Its pretty common for Australian media to dredge up whatever loosely related celebrity news they can tack onto whatever load they're shovelling that day.
The wildest thing to me is that not only did a pigeon manage to cross the ocean, but it just happened to be a trained pigeon that embarked on its journey while participating in a pigeon-race.
I'd say that claims of it being trained may be overstated if upon finishing the race it took off down under.
I would pay good to money to watch this movie! I hope someone at Pixar is taking notes.
This is British media, but your point still stands :-)