Capital pigeons in the gun
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D-Day is approaching for Wellington's pigeons with Wellington City Council contractors to start killing them in the next two weeks.
The council has budgeted $15,000 for a trial cull.
Council spokesman Richard MacLean said the cull would involve the removal of eggs from nests. Birds could also be shot with an air rifle but that would be done as unobtrusively as possible and would be carried out at night.
A cull was first proposed last December after cafe patrons in Midland Park were dive-bombed by pigeons looking for a free meal.
The trial cull will run till Christmas, when its effectiveness will be evaluated.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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How insecure does one have to be in one's job to choose a battle with helpless pigeons while they rest at night? Alison Box and her team at the WCC appear to be the only ones with an answer to this question. I wonder perchance if I can help boost their egos twice as much with the suggestion that they instead take to Civic Square passers-by with their guns. Out of my love for this city and its inhabitants - feathered and otherwise, I for one shall ABSOLUTELY and POSITIVELY donate my body for their childishly trivial shooting-game. After all, these poor birds have had nothing to do with the fact that the affairs of my beloved City are run by callous idiots. I on the other hand must accept my responsibility for this tragic, political blunder and will graciously accept the penalty of death by Box's $15,000 firing squad.