Remind them that culling is cruel and does not work. Humane and much more effective alternatives exploit the relationship between feeding and the resultant overpopulation. One pioneering scheme developed in Basel, Switzerland in the late 1980s and implemented by Bedford Borough Council in 1997 involves public education about the link between pigeon-feeding and overpopulation of the species, the removal of pigeon eggs from artificial nesting sites and the restriction of pigeon-feeding to locations adjacent to these nesting sites. For more information on humane methods of pigeon control please contact:
Pigeon Control Advisory Service (PICAS)