Councillor says culled pigeons should be baked in pies

Pigeons are set to be culled in Royston with one councillor claiming the dead birds could be used as a “food source”.

Royston Town Council in Hertfordshire unanimously voted in favour of asking business partnership Royston First to dispatch the birds and will also attempt to clampdown on people feeding them.



Cllr F John Smith, 80, said a return to old-style cooking could help with the disposal of the bodies. “When you use the word ‘cull’ it has a very negative effect on people but there is an advantage to this method.

“I’m being perfectly serious that pigeon pie is not eaten as often as it used to be, in other words shot pigeons give us a food source.” An estimated flock of 400-600 birds call the town home and members have hit out at the mess left by the birds which is deemed to cause a slip risk for some residents.