DeTomaso Mailing List: October 2000, Message #133

The list is pretty quiet right now, so maybe some of the Brits on the list can tell me if this is true... I was watching Euronews last night, my only English-language news channel, which is based in the UK. They said that the pigeon-food they are selling in London is now laced with contraceptives, to prevent the pigeons from breeding and cut down on their overpopulation! Is this true? That the stands that sell pigeon food were threatened with closure if they didn't comply and sell contraceptive pigeon food? The ending line was something like "and while the vendors can continue to spread their seed, the goverment is ensuring that the pigeons cannot do likewise..."