The article is about the value the birds provide, and that they are getting used less and less, not that they are 100% obsolete and never used. Seems like at l

The article is about the value the birds provide, and that they are getting used less and less, not that they are 100% obsolete and never used. Seems like at least in 1999 they served a vital function that probably helped save bunch of people. > the police pigeons of Odisha also proved to be the only dependable method of communication during devastating floods in 1982 and a 1999 super-cyclone that caused widespread destruction in the coastal state. Indeed, the handlers say pigeon post helped save many lives.