Rhino
10-01-2007, 07:58 AM
Sep 30, 4:22 PM EDT
Bengals Fight Stadium's Pooping Pigeons
CINCINNATI (AP) -- The owners of the stadium where the Cincinnati Bengals play have withdrawn a request seeking city approval to shoot pigeons that have been pooping on fans during games.
Eric Brown, managing director of Paul Brown Stadium, said in a letter to the city manager that officials are going to "continue to explore various alternatives to dealing with this patron issue."
City Manager Milton Dohoney on Friday granted permission to shoot the birds if other methods to discourage the pigeons didn't succeed....
...People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals spoke out against the plan Friday, encouraging Mayor Mark Mallory to reject the stadium's request....http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_BENGALS_PIGEON_POOP?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=ENTERTAINMENT
Bengals Fight Stadium's Pooping Pigeons
CINCINNATI (AP) -- The owners of the stadium where the Cincinnati Bengals play have withdrawn a request seeking city approval to shoot pigeons that have been pooping on fans during games.
Eric Brown, managing director of Paul Brown Stadium, said in a letter to the city manager that officials are going to "continue to explore various alternatives to dealing with this patron issue."
City Manager Milton Dohoney on Friday granted permission to shoot the birds if other methods to discourage the pigeons didn't succeed....
...People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals spoke out against the plan Friday, encouraging Mayor Mark Mallory to reject the stadium's request....http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_BENGALS_PIGEON_POOP?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=ENTERTAINMENT