I don’t get it | Who poisons a bird??
Weekends usually involve spending some family time, going out, meeting friends, cooking some Desi food at home, etc… but watching a pigeon convulsing was not something I expected.
My wife who was on the porch noticed a pigeon that seemed to be stuck in the space between the curb and the sidewalk of the parking lot. I go down to check it out.
At first look it did seem like it was stuck in the grass in between the sidewalk and the curb. It was flapping its wings, head bobbing up and down into the soil… I could see one of its feet repeatedly kicking away. At one instance I saw it move forward a bit and realized it was not stuck but sick. I wasn’t sure if I should be touching it or not, for I did not know what it had. I decided not to and wait for Animal Control to show up.
My wife called Animal Control and I sat there keeping an eye on the bird. After a 20 min wait they showed up. The lady comes over and takes a look at the bird and informs me that its most likely poisoned. She had seen a lot like this before and told me that these birds died a slow and painful death. Apparently it happened more frequently with pigeons as the poison resembled corn and pigeons seemed to go for it a lot more.
I am like, WTF… who poisons a bird?? Come on now… there is a Botanical Preserve behind us, there are plenty of birds around and its wonderful to have them. They may be a pain when they rip your plants or poop everywhere or build nests in places that make you pause and say to yourself ‘Oh! No, not here’. But that does not mean you poison them so they die a slow and miserable death. THAT IS TORTURE!!
The pigeon was most likely put down.
