Chickens and pigeons have been kicked to death by thugs in an “absolutely horrific” spate of attacks.
And in one particularly cruel act, a 15-year-old goose was killed after the culprits seemingly stamped it to death – before they buried its head in mud.
Police say allotment holders – including pensioners – have been left “heartbroken” after discovering the shocking acts of violence against the animals.
It appears the livestock were kicked and even stamped on, while others were seemingly let out to escape at the council allotments in Hartlepool.
Cleveland Police say the allotments, between Elmwood Road, Thornhill Gardens and Wiltshire Way, were targeted between Sunday and Monday.
A 69-year-old man was left distraught when between 1pm on Sunday and 9am on Monday someone got into a shed and opened a chicken coup.
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A flock of doves at Bristol Zoo have taken on the challenge of becoming foster parents – and raised a group of endangered Mauiritius pink pigeons.
Different pairs of Barbary doves took on the job of hatching the rare pigeons after their own mum proved unreliable at incubating the eggs.
The female pink pigeon had recently arrived to the zoo’s sister attraction, Wild Place Project, in the hope she would pass on her valuable genes.
After hatching, the doves fed the pink pigeon chicks as if they were their own, despite them growing to be larger and a different colour to themselves.
In a further twist, the fifth youngster was raised by another threatened species – a pair of Mindanao bleeding heart doves, which originate from the Philippines.
Wild Place manager Will Walker said: “Like all pigeons, it’s not unusual for some pink pigeons to be distracted from their parental duties.
“However, each egg is incredibly precious and, crucially, each chick represents valuable genetic diversity for the species.”
The island of Mauritius is located around 2,000km off the southeast coast of Africa, and was notably the home of another rare bird, the now extinct dodo.
In the early 1990s, the pink pigeon population had declined to fewer than 20 birds remaining in the Mauritian forests.
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THAT pesky pigeons is still proving to be a problem in Cornhill, Wellington, town councillors heard at their November meeting.
It was reported that town clerk Greg Dyke was working with legal representatives of Wetherspoon’s to try to persuade the owners of adjoining properties to take action to deal with the nuisance and the mess.
Thanks to the efforts of Cllr Janet Reed, Taunton Deane Borough Council’s cleansing department had pressure-washed Cornhill and it was hoped that this washing would be carried out every two weeks.
Cllr Marcus Barr said a broken window above the archway needed to be boarded or wired up to keep the pigeons out.
Councillors were told that the Deane hoped to be able to find money from its budget to repair the paths in the park and also the roof of the park bandstand.
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LAKE CHELAN – You may see a couple of sharpshooters taking aim at the pigeons roosting on Lake Chelan Dam in the coming weeks, but don’t be alarmed.
Between two-to-three dozen of the birds have resisted all human efforts to trap them or scare them off. And they’re pooping everywhere, says Alene Underwood, the PUD’s Fish and Wildlife manager.
“The difference between pigeons and other birds, to be candid, is pigeons only poop when they sit,” Underwood said. “Lots of excrement is building up. We’ve tried to hose it off. Hose them off. But they keep coming back. We’re attempting to trap the birds, but they can’t seem to get them in the traps.”
That creates human health hazards, she said, because pigeons carry parasites and infectious diseases that can become airborne in the birds dried excrement.
“When the folks go out and work on the dam, we want to make sure they’re not exposed to that,” she said.
The PUD has an ongoing contract with the wildlife services division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for nuisance species removal at its dams.
USDA officials will continue to try to trap the birds, she said. If unsuccessful, they’ll use pellet guns to shoot them. Trapped pigeons are also killed.
Beginning this week, work there will take place five days a week, every other week, Underwood said. Shooters will only be at the dam an hour or two each day, at different times.
The PUD has sent fliers to people who live within an 800-foot radius of the dam to alert them to the work.
The utility has used similar measures to exterminate pigeons and cormorants at its dams, Underwood said.
The cormorant is another “nuisance” species for its tendency to feast on baby salmon.
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News — In response to a request for answers to questions posed at a special Committee of the Whole meeting on the 2017 budget, Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth submitted a report at South Frontenac Council’s regular meeting last week in Sydenham.
Of those responses, street lights and salt dome doors generated the most debate.
Segsworth told Council that the cost to run a streetlight is about $0.13 per day per light.
“The majority of our lights are 43w or 0.043 Kw and run for about 12 hours per day,” he said. “At a rate of $0.25/Kw-hour that’s 0.516 Kw per day for an estimated cost of $0.13/day per light.”
He said enough money has been set aside for about three streetlights for intersection lighting along arterial roads based on a figure of $10,000 per light if no pole is present.
“We don’t have locations yet but there are lots of potential places for streetlights,” he said.
But doors for salt domes drew more response, especially when Segsworth noted that false rumours of $10,000 per dome were circulating.
“I’m not anticipating $10,000 for doors,” he said. “More like $5,000.”
Segsworth noted that they aren’t using the domes to store winter sand an salt any more, for example the OPP boat is stored at the Hartington dome along with some cold mix and other road supplies. However, the domes seem to be popular with pigeons and with no doors on them, the birds come and go as they please, leaving droppings in their wake. This creates health and safety issues, Segsworth said.
“They (the domes) were built without doors and I don’t know a more cost effective way of dealing with the pigeons,” Segsworth said. “We have big clay owls but the bottom line is the pigeons get in and they’re problematic.”
The report also pointed to several roads projects, such as Green Bay Bridge, Carrying Place Road and Deer Creek Road.
But the suggestion that the Township buy a new garbage truck with compacting capabilities didn’t sit well with Mayor Ron Vandewal.
Segsworth said they have one truck without packing capabilities that sometimes has to be emptied three times a day, meaning extra travel time for staff. He suggested trading that one in on a truck that has packing capabilities.
“The budget we were close to passing had these things taken out,” Vandewal said. “You’re going to get zero dollars for that truck.
“Let it go to its life spawn.
“As far as which road gets done, if the budget numbers are the same, I don’t care which road it is.”
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MIAMI, Dec. 14 (UPI) — A thief broke into a Florida business to steal several high-priced pigeons while wearing a bucket to hide his identity.
Surveillance showed the strangely disguised burglar, dressed in a trash bag, pilfering the expensive birds from El Viejo Lazaro Botanica in Miami despite security cameras and barbed wire, according to WSVN.
“People are crazy. People know I have security cameras,” owner Nelson Hernandez said. “People know I put the wires. More security, and these people don’t care.”
The brazen robbery was the second time within a year burglars had target the store owned by Hernandez and his wife Mae.
“I don’t know what’s going here in Miami,” she said. “People don’t have respect for anything.”
Hernandez said the most recent robbery saw the bucket clad thief make off with 40 racing pigeons valued between $100 and $1,000.
“If this keeps happening I will be out of business,” he told the Miami Herald.
The clumsy thief was seen tumbling over a fence surrounding the store and potentially causing harm to his stolen cargo.
“These little pigeons, he breaks the eggs and everything. It’s animal abuse,” Hernandez said. “The way he took the pigeons was very rough.”
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A flock of doves at Bristol Zoo have taken on the challenge of becoming foster parents – and raised a group of endangered Mauiritius pink pigeons.