Rampent Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Shoot em all, problem solved Why? All life requires a home, don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Peaches* Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Not if they're dead! Horrid things pigeons, flying rats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampent Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Not if they're dead! Horrid things pigeons, flying rats What about rabbits and guinea pigs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Peaches* Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 You can keep rabbits, piggies aren't vermin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 What about rabbits and guinea pigs!! erm they cant fly tut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Shoot em all, problem solved Shooting pigeons leads to more pigeons! The use of lethal methods to control bird populations is not only expensive but its use actually compounds and exacerbates the problem for the client. However, it is a highly profitable service for the pest control contractor concerned. Conventional bird control is designed to deal with the problem itself rather than the source of the problem and essentially this is where PiCAS’s approach differs from that of the pest control industry. PiCAS will not only deal with the problem itself but also the impact and source of the problem providing the client with a comprehensive, sustainable and cost-effective control system. Due to its independent stance, and because PiCAS does not sell any products or services other than professional consultancy services, all advice provided is in the best interests of the client. Scientific research* has now confirmed what the pest control industry has always known, that killing birds as a method of control acts to increase population size, not reduce it. Scientific research carried out in Switzerland by the University of Basel, between 1988 and 1992, clearly demonstrates that killing pigeons as a control option is counter-productive. The research programme also found that without having the ability to regulate the volume of food provided to pigeon populations other controls such as the installation of deterrents were considerably less effective. Where a reduction of flock size is the goal, a permanent reduction of available food within any given area is essential, certainly in terms of the impact on individual properties. During a census in 1963 the City of Basel was found to have a pigeon population of 20,000 birds and in the following 24 years the city council used every means at their disposal to reduce the population, including killing over 100,000 pigeons by means of cage-trapping and shooting. In 1988, a pigeon head count revealed that Basel’s wild pigeon population was nearer 30,000 pigeons, an increase of 33% over and above the figure of 20,000 birds counted in the 1963 census. This dramatic increment in flock size confirmed that the city council’s lethal control policy, operated between 1963 and 1985, had not only been totally ineffective but had actually resulted in an increase in pigeon flock size of nearly one third. As a result, the city council realised that the problem had to be tackled at source. The source of the problem in Basel was the persistent feeding of the birds by residents in the city combined with the excessive use of lethal controls. http://www.picasuk.com/alternatives_to_lethal_bird_control.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampent Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 You can keep rabbits, piggies aren't vermin They look kinda like rats though. Me ex mate 'Pete The Beast' said so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampent Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 erm they cant fly tut Anything can fly. It depends on how copes in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirmisher Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 For the sake of everyone's sanity chem1st, give it a rest will you !! It's a great ssssssssssssssssss.......coop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lectrolove Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Give the buggers a home and they don't appreciate it. Our flock moved out after a couple of years without a word of thanks or a backward glance, they never did any housework or maintenance either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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