by Pigeon Patrol | Dec 1, 2015 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Spikes
IN RESPONSE to feedback on the pigeon nuisance, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) works with the relevant stakeholders, such as the town councils and the National Environment Agency (NEA), to implement measures to mitigate the issue, including control measures to manage the pigeon population in the area and maintain the cleanliness of the area (“After the rats, deal with the pigeons” by Miss Ng J-Cyn; Feb 18).
Pigeons and other birds are attracted to food premises due to the availability of food scraps. NEA has reminded the table-cleaning contractor at the Ghim Moh temporary market to step up the clearing of tables and soiled crockery.
Patrons can also help by not littering, not leaving scraps on tables and returning used crockery to tray return points.
AVA also enforces the law against the feeding of pigeons. The feeding of pigeons will encourage them to multiply, which will result in pigeon-related problems and undesirable hygiene conditions.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Nov 30, 2015 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Spikes, UltraSonic Bird Control
New Delhi, March 27: A chip on a leg, a ring on the other and a blue scrawl on its white wing – Gujarat police are in a flap over the curious case of a fearless pigeon and have begun a probe.
A pigeon drinking water from a bowl on a Sintex tank near a jetty close to Dwarka has sparked a fair bit of panic on the Gujarat coast, and involved everyone from the police and the coast guard to the state Marine Police and the Forensic Science Laboratory in Gandhinagar.
News has even travelled up to the Union home ministry.
“It is to inform you that on 20 March 2015 about 1600 hours around five nautical miles from the shore of Salaya Essar jetty, which is under construction, one pigeon was found drinking water from the bowl under the syntax (sic) tank,” said a report sent by the Dwarka district SP to the additional director-general of police (anti-terrorist squad) in Ahmedabad on March 24.
Apparently, a security guard of Salaya Essar’s security wing spotted the bird and “he found that the pigeon was not afraid of him and not going away”. So he decided to catch hold of it.
The report said the pigeon had “a chip on one leg and a number 28733 ring on another leg”. There were also some “writings” on the wings of the pigeon in “Urdu/Arabic language”.
Suspicion aroused, the guard immediately informed his superior, and the duo decided to keep the pigeon with them for the time being.
The next day, they tipped off coast guard officials of nearby Vadinar and handed over the “suspect” for investigation. A day after that, the coast guard intimated the Vadinar Marine police station.
“The in-charge police officer made the station diary entry No. 12/2015 at 1215 hours and took charge of the pigeon, called up the FSL officer for further investigation and took out the ring and chip from legs of pigeon and sent it to the FSL Gandhinagar for further investigation,” the report said.
Forensic scientists on the job discovered that the chip had “BENJING DUAL” written on it. “By searching on Google, we found that it is used for pigeon race,” the report said.
“There is one word written on the wing of pigeon in blue writing in Urdu/Arabic language which means ‘Rasul-ul-Allah’ was also found out.”
Still suspicious, the police called in forest officers for their opinion. “Such pigeons are found mostly in northern part of India and used for race in foreign countries,” the report said.
“This is primary information we have and further investigation is going on,” the superintendent of police, district Devbhumi Dwarka, said. Copies have been sent to the IGP in charge of Gujarat’s coastal security and to the DIG of Rajkot range.
Would North Block follow up? Officials refused comment.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Nov 29, 2015 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting
It’s not just the human beings who are detained by the police. Even pigeons can be detained too. And Gujarat Police has done just that by getting hold of a pigeon with an electronic chip. The strange matter was probed for a possible terror angle and a detailed report was dutifully despatched by spooked Gujarat Police to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
The spotting of a pigeon, which landed at the Salaya Essar jetty in Vadinar, wouldn’t have been anything unusual for the police but the words ‘Rasul-Ul-Allah’ written in Arabic prompted them to carry out a background check. Moreover, a chip tied to one of the pigeon’s legs with the number ‘28733’ made this bird a suspect.
Union home ministry officials were not amused when the report was received at the ministry. “It’s bizarre. Why should they send such a report to us?” a ministry official asked. “We are handling serious issues and its strange when someone sends such trivial reports,” an official said.
