{"id":88133,"date":"2025-07-18T15:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biteback.be\/?page_id=88133"},"modified":"2025-07-19T13:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T11:02:08","slug":"pigeons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biteback.be\/fr\/pigeons\/","title":{"rendered":"city pigeons: a peaceful coexistence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"88133\" class=\"elementor elementor-88133\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db2e84d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db2e84d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5a89bb sc_inner_width_none 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370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biteback.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dadalan-real-aq2u-OMPw4U-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=770%2C621&amp;ssl=1 770w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biteback.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dadalan-real-aq2u-OMPw4U-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1170%2C943&amp;ssl=1 1170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biteback.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dadalan-real-aq2u-OMPw4U-unsplash-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80aedeb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"80aedeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-677dafa sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"677dafa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>The city pigeon<\/strong><\/h3><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-16\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ad5660e4-9ed1-4288-9fc5-286175e10c6e\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"273\">The &#8220;rat of the sky,&#8221; one of the first long-distance communication tools, the symbol of peace.<strong> The pigeon has many faces<\/strong> \u2014 it\u2019s everywhere, yet little is known about its <strong>background<\/strong>. In the city, pigeons live short and painful lives, and they deserve <strong>human help and empathy.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"377\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Read more here about Bite Back\u2019s views, how the pigeon took over our cities, and how we can <strong>help<\/strong> them.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af1d7c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6af1d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812cda5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"812cda5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127f666 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"127f666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>PETITION FOR A PEACEFUL POLICY REGARDING CITY PIGEONS<\/h6><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/democratie.brussels\/initiatives\/i-195\">BRUSSELS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parlement-wallonie.be\/pwpages?p=petition-detail&amp;id=428\">WALLONIA<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3c985 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1a3c985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0823c0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0823c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/biteback.be\/stadsduiven\/\">What to do when you find a wounded or sick pigeon (or other bird)?<\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7886fb1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7886fb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45c621 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a45c621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb69ca6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb69ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pigeons are fine animals that, like any living creature, <strong>are entitled to a good life, free from stress and pain.<\/strong> To ensure that, city governments can make several interventions, which we explain below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1beb4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fa1beb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0f957 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b0f957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"136\"><strong data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"136\">1. Contraception for pigeons<\/strong><\/h6><p data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"424\">There are many pigeons \u2014 too many. There simply isn\u2019t enough food in our cities to keep these animals healthy and well-fed. They almost always suffer from hunger and often from disease. <strong data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"365\">Gently limiting the pigeon population<\/strong> helps improve the quality of life for the remaining birds.<\/p><p data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"515\">Cities can use <strong data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"473\">corn kernels containing R-12<\/strong>, which make the dominant pigeons sterile.<\/p><p data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"535\"><strong data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"535\">In a nutshell:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"1076\"><li data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"666\"><p data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"666\">A large corn kernel with the contraceptive <strong data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"596\">nicarbazin<\/strong>, which is too big for small birds to eat, so they are not affected.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"811\"><p data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"811\">The pill is <strong data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"704\">safe and reversible<\/strong>, and even improves pigeons&#8217; health because it also helps prevent <strong data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"785\">coccidiosis<\/strong>, a common bird disease.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"869\"><p data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"869\">The pill <strong data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"854\">prevents embryo development<\/strong> inside eggs.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"993\"><p data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"993\">If birds of prey or other animals catch and eat a pigeon that has consumed R-12, <strong data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"990\">it is not harmful to the predator<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1076\"><p data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1076\">Already used successfully in <strong data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1055\">Leuven, Brussels, and Zele<\/strong>, among other cities.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1152\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vetsforcitypigeons.com\/nl\"><strong data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1119\">More information can be found here<\/strong> about contraception for pigeons.<\/a><\/p><p data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1189\">\u00a0<\/p><h6 data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1189\"><strong data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1189\">2. Food (and pigeon lofts)<\/strong><\/h6><p data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1556\">Corn kernels are a good start, but they can <strong data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1277\">never feed an entire pigeon population<\/strong>. Their function is to sterilize, <strong data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1329\">not to nourish<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1333\" \/>Since pigeons would otherwise be doomed to a life of <strong data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1409\">constant starvation<\/strong>, supplemental feeding is truly necessary. They need <strong data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1471\">seeds<\/strong> to feed themselves, and they cannot live a healthy life by eating only street waste.<\/p><p data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1824\">To prevent this food from attracting too many other animals \u2014 which some people consider undesirable \u2014 it\u2019s important to <strong data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1711\">feed in controlled locations<\/strong>, such as in <strong data-start=\"1724\" data-end=\"1740\">pigeon lofts<\/strong>. These are <strong data-start=\"1752\" data-end=\"1775\">small pigeon houses<\/strong> where pigeons can also lay their eggs and sleep.<\/p><p data-start=\"1826\" data-end=\"2113\">In pigeon lofts, <strong data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1866\">eggs can be removed<\/strong> to limit reproduction in a <strong data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"1904\">humane<\/strong> way.<br data-start=\"1909\" data-end=\"1912\" \/>The birds have <strong data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1956\">warm, safe nesting places<\/strong>, and the lofts can be <strong data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"2020\">installed in areas chosen by the city<\/strong>. This also helps reduce nuisance (noise, droppings) in neighborhoods where it is not wanted.<\/p><p data-start=\"2115\" data-end=\"2212\">This method is already used in <strong data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2182\">Germany, France, the Netherlands<\/strong>, and now also in <strong data-start=\"2200\" data-end=\"2211\">Belgium<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2318\">Pigeon lofts do come with a cost, as they require maintenance \u2014 but <strong data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2305\">volunteers can help<\/strong> with upkeep.<\/p><p data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2318\">\u00a0<\/p><h6 data-start=\"2325\" data-end=\"2355\"><strong data-start=\"2325\" data-end=\"2355\">3. Awareness and education<\/strong><\/h6><p data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2583\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The pigeon <strong data-start=\"2368\" data-end=\"2387\">deserves better<\/strong> than the way it is usually perceived. It\u2019s important that people understand <strong data-start=\"2466\" data-end=\"2498\">how pigeons end up in cities<\/strong>, why we are <strong data-start=\"2511\" data-end=\"2530\">morally obliged<\/strong> not to abandon them, and <strong data-start=\"2556\" data-end=\"2582\">how they can be helped<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city pigeon The &#8220;rat of the sky,&#8221; one of the first long-distance communication tools, the symbol of peace. 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