COO! THAT'S GONNA HURT: Pigeons Get Vasectomies In Pest Crackdown

A veterinarian performs a sterilization surgery on a pigeon, in Bogota, Colombia, in November, 2022. The minimally invasive laparoscopy procedures   were developed by the District Institute for Animal Protection and Welfare (IDPYBA) and the Antonio Narino University, as  part of the framework for the care for free-roaming pigeons.
Note: Licensed photo.  (Secretaria Distrital de Ambiente/Newsflash) A veterinarian performs a sterilization surgery on a pigeon, in Bogota, Colombia, in November, 2022. The minimally invasive laparoscopy procedures were developed by the District Institute for Animal Protection and Welfare (IDPYBA) and the Antonio Narino University, as part of the framework for the care for free-roaming pigeons. Note: Licensed photo. (Secretaria Distrital de Ambiente/Newsflash)
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11 November 2022
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Animal welfare officials in Colombia have begun giving pigeons vasectomies as a humane way to keep numbers down in the capital Bogota. The Institute for the Protection and Animal Welfare of Bogota (IDPYBA) announced that nine pigeons underwent the snip on 9th...