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Jenaka
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| | Subject: ALBUQUERQUE-helping pigeons could come with a $100 fine. Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:09 pm | |
| ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - City officials said pigeon poop has become a problem and people who help the birds could be in trouble. http://www.kasa.com/dpps/news/politics/city-tackles-pigeon-poop-problem_3718651  |
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pigeonwriter
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| | Subject: Re: ALBUQUERQUE-helping pigeons could come with a $100 fine. Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:54 am | |
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AZWhitefeather
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| | Subject: Re: ALBUQUERQUE-helping pigeons could come with a $100 fine. Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:46 am | |
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AZWhitefeather
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| | Subject: Re: ALBUQUERQUE-helping pigeons could come with a $100 fine. Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:47 am | |
| Thanks for posting the link, Jen.
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NiteOwl
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Location: Southern New England
| | Subject: Re: ALBUQUERQUE-helping pigeons could come with a $100 fine. Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:04 pm | |
| Well the article clearly states that you cannot feed them or harbor them, which would include taking in injured birds to help them. Sad. |
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zebani
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Join date: 2011-03-23
Age: 23
Location: UK
| | Subject: Re: ALBUQUERQUE-helping pigeons could come with a $100 fine. Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:23 pm | |
| Pigeon feaces is actually profitable. I can't remember what country it is exactly, but people PAY for pigeon feaces because it's used in tanning leather.
Not that I agree with leather, but instead of showing a disregard for the pigeons they could make money out of their droppings that are supposedly a nuisance to them. |
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Matilda
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Location: Pacific Northwest of the United States of America
| | Subject: Re: ALBUQUERQUE-helping pigeons could come with a $100 fine. Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:34 pm | |
| | zebani wrote: | Pigeon feaces is actually profitable. I can't remember what country it is exactly, but people PAY for pigeon feaces because it's used in tanning leather.
Not that I agree with leather, but instead of showing a disregard for the pigeons they could make money out of their droppings that are supposedly a nuisance to them. |
I agree with you. The problem, in part, seems to be with extermination companies that exploit pigeons to make a profit form exterminating them. It's dishonest and very sad.
Pigeons do make quite a mess though and for people that have never made a personal connection with one, or understand how amazing pigeon really are, it is easy to see that the droppings are bothersome.
Humans fail to recognize their own short comings and blame the poor pigeons of just what we humans do. After all, we humans are master liter makers and seldom pick up after ourselves. |
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Teresa
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Location: Portugal
| | Subject: Re: ALBUQUERQUE-helping pigeons could come with a $100 fine. Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:24 pm | |
| Well, they could scrape up all that poop and save money on fertilizer for their parks! It's unbelievable that feeding and, especially, harbouring, should not be allowed... |
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zebani
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Age: 23
Location: UK
| | Subject: Re: ALBUQUERQUE-helping pigeons could come with a $100 fine. Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:30 pm | |
| I forgot about fertiliser, too...but then they'll say "oh but they're disease carrying rats with wings"  Even though they don't have many diseases that can be transferred to us anyway and we carry more harmful diseases ourselves! |
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AZWhitefeather
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Location: Arizona Southwestern United States
| | Subject: Re: ALBUQUERQUE-helping pigeons could come with a $100 fine. Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:40 pm | |
| | zebani wrote: | Pigeon feaces is actually profitable. I can't remember what country it is exactly, but people PAY for pigeon feaces because it's used in tanning leather.
Not that I agree with leather, but instead of showing a disregard for the pigeons they could make money out of their droppings that are supposedly a nuisance to them.
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Way back when, pigeon droppings were used in gunpowder.
In the 17th century, King George I of England, decreed all pigeon droppings to be property of the Crown—and the “lofts” were policed to enforce the law! (Pigeon manure was used in making gunpowder)
Pigeon Facts It's number 27.
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Cindy
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zebani
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Location: UK
| | Subject: Re: ALBUQUERQUE-helping pigeons could come with a $100 fine. Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:44 pm | |
| Wow, did not know that. It's amazing how many uses the waste products of animal life have, lol. |
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AZWhitefeather
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| | Subject: Re: ALBUQUERQUE-helping pigeons could come with a $100 fine. Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:46 pm | |
| | zebani wrote: | Wow, did not know that. It's amazing how many uses the waste products of animal life have, lol.
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It sure is.
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Cindy
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Teresa
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Location: Portugal
| | Subject: Re: ALBUQUERQUE-helping pigeons could come with a $100 fine. Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:38 pm | |
| Just imagine, if the pigeons figured out how to make gunpowder, a lot of pigeon-haters would be in for a shock!!  |
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NiteOwl
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| | Subject: Re: ALBUQUERQUE-helping pigeons could come with a $100 fine. Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:18 pm | |
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AZWhitefeather
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