...who is a retired Army veterinarian. "Or he may have hopped onto a cargo ship." The latter is more likely, said Bert Oostlander, the owner of Global Pigeon Supplies in Savannah. "Pigeons can fly across the country," said Mr. Oostlander...

...are not as cheap as people think. You can't go to the park, grab a pigeon and say I'm a pigeon racer," said Bert Oostlander. The birds are trained to race when they're just a few weeks old. First, young pigeons are allowed to become...

...are not as cheap as people think. You can't go to the park, grab a pigeon and say I'm a pigeon racer," said Bert Oostlander. The birds are trained to race when they're just a few weeks old. First, young pigeons are allowed to become...

SAVANNAH - Bert Oostlander's hobby has turned into a multimillion-dollar international business. Some would say that isn't pigeon feed. But in this...