After being detained for eight months, a pigeon believed to be a “Chinese spy” was finally set free following intervention by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India. Espionage suspicion: The initial suspicion arose due to illegible letters the officers found on the bird's wings and the two rings of copper and aluminum attached to its legs, reported the New Indian Express. No indications of “fowl” play: They sent the captured bird to the Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals (BSDPHA) in Parel for investigation.