MAN USES LOVE OF BIRDS CEREMONIALLY HE RAISES AND TRAINS DOVES TO BE RELEASED AND FIND THEIR WAY HOME FROM FUNERALS, WEDDINGS AND OTHER EVENTS.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN) From: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | Date: August 21, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Associated Press

ASHWAUBENON -- One-hundred and fifty white doves have a home in Gary Thomson's yard. The Ashwaubenon resident calls them his pets, but he hopes in two years they will become his livelihood.

"They work for me," Thomson said.

The birds are part of the business team for Wings of the Heart, a dove release service that Thomson manages.

Thomson has always been intrigued by doves. As a child, he kept them for pets and m...