TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY PHILIPPE SIUBERSKI
Pigeons are seen in a cage during the second international pigeon fair in Kortrijk on February 18, 2012 . By putting on the table tens of thousands of dollars for a carrier pigeon, wealthy Chinese collectors are revolutionizing the small world of Belgian pigeon, sometimes to the detriment of amateurs, overtaken by the globalization of their hobby. AFP PHOTO / GEORGES GOBET (Photo credit should read GEORGES GOBET/AFP/Getty Images)