by Pigeon Patrol | Jul 23, 2016 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Deterrent Products, Pigeons in the News
Apparently, it’s completely legal to gun down live birds released from boxes at the Philadelphia Gun Club, but hiring this teenager to end the lives of birds that were missed is downright cruel. What activists from SHARK seem to be forgetting, is that regardless of this kid’s actions, those birds were set to die.
When the group filmed the kid chasing down the birds and using beach side objects like sticks and rocks to kill them, they brought focus to the treatment of animals instead of the use. “The shoots are legal in Pennsylvania, so there’s nothing we can do about that. Our concern is the treatment of the animal once it is shot, to make sure it’s (euthanasia) done as humanely and swiftly as possible,” Police Lt. William McVey told the news outlet. “In this case, it crossed the line.” The argument here is that death is fine, as long as it’s swift. But why isn’t the argument that we shouldn’t be killing these pigeons at all?
God dammit – those birds were property of the hunting club, and people expect them to be taken care of! An attorney for SHARK said, ”It shows that whatever steps the gun club has taken up until now to keep its promise have been inadequate, so the Bensalem Police Department’s decision to file charges doesn’t satisfy SHARK’s concern that future shoots held at the gun club also won’t comply with the agreement. Right now, SHARK is exploring their options in pursuing an appropriate remedy, including returning to court.” How can we ever trust these hunters again?
Really, attorneys should be working on getting rid of the entire club, their hosting of these semiannual shoots, and the unnecessary use of these pigeons for sport. And when it comes to educating a seventeen year old on animal rights, we ought the talk veganism and not “nice” ways to put an animal down.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jul 22, 2016 | Animal Deterrent Products, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeons in the News
The St Regis Saadiyat has employed new staff in the battle against unsightly pigeon droppings – a full-time falconer and his birds.
Alex Louw flies his specially trained falcons on weekdays to ensure that about 300 pigeons that took residence at the five-star St Regis since it opened start looking for other, more hospitable dwellings.
To achieve this, the South African falconer flies his eight peregrine falcons, the natural prey of which are smaller birds.
“They don’t kill anything but I let the birds fly for hours a day, and over months they now see the hotel as their territory. Their presence alone deters the pigeons from being here,” Mr Louw said.
He will randomly select the birds on any given day so that the pigeons, which are quite smart birds, never feel like they have quite outsmarted the falcons.
The technique has achieved great results.
Marwan Fadel, a sales director at the St Regis, said within just a few months the island hotel went from 300 resident pigeons to fewer than 20 – results conventional methods failed to achieve.
“Since day one we’ve had a lot of pigeons and that means you’re dealing with a mess,” Mr Fadel said. “We tried lots of tools, such as spikes, and they weren’t working.”
Aside from creating an almost prison-like look, spikes on ridges, the most common deterrent for birds, simply do not work as pigeons will eventually find ways to build nests in between the points, and sometimes on top of them.
Gels, the other method, are environmental hazards that could be harmful to endangered animals’ ecosystem on the protected Saadiyat Island.
So they approached Mr Louw and told him of the problem. He began training birds, and tried out a dozen from his roster of 38 before he found the right ones.
“We couldn’t have them hunt the actual pigeons, despite it being the birds’ instinct we thought it wouldn’t be great if pigeons were being eaten by falcons in a family setting,” he said.
Mr Louw has been using falcons for bird control for 25 of his 40 years in falconry.
“It’s a very old idea. I used to do this 25 years ago in South Africa for the military,” he said. “They had problems with birds on the runways getting in engines of planes, and so we started a falconry project there and we saved them US$2 million (Dh7.34m) in the first year just in bird strikes.”
Mr Louw is passionate about falconry and gives guests at the hotel an introduction.
“After flying one of my birds, it sometimes takes me an hour to walk from the beach to my car because I get stopped so much,” he said. “And I love it. I carry extra gloves so that the kids, anyone really, can hold the falcons.”
Mr Louw has become a hotel attraction, and regular mention of him and his birds on Trip Advisor has been common among the hotel’s almost 2,000 reviews.
“It’s become a hotel attraction,” said Mr Fadel. “I think we’re really on to something.”
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jul 17, 2016 | Bird Deterrent Products, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeons in the News
WILMINGTON — A proposal to change the city’s zoning rules to prohibit keeping pigeons will advance to the city council.
On Wednesday, the city’s planning commission voted to recommend approval of the proposal.
