Spanish town to put its pigeons on the pill

A town near Barcelona has announced that it is putting its pigeons on contraceptives in order to reduce the growing population of feathered friends. The Catalan town of Badia del Vallès announced the plan via a statement on the town hall website. "Every morning, three automatic dispensers will scatter the required dosage to the pigeon population," said the statement. Each pigeon will be fed 10 grams of Ovistop, a product made of corn seeds covered in Nicarbazin, which acts as a contraceptive for the birds. The first dispenser was installed on Monday July 13th near the town's Civil Guard headquarters, while the other two will be installed on school roofs next week. The pigeons will be put on the birth control pill from July until December, the high season for pigeon breeding...more

I've previously posted on a Toad Road, a Bee Highway, and Prairie Dog Peanut Butter. Now we've got, what shall I call it...Birdie Birth Control? Pigeon Pills? Or maybe I should just call it a Pigeon Pecker Predator and leave it at that.