Birds in Stores
Feb 23, 2017 13:52:31 #
Big stores often have birds flying around, especially those with large doors, like Lowe's or Home Depot. I was surprised to learn today that Lowe's and Walmart - at least - kill those birds. They shoot then with a bean bag or something similar.
"And what's your job at Lowe's, Billy?"
"I'm the bird killer."
"And what's your job at Lowe's, Billy?"
"I'm the bird killer."
Feb 23, 2017 14:09:13 #
I dont know what would be worse..Bird s*** on my head or a dead bird!
Feb 23, 2017 14:09:39 #
Feb 23, 2017 14:27:22 #
Doddy wrote:
I dont know what would be worse..Bird s*** on my head or a dead bird!
I can see how both would be a problem. A store that sells food wouldn't want birds helping themselves.
Feb 23, 2017 15:48:55 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I can see how both would be a problem. A store that sells food wouldn't want birds helping themselves.
or adding to the flavouring !
Feb 23, 2017 21:19:57 #
When I worked for Woolco in the 70's we shot the birds to prevent them from setting off the alarms at night. That was our story and we stuck to it.
Feb 24, 2017 07:00:45 #
Bird droppings are unhealthy and unpleasant looking. Shooting them is a economical way to get rid of a problem. I enjoy bird-watching, but I don't need their droppings on my purchases. I have been known to eat chicken, turkey...
~Lee
~Lee
Feb 24, 2017 07:46:13 #
I used to work in a Hospital and one of the outlying buildings had the air handlers on the 3rd floor of the open air garage. Well the pigeons (it looked like hundreds of them) where a huge problem. Well they brought out this big shrine with a cross in the middle of it. They would feed the pigeons and soon they where all gone. Well RIP. I think they should have had pastoral care giving the birds the last rights.. but who am I to say
Feb 24, 2017 10:02:52 #
llamb wrote:
I have been known to eat chicken, turkey...
~Lee
~Lee
You beast!!!
Feb 24, 2017 10:07:03 #
Yep, we have a problem with pigeons in our corporation yard, so we hired a company to set up a bird trap. I asked them "What do you do with the pigeons once you caught them? You can't just let them go, they'll just come back" He said that they donate them to a local hunting club to be used as live skeet.
OUCH!
OUCH!
Feb 24, 2017 11:35:03 #
Feb 24, 2017 14:27:33 #
Very interesting,
I spent almost 7 years after official retirement at Home Depot and was the safety coordinator (InFocus team captain)
Never did I hear of anyone shooting anything in or around our store.. Nor did I know of any official policy on such action...
Very curious... Please enlighten me?
I spent almost 7 years after official retirement at Home Depot and was the safety coordinator (InFocus team captain)
Never did I hear of anyone shooting anything in or around our store.. Nor did I know of any official policy on such action...
Very curious... Please enlighten me?
Feb 24, 2017 15:48:53 #
drucker
Loc: Oregon
Two of our local "big box" stores have problems with birds. They usually enter through the open bays of the garden centers. It's mostly sparrows who could not wish for a better place for nesting up in the rafters -- heated, no rain, and no cats -- and racks of candy bars and other treats to feed on. Some of them get pretty bold even when the store is occupied. Management doesn't like to talk about it but rifles with bird-shot are effective and they use high-lifts to clean out the nests periodically. You just gotta do what you gotta do at times.
Feb 24, 2017 22:21:30 #
In the last few years, I have seen a pigeon in a grocery store twice. Knowing they will kill it after closing time, I have offered my services, caught them, and released them. I raised pigeons and doves for many years and have no problem catching them for release. If stores would provide me with a long-handled net, I'd gladly work to do the same with sparrows and wrens, etc. When you remove their natural environment to put in a parking lot and large store, where can you expect them to go for housing, food,
and community?
and community?
Feb 25, 2017 08:31:21 #
mslubner,
Bless you for your kind service. It is a shame there are not more people like you.
~Lee
Bless you for your kind service. It is a shame there are not more people like you.
~Lee
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