyson is a pigeon fancier and If "PIGEON RACING" existed in Mumbai i would definitely have been a active player in this bird sport. Ahoy !

[@jamessamson163]

RIP to all the old fanciers who’v passed.

[@capuchinepigeons2825]

Hello ...... Super video and beautiful pigeons brother 💯like 👍 Thanks for sharing ❤🕊 Love from Germany to all animals fanciers ❤

[@virgiliogomez5869]

Bitag

[@virgiliogomez5869]

I

[@maykeenan3297]

I am 13 and I started pigeons when I was 10.

[@jakubgrzyb9258]

Keep on its a beautifull hobby ;)

[@elvergontemeto714]

I'm a pigeon hunter I'm 30 years old and I started hunting when I was 6

[@jakubgrzyb9258]

I think it is the best documentary film about homing pigeons I ever seen. When they talk in TV about our passion its like : "they pay a lot for pigeons" and the information they give and lack of preparation are pathetic. Is it the full version?

[@brillsmith2207]

i love docs like this

[@abdelazizogagang8779]

Fckin bird returned from 1300 mile journey. Some people cant even find their way from a 4 block street. Damn.

[@jonhohensee3258]

And?

[@Euphorixxx]

Brilliant! Very good watch! And I've got to comment on how they ''blueball'' the pigeons so they just can't wait to get back home haha! Makes a lot of sense

[@christopheriansisoncabinta2704]

Priceless video!

[@grantlouw2783]

Beautiful documentary

[@ISRAELLOFT]

I really love this sports

[@espinoza5076]

Hi sir ISRAEL i'm your subscriber from Philippines!

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[@maykeenan3297]

Beautiful

[@jobertpage-et1349]

I like it, nice birdz...

[@markhutt4494]

that was CLASS did the young lad become a champion and beat the queen of England

[@THEFALCON58]

Hi from D.Ks lofts Burmingham rollers Perth WA He with the most money wins to buy the best birds /the young guys can't compete with that these days From me its the love of the hobby

[@user-qg1ks9qn2w]

Russia very love sport pigeons

[@jjtzlofttv2390]

Nice pigeons👍

[@AnimeAcidAngel]

Loved this documentary. Thank you!

[@StreamlineMedia]

Thanks

[@xiongguysloft9560]

Beautiful Documentary. Thanks for the upload, God Bless!!

[@sulakkanalalindu]

Beautiful and heart touching documentary pal!! keep it up. Thanks for publishing.

[@freedomforthebrave]

50years of work fucking hell that's sad man hope you all the luck you get them back in some way hope a miracle happens that's sad passion is priceless

[@KeifusMathews3]

Learned a lot from this, thanks for the knowledge, blessing to you and yours

[@nmo888]

What a great video, many thanks.

[@vincentvivek5908]

Once I had very gud pigeons and I had to leave them because of my studies....watching this was a pleasure. Salute to all...

[@Becoatsr69]

We have pigeons too! This video is great ❤

[@stevevassallo4323]

Fantastic film. Thank You.

[@markbaltazar8911]

beautiful documentry

[@jamessamson163]

Mark Baltazar yes indeed it was, i was marvelled at the pigeons loyalty and stamina in returning from Romania!

[@dalehooper159]

Great video. We are long time ranching family in AZ. My son just pick up his first 5 birds. Plan to race them. God bless

[@hillbillypicker2232]

Loved this. I had roller pigeons when I was a teen ager.

[@cnergyloft528]

Loved it. Thanks a lot.

[@StreamlineMedia]

You're welcome.

[@livingwaters6828]

Incredible

[@joerfabianvlog]

Love it!!from the philippines!

[@johnjoyce341]

The pigeons have more intelligence than some humans.

[@jakubgrzyb9258]

Well thats exaduration but they are a lot more inteligent than people think

[@jessyaguilar2797]

And one of that some humans is you

[@kristenbennett8495]

Love this documentary

[@KalapatiKomedy]

❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉 nice movie!

