Article: Council climbdown on pigeon cull plan

Article: Council climbdown on pigeon cull plan.
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  May 27, 2000 ;     425 words ... ... pigeon problem have backed down after threats from animal rights extremists. Trowbridge Town Council, Wiltshire, came under fire ... the birds exterminated, it received threats from animals rights extremists and has decided to put the plan on hold while it looks ...

Article: Pigeon cull protest.(News)
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  May 12, 2004 ;     335 words ...Protesters carried out a reconstruction of a pigeon cull by bus service workers. As reported in the Chronicle the birds were shot and stamped on by workmen, sparking fury from bird lovers ...

Article: Apology after row over pigeon cull.(News)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  February 10, 2005 ;     352 words ... ... Conservative Rob Sinfield, of Stroud District Council, was contacted by campaigner Paul Taylor from Bedford who was upset by a pigeon cull in the Gloucestershire town. Mr Sinfield said he was inundated with messages from people worried about the cull at Merrywalks ...

Article: Pigeon cull ruffles feathers.(News)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  June 25, 2008 ;     347 words ...WIMBLEDON organisers had to defend themselves against allegations of animal cruelty after marksmen were spotted shooting pigeons at the All-England Club. The vice-president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wrote to tournament bosses and the Metropolitan Police calling for an

Article: Pigeon cull protest.
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  August 23, 1999 ;     292 words ...CONTROVERSIAL proposals for a cull of pigeons in a Midland town has prompted protests from conservationists. A group called Friends of Feral Pigeons have asked Malvern Hills District Council to reconsider how it intends to cull birds causing a nuisance. People in the town have claimed flocks of

Article: Pigeon cull suggested to reduce danger of slips
The Northern Echo;  November 3, 2007 ;     527 words ...A COUNCILLOR who fears that slippery pigeon excrement could cause an accident wants the birds culled.Pigeons are drawn to Thirsk market place daily by food dropped on the ground and left in bins.As a result, they perch in the market square and their excrement falls to the ground.Councillor Alan

Article: Borough pigeon cull put on hold
Belfast Telegraph;  January 26, 2007 ;     458 words ...The council recently debated whether or not to spend ratepayer's cash to rid the town centre of the feral birds, which have been causing a nuisance with droppings. Director of Environmental Services Noel Crawford told members that businesses in Upper Main Street are having problems with pigeons. He