| ▲ | assemblyman 6 hours ago | |
You do you but I love both crows and pigeons. Pigeons are awesome once you get to know them and they don't spread disease which is a common misconception - https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240620-why-do-people-pe... From the article: "One study found that, between 1941 and 2004, there were just 207 reports of pathogens transmitted from pigeons to humans – anywhere in the world. In all, there were 13 recorded deaths. The true number may be higher, but it would have to be off by several orders of magnitude to compete with the scale of infections from other domesticated animals – particularly some of those with more favourable reputations." | ||
| ▲ | the_af 4 hours ago | parent [-] | |
Oh, I don't think pigeons spread disease. I just think city pigeons are filthy and poop all over everything. Frequently mutilated, missing toes or whole limbs. Also frequently run over by cars. I like the kind of wild pigeons you can see outside cities. I reserve my contempt for city pigeons, which I like to call "flying rats". I also like crows, but there aren't any (that I can see) where I live. I've seen them in other locations, of course. | ||