The 10,000 pigeons selected to participate in the National Day of the People's Republic of China on Oct. 1 were inspected for suspicious objects by security officials this week. Thoroughly inspected.
According to a tweet by People's Daily, China's government-sponsored newspaper, each of the birds was anally examined, ensuring they weren't carrying, you know, suspicious things or whatever.
10,000 pigeons go through anal security check for suspicious objects Tue, ready to be released on National Day on Wed pic.twitter.com/HitEpLMv8o— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) September 30, 2014
The sheer number of birds examined is hard to believe -- not to mention the fact that there are some more important things going on in China right now, like mass pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
The National Day is a public holiday marking the 65th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. The Nanjing Daily reports that after the birds from Xicheng, Dongcheng, Chaoyang and Fengtai are loaded into a truck and transported to Tiananmen Square, they will be released there around sunrise for the ceremony as a sign of peace.
Peace for humans, horrific confusion for pigeons.