[@richardbotalon8005]

Thanks for uploading this racing pigeon video😇i love it...😊i wish someday i got a racing pigeon like a champion...😄

[@Fred-B]

That was a lovely documentary. I enjoyed it very much, thank you.

[@glennsode2153]

Great Doco. Thank you for sharing. If only I have the time I would like to raise pigeons.

[@drirfanraja]

I love pigeons tooooooooooo muchhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@pabloescobar-hg4bf]

Mencantan los palomos desde Canada

[@mayodeonse5075]

Jos thone your such an idol here in the Phillipines..i hope someday i have a Josthone bird on my on..ive been racing pigeons for atleast 3 years now..and still not won any and still learning how to win...

[@aptnchocco]

Nice production , grateful , Nice filming and editing .

[@swamploftpigeonworld1277]

great vid

[@maxmorgan2297]

Jos Thone, thats top pigeons, i have some 2 generation from him. Awesome winners.

[@2eyesblue4y]

I'm Românian and this is so sad ... i really hope the guys how stolen the pigeons get what they deserve what goes around comes around

[@Ryan-fosho]

Honestly same, those pigeon families were apart of his family for 50 years and someone stole that from him, he is now to old to really make that kind of a bond with your pigeons again so they really are not replaceable, it’s so sad especially since now he doesn’t have those birds to pass on to his grandkids which would make it even more special

[@simolotfi9231]

Tooooop

[@jackturtle131]

The biggest problem for new and old flyers is the $$$$$$$$ I had to give it away because I was spending more than 150 bucks a week all up,It's just out of reach for a lot of people. It's a pity because it's an lovely sport

[@jakubgrzyb9258]

You can always keep less pigeons and fly them for yourself not for fame and victories. I cant imagine not having at least 10 pairs if I'm able to. Cheers bro

[@shengwu9077]

Its an original song written for this documentary. Written and performed by Harry Angus. [jus keepin a note]

[@jasonpettit9942]

Power of love, home is where the heart beat is which lets of a pulse when flown over , when the pigeon is apart from the loft the beat is only stronger when the pigeon is flying closer in the direction of the loft and faint in the wrong direction of the loft . Love connects the heart body and soul together and the magic is in the Holy Spirit to find each other

[@jojiechannel6867]

this video is awesome cheers🍻

[@pigeonfanciertv5442]

Nice. Vid

[@PlanetMety]

Finally.

[@davidroberts8611]

Well done you sam

[@georgewelldone3519]

Very nice my name is George like this man

[@ylesracingpigeons9636]

Nice ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rajashahid582]

I am a pigeons lover from Pakistan 💕 My English is not very good but i saw this beautiful and very informative video I love it.i just say May Allah Bless on you All teams and members 🌷

[@topg_lofts9758]

Brought so many old memories back man.

[@adamadam-ew1pu]

Nice thanks you from denmarak

[@jaymendoza4875]

next documentary about racing pigeons please...

[@Teamchambalerobrothersloft]

wow amazing 😍

[@despreanimalesilivada7504]

I love verry much this sport

[@alexandruanghel4295]

Use a whistle. Nice movie, some lofts

[@yanabiswas5424]

Very nice video

[@BudiCorner]

this beautiful hobby ❤️

[@aminahmadi6518]

Nice bro

[@rimonmia7265]

I like your pegion sports from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@aaroni5074]

I knew when I seen the title little ripper it was gonna be Irish or Australian

[@santosfe1]

Olá bom dia a todos kkkkk me emocionei com a reportagem ...sou um apaixonado por pombos gostaria de poder competir em um clube nesse nível de profissionalismo .

[@michealleeyoung4482]

Its about time ,for someone to keep us ,pigeon fanatics, inform about ,racing pigeons and pigeons in general. ...... ..

[@PlanetMety]

Atlast. Thank you

[@jason1979007]

They will fly back,!.

[@majidkhan-pv6jp]

Nice dood I found of fly the pigons

[@BelgianRacingPigeons]

Great work I wish I was as skilled

[@alexsaquatics7620]

👍