However, the local police in Devbhumi Dwarka district believed this to be a security scare. The report was also marked to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Gujarat.
The pigeon was first seen on March 20 about five nautical miles away from the shore of Salaya Essar jetty, which is under construction, in Gujarat’s Devbhumi Dwarka district, by a security guard. The matter was then reported to the Coast Guard following which the pigeon’s ‘custody’ was given to the local police for further investigation.
The chip with the words ‘Benjing Dual’ was the biggest puzzle for the investigators. The cops sent the chip to the Forensic Science Laboratory in Gandhinagar. “By searching on Google we found out that ‘Benjing Dual’ is used in pigeon races,” the report said.
But the police probe did not end here and the Forest Department was roped in. “The Gujarat forest department officials were also called up for their opinion about the pigeon which is mostly found in North India and such pigeons are used for racing purposes in foreign countries, particularly in the Gulf,” the report said.
As per the forest officials the pigeon might have migrated to Indian shores.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Nov 28, 2015 | Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes
Pigeons have made life difficult for residents of Hiranandani meadows in Thane. With the number of pigeons in the area rising alarming, they have now written to the officials at Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to intervene.
A resident of Niharika building, on condition of anonymity, said, “Many residents are suffering from skin disorders and health problems. We are not against pigeons but we don’t want them to be fed in residential areas. We used to stand holding placards asking people to not feed pigeons here, while some listen other residents continue with the activity.”
Residents have now approached the TMC asking them to take action. TMC on its part has put up a board asking residents to asking residents to not feed animals and birds.
TMC’s move has however irked the local NGOs. Sachin Bhanage said, “We approached the commissioner and even wrote to Union minister Menaka Gandhi protesting against the move. Not feeding the animals will only make them more ferocious.”
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by Pigeon Patrol | Nov 27, 2015 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeons in the News
A new law that allows councils to ban activities in public spaces is leading to “bizarre new criminal offences”, which could see homeless people, buskers and people who feed pigeons prosecuted.
The law is said to have widespread public support but campaigners against heavy regulation say it is confusing and will turn town or city centres into “no-go zones”.
The Manifesto Club says the elderly, young people, buskers and homeless people could be deemed criminals as councils and other authorities introduce a “patchwork of criminal law” as part of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act.
Authorities can use public spaces protection orders (PSPOs) to ban certain activities, the group says.
It highlights areas where certain people are banned from retail parks and housing blocks, while begging and having open containers of alcohol are deemed criminal offences in some areas.
But authorities say the new laws – designed to restrict anti-social behaviour and improve quality of life for residents – appear to be working.
Josie Appleton, director of the Manifesto Club, said: “These powers are so broad that they allow councils to ban pretty much anything.
“The result is a patchwork of criminal law where something is illegal in one town but not in the next, or in one street but not the next.
“This makes it hard for the public to know what is criminal and what is not. These orders will turn town and city centres into no-go zones for homeless people, buskers, old ladies feeding pigeons or anyone else whom the council views as ‘messy’.
“It is astonishing that in the 21st century you could be punished for the crime of selling a lucky charm, ‘loitering’, or failing to leave a retail park within 20 minutes. This looks like a return to the meddling and moralism of 19th-century by-laws.”
In Colchester it is a crime to drive into a retail park after 6pm unless using the facilities. The council said it was necessary to prevent anti-social car meets. In Poole, people are not allowed to beg in certain areas and are required to clean up after their dog, under measures passed in December.
Oxford City Council has passed a PSPO prohibiting people under the age of 21 from entering a tower block, unless they are legally resident or visiting a relative in the block. The council has also proposed a series of restrictions on activities in the city centre, including bans on unlicensed busking, begging and pigeon feeding.
Last night an Oxford council spokeswoman defended the measures. “The unacceptable behaviour of a few has caused a great deal of misery and it is important that we tackle this problem robustly,” she said.
Another four PSPOs drawn up by councils around the country are currently out for public consultation and 19 are under consideration. These include potential bans on amplified music, rough sleeping, loitering around cash machines and the sale of lucky charms and heather.
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