The amendment would establish a mechanism to grandfather existing pigeon-keepers, who would be required to register with the city within six months of a rule change. Only two pigeon-keepers are known to the city.
The city council will have the final say.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jul 16, 2016 | Bird Deterrent Products, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeons in the News
Leaving bread for waterfowl or other animals in Wilmington could soon lead to civil or criminal penalties, a step city lawmakers hope will address a fowl problem at one park.
Wilmington council members voted Thursday to expand a ban on feeding pigeons in public locations to include waterfowl, other types of birds, and wildlife. The measure also applies to private property where permission has not been granted.
The bill, passed in a unanimous decision, was primarily crafted as a response to an increasing number of bird droppings from seagulls at Cool Spring Park. Residents have said at least one person leaves loaves or pieces of bread, attracting the waterfowl to the park and causing pavement, benches, and drinking fountains to accumulate bird feces.
However, the city’s existing laws only prohibited people from feeding or leaving food for pigeons and did not identify any other types of wildlife.
“This was a park where we just spent millions and millions of dollars and we had to be calling public works to clean it and there’s families there with children and it’s just one of those things we had to address,” said Councilman Charles “Bud” Freel (D-District 8), the bill’s primary sponsor.
The bill would be enforced by the city police department with civil penalties and possible criminal offenses doled out to violators.
The bill also contained language allowing homeowners to have bird feeders for “songbirds,” so long as they didn’t become public nuisances.
Many ornithology experts warn against feeding pigeons bread or other household foods. The National Audubon Society wrote last year that bread, fresh or stale, essentially serves as junk food for birds and does not benefit their nutrition.
Nonetheless, two council members weren’t convinced the bill was worth passing.
Councilman Robert Williams (D-District 7) said he felt the actions of a “rogue individual” in city parks shouldn’t prompt a policy that would could lead to criminal penalties for visitors who just want to feed the birds. He said it was hypocritical to ban feeding birds based partially on their nutritional needs while shooting down his proposal to ban smoking in city parks two years prior.
“I imagine the grandmoms and the grandpops taking their grandkids to the park to feed duckies and an officer having to tell them they’re breaking the law,” he said.
Supporters argued the problem is relatively isolated but still needs to be addressed.
“This is what happens when the neighbors call it in and they complain and they try to work with the city departments and nobody wants to be accountable for it,” said Councilwoman Maria Cabrera (D-At Large).
Some residents said it was unfortunate that the problem required legislative action but hope it will improve the condition the park.
Richard Caplan, a resident of nearby Rodney Court apartment building, said the park’s appearance has suffered because of the feces. He also said leaving food outdoors attracts rats and other rodents.
“I don’t see it as a very healthy or seemly practice,” he said.
Councilwoman Loretta Walsh (D-At Large) said the fecal matter left behind by waterfowl has caused thousands of dollars in damage.
“Like everything else in this country, it all comes down to poop, doesn’t it?” she said.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jul 12, 2016 | Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeons in the News
Feathers are flying in Horncastle over calls from the town council for people to stop feeding the town’s ‘problem’ pigeons.
Councillors issued the appeal through the Horncastle News after expressing concerns about the damage and amount of mess the pigeons are causing.
They claim that people feeding birds are leading to an increase in the pigeon population.
Councillors have previously ruled out other suggestions to control the number of birds, including putting them on the pill or bringing in trained hawks to kill them.
The council was supported by the town’s History and Heritage Society and the local Federation of Small Businesses.
Some residents also backed the council but several others say the birds should be left alone.
And one pigeon – dubbed Percy by locals after taking up residence in the town centre – appears to have his very own fan club.
Pensioner Sylvia Petfield told the News: “I know the pigeons do cause damage to buildings but surely there are more important things to worry about in this town.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jul 7, 2016 | Bird Deterrent Products, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News
There’s a bit of a problem with pigeons in Islington.
Hundreds, nay thousands of the sky rats have been pictured landing on rooftops and in parks around the London neighbourhood.
A council has now written to people in the area saying that they believe the problem is down to people feeding them creating an ‘unsightly mess’.
They’ve even threatened court action that could lead to people being evicted and have appointed a ‘professional witness’ to gather evidence of pigeon feeders.
In its threatening letter, the council wrote: ‘Islington council have appointed a “professional witness” to obtain video and hear say evidence to identify culprits of this behaviour. No further warnings will be given regarding this issue.’
The authority has since said that letter was delivered to houses on the Palmer Estate ‘in error’.
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