Sky puppies, I kinda like that, and yes, there is a lot of hatred towards pigeons, particularly in large cities, like London, where this picture appears to be from
Yeah, it is from London. And I don't get why people would hate or even dislike them. Sure, they can make a mess sometimes, but otherwise they're perfectly friendly and docile.
Contact with pigeon droppings poses a minor risk of contracting histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and psittacosis and exposure to both droppings and feathers can produce bird fancier's lung. Pigeons are not a major concern in the spread of West Nile virus; though they can contract it, they do not appear to be able to transmit it. Pigeons are, however, at potential risk for carrying and spreading avian influenza. One study has shown that adult pigeons are not clinically susceptible to the most dangerous strain of avian influenza, H5N1, and that they did not transmit the virus to chickens. Other studies have presented evidence of clinical signs and neurological lesions resulting from infection, but found that the pigeons did not transmit the disease to chickens reared in direct contact with them. Pigeons were found to be "resistant or minimally susceptible" to other strains of avian influenza, such as the H7N7
Wow. Still, dogs can carry rabies which has an extremely high fatality rate, and no one hates puppies.