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2,000 pigeons shot with rifles at railway stations

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2,000 pigeons shot with rifles at railway stations
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Over 2,000 pigeons have been culled at UK railway stations over 16 months to mitigate health and safety risks. While operators cite passenger safety, critics argue that the use of air rifles for pest control is inhumane.

Image source, Getty Images/Sandra Standbridge Image caption, Domesticated pigeons in the UK began to be seen as pests around the 1960s

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