Welsh charity ditches balloons in favour of pigeons

By Paul Jump, Third Sector, 16 July 2008

A Welsh homelessness charity has ditched its annual mass balloon release in favour of a dove and pigeon race amid concerns about potential environmental damage.

Llamau took the pin to plan A after reading a letter in Third Sector that criticised a coalition of Welsh charities for releasing 621 balloons as part of a campaign to increase the number of organ donors (11 June, page 13). The letter pointed to the Marine Conservation Society's concerns...

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