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ragtopW wrote:

popcornjack wrote:There was an apartment building in NYC that was giving some sort of drugs to keep the pigeons away. basically it was LSD.

and they didn't come back???
and bring friends??

It killed them eventually, the dosage was so high. But before they died they went on one hell of a trip apparently.

I couldn't find anything about the new york "doping" if you will, but there was an interesting article about how some guys would capture pigeons in NYC and sell them to private gun clubs in PA.

http://pigeonpapers.blogspot.com/2004/08/media.html

and for what it's worth, when you google "pigeon drugging". this is the first image that comes up:



Go figure.

Here's one snippet I found:

First off, the museum got the LSD through Orkin. The DDA has instituted a program of trapping the pigeons, having them flash frozen, and fed to raptors in zoos. I love animals, but I'm sick of walking through pigeon guano every time I go the the bank.

The LSD frightens the pigeons so that the ones who survive are afraid to come back. The museum then made sure there were no good nesting spots, and the little buggers never came back.

Seriously,RB, you should call Community Cat Care. They're listed in the white pages, and they can help with the feral cat problem. I know what a pain they are, and they're not good for the environment. It's no sin to deal with them.

Hard to believe that this thread is still here but since it is..........


Spring is here, a-suh-puh-ring is here.
Life is skittles and life is beer.
I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring.
I do, dont you? course you do.
But theres one thing that makes spring complete for me,
And makes evry sunday a treat for me.

All the world seems in tune
On a spring afternoon,
When were poisoning pigeons in the park.
Evry sunday youll see
My sweetheart and me,
As we poison the pigeons in the park.

When they see us coming, the birdies all try an hide,
But they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide.
The suns shining bright,
Evrything seems all right,
When were poisoning pigeons in the park.

Lalaalaalalaladoodiedieedoodoodoo

Weve gained notoriety,
And caused much anxiety
In the audubon society
With our games.
They call it impiety,
And lack of propriety,
And quite a variety
Of unpleasant names.
But its not against any religion
To want to dispose of a pigeon.

So if sunday youre free,
Why dont you come with me,
And well poison the pigeons in the park.
And maybe well do
In a squirrel or two,
While were poisoning pigeons in the park.

Well murder them all amid laughter and merriment.
Except for the few we take home to experiment.
My pulse will be quickenin
With each drop of strychnine
We feed to a pigeon.
It just takes a smidgin!
To poison a pigeon in the park.
. Tom Lehrer

BTW.. I am guessing that they brought in marksmen
so that Shotguns are not used..
were it me I would have some high powered pellet guns..

just my .02 cents

I've been hit with pigeon and seagull poop.
They both have great aim.
Nothin' like a hot load of seagull poop running down the back of your neck.
A co-worker has pic on his cellphone of a load that hit my face. I guess I've got bad luck. Once you've been hit a few times they aint so cute.

btw
Do y'all remember this superbowl commercial from years ago?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hma4WubVMjI