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Police are investigating the discovery of several dead birds in a park in Tokyo’s Kita Ward. At around noon on Jan 13, four pigeons and five sparrows were found dead in Kamiya Park, Fuji TV reported.
The birds had no external injuries and there were remnants of rice grain scattered nearby, leading police to suspect that the birds may have been poisoned.
In October last year, 18 pigeons that had eaten corn dipped in agricultural chemicals were found dead in Akabane Park. Similar incidents of other birds and feral cats being poisoned have also been reported in the area.
Police said whoever is responsible faces charges for violation of the Wildlife Protection Law.
© Japan Today
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sir_bentley28
Though this is a horrible and isolated incident, I am very sure that Japan will soon make it against the law to feed the birds/stray animals to prevent this from happening again. I'm not "bashing " Japan, its just that it always happens like this:
1 person does something bad/wrong = everyone has to suffer for it
Facts and proof is all over this site.
cleo
I hope not. I love having a bird feeder in the garden so that I can watch all the little feathered critters that come to eat.
Once they're here they check out the caterpillars and other bugs, which is a help.
DaDude
It is already a given not to feed stray cats to avoid the wrath from neighbors.