09 March,2011 03:13 PM IST | | ANI
Animal rights activists People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals held a demonstration outside former boxing champ Mike Tyson's home to protest his role in pigeon racing.
Henderson police spokesman Todd Rasmussen said that the PETA demonstration outside 44-year-old Tyson's gated hillside neighbourhood was peaceful, Stuff.co.nz reported.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that some of the 20 protesters carried signs reading, "Featherweights: No match for a Heavyweight", and "Mike doesn't give pigeons a fighting chance".
Tyson has been a pigeon racing breeder and fan since childhood in Brooklyn, New York.
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PETA's Lisa Lange said the protest followed Sunday night's debut of the Animal Planet show, 'Taking on Tyson'.
It features Tyson competing with pigeon racers in the New York City area.
