Brooklyn pet store owner accused of kidnapping NYC pigeons, selling them as live shooting targets

An alleged pigeon pirate is ruffling feathers in the concrete jungle.

A longtime Brooklyn pet store owner is coming under fire after allegations resurfaced that he kidnaps pigeons from public parks and illegally sells them to hunters to be used as live shooting targets, The Post has learned – but his brother claims activists have pigeonholed the wrong guy.

Michael Scott, co-owner of Broadway Pigeon & Pet Supplies in Bushwick, has been accused of purloining pigeons for decades, according to animal rights activist Tina Piña, who claims her own Brooklyn pigeon flock was ransacked by the store owner this month…

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