Yet town councils choose the easy but ineffective response to complaints by "culling" the birds and cats just because they cannot speak out!
Residents who throw food down to feed birds and/or cats are responsible!
Residents who keep cats but do not sterilise them and then subsequently abandoning litter after litter of kittens are responsible!
Residents who allow their home cats to roam, annoying neighbours, are responsible!
Residents who feed cats but leave a mess of leftover are responsible!
My Paper
Tuesday December 30, 2008
My Say
Litterbugs at root of pigeon problem
SOME time ago, I came across a large number of pigeons behind a block of HDB flats Most were dead, and a few were in convulsions.
Recently, a pest controller told a friend of mine that poisoned breadcrumbs were used to kill pigeons, as instructed by the town council.
My concern is the danger this poses to curious children and pet dogs.
I also think that this method of culling pigeons is ineffective, as birds are encouraged to gather in estates by residents who throw food from their windows.
The pigeons will return if such irresponsible habits are not correspondingly “culled”.
The town council cannot continue to cull pigeons as a default response to complaints about the birds, but should put in effort to get the real culprits - those who litter.
I would like to know if it is legal to cull pigeons with poison, and whether it contravenes laws against animal cruelty, as the dying pigeons seemed to have been undergoing a tremendous amount of suffering.
Dr Tan Chek Wee
