This sentence is often heard. It sounds logical. But it isn’t.
Urban pigeons are not wild animals.
They originate from domestic pigeons (domesticated rock doves) that were bred by humans and later abandoned. We made them dependent – and then left them to fend for themselves.
The city is not a natural habitat.
There is no suitable food, hardly any safe nesting places, and many dangers: traffic, nets, glass, poison, hunger.
Feeding bans do not solve the problem.
They do not lead to fewer pigeons, but to more suffering: disease, weakened animals, and slow, painful deaths.
“Nature” can only regulate what has developed naturally.
Here, humans have intervened – and therefore also bear responsibility.
What really helps:
• managed pigeon lofts
• controlled feeding
• replacing eggs with artificial ones instead of allowing more suffering
• awareness instead of prejudice
Turning away is not a solution. Taking responsibility is.
Text translation: Stadttauben Aalen
