Berberis   10 #37 Posted February 28, 2017 I'm a little heartened by the number of people standing up for the pigeon. Good on you all and to those who seem intent on causing misery to another living thing, remember pigeons, or as they are actually known, rock doves are only prevalent due to our actions. We build fake cliff faces (high buildings) and leave food freely available for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
brian1941 Â Â 11 #38 Posted March 1, 2017 All wild creatures wake up knowing that they have to go looking for there food to keep them alive they cant go and sit comfortably waiting for their latest overpriced meal to be brought to them on a tray, trouble is with people today they have life to easy you should have lived after the war when we all had to forage for food to survive then you may appreciate their plight.I would much rather see pigeons around town than semi feral kids with aerosols buggering the place up.If you dont like the birds simple solution is to eat inside end of.Theres always one idiot who likes to think he is the Terminator with a gun more likely he coudnt hit the sides of a barn if he stood inside it.So creatures have to die just because some pussy doesnt like them just grow some and let life go on. --------------------- Pigeons at the bottom end of the Moor are dive bombing at people lots of people feeding them, council are asking them to stop although they are nice to look at they are dirty dirty dirty buggers. How can they be got shut off? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
taxman   12 #39 Posted March 1, 2017 --------------------- Pigeons at the bottom end of the Moor are dive bombing at people lots of people feeding them, council are asking them to stop although they are nice to look at they are dirty dirty dirty buggers. How can they be got shut off?  Says you, have you any evidence to back that up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Litotes   63 #40 Posted March 1, 2017 not all/every pigeon carry disease, and they are actually reasonably clean birds all things considered....  Actually most do...  http://medicinereport.com/article/4-diseases-you-can-catch-from-pigeons Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Daid   10 #41 Posted March 1, 2017 Actually most do... http://medicinereport.com/article/4-diseases-you-can-catch-from-pigeons  Depending on what you read of course http://http://www.picasuk.com/do_birds_spread_diseases.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Robin-H   11 #42 Posted March 1, 2017 Actually most do... http://medicinereport.com/article/4-diseases-you-can-catch-from-pigeons  As do all birds, pigeons aren't dirtier than any other bird species.  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6583217.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mickey finn   12 #43 Posted March 1, 2017 All wild creatures wake up knowing that they have to go looking for there food to keep them alive they cant go and sit comfortably waiting for their latest overpriced meal to be brought to them on a tray, trouble is with people today they have life to easy you should have lived after the war when we all had to forage for food to survive then you may appreciate their plight.I would much rather see pigeons around town than semi feral kids with aerosols buggering the place up.If you dont like the birds simple solution is to eat inside end of.Theres always one idiot who likes to think he is the Terminator with a gun more likely he coudnt hit the sides of a barn if he stood inside it.So creatures have to die just because some pussy doesnt like them just grow some and let life go on.  Awwww, how cute Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cgksheff   44 #44 Posted March 1, 2017 ............. If you dont like the birds simple solution is to eat inside end of. .............  I don't think that you (and many others on this thread) get it.  The OP is talking about pigeons that have taken up residence and fly around inside the building. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mcleod   10 #45 Posted March 1, 2017 Couldn't agree more. After all the filthiest most polluting animal on earth is man by a huge margin because we've bred like vermin and now threaten to over run the planet and its resources. Yet still many of us see fit to sit in judgement on creatures that pose little or no threat to anyone or anything, in comparison to our wholesale destruction. wow ,lets eradicate the human race and let pigeons rule after all we as you said are VERMIN ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Daid   10 #46 Posted March 2, 2017 wow ,lets eradicate the human race and let pigeons rule after all we as you said are VERMIN !  Do you mean like an avian military 'coo' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Daven   10 #47 Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) I've always wondered... Who are we to pick and choose which animals should be considered/treated as "vermin"?  Vermin can be described as any animal the complainant doesn't like for whatever reason. Humans are more vermin-like than pigeons imo. The NGH used to be plagued by many, many pigeons and feral cats. I believe air rifles were used along with spikes on guttering etc. The problem is no more Edited March 2, 2017 by Daven Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Yog Sothoth   10 #48 Posted March 3, 2017 Funny how the pigeon haters love the peregrines. The peregrines which feed largely on said pigeons and thus share the same diseases, if any. I think you'll find your own dog or cat carries far more diseases transmissible to humans, than do any bird species. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...