GEORGE TOWN: When pigeons flutter about while feeding ... culling by the authorities. “Even stray or feral cats and dogs should only be fed under controlled conditions and with a combined ...
People think they are vermin, “rats with wings”, and they deserve all the bad PR they get. One of the most famous pigeons on the app (in what is a surprisingly competitive field) is a New York rescue ...
The practice of feeding the birds has led to unnatural spikes in their population. Their close proximity to humans poses grave risks to pulmonary health.
“They aren’t wild animals, they are feral,” explains Hannah Hall, who runs a charity, Penny’s Pigeon Aid, in the East Midlands. There’s a key difference — feral animals were once ...