TYPES OF BIRD REMOVAL SCHEMES:

EXTERMINATION:

  Poisoning:
    Avitrol "disorientation" chemical
    Poison perches
    Strychnine
    Other poisoned bait, contact
       poisons, etc.

  Trapping & euthanizing

TRAPPING AND RELOCATING

PROS:  (Compared to other methods of bird control)

Extermination:  NONE.

Trapping and euthanizing:  NONE.

Trapping and relocating:  NONE.

INEFFECTIVE LONG TERM SOLUTION.  The National Pest Control Association,  Avian and Wildlife Biologists, and other animal experts agree that extermination and other removal schemes are, at best, temporary and wasteful solutions to bird control.

WASTE OF MONEY.  Removing birds from an area is like bailing out a boat without fixing the holes in the bottom.  Before long, it clearly becomes cheaper to fix the holes than to continuously pay people to keep bailing out the boat -- just has it is much better to exclude or deter the birds than to endlessly keep trying to remove them.

It may be more expensive, initially, to modify the habitat to permanently keep birds away, but it is a one-time cost that, if amortized, actually costs far less per year than perpetual extermination or removal expenses -- and eventually becomes 100% less than bird removal schemes.

CLEAN UP expenses continue after removal campaigns because rarely are all birds removed and, new birds fill in the vacancies left by those who were removed.  Proper habitat modification eliminates the need for continuous cleanup, which adds to the overall savings.

LOSS OF INCOME.  Animal loving people, animal oriented organizations, people concerned about the environment and the safety of their children and pets, will boycott offending businesses, residential facilities, etc. -- and word travels fast.  Animal loving employees become disgruntled, which reduces productivity.

LEGAL LIABILITY.  Poison perches, AVITROL® "disorienting" agent, etc., can be dangerous or lethal to humans and other animals. 

CHILDREN and PETS can be exposed to poisons used to exterminate birds.  Often, birds can travel significant distances before dying, thus spreading the danger. 

PROTECTED WILDLIFE.  Poisons and their application techniques are generally indiscriminate.  If protected species are injured or killed directly by ingesting poison or indirectly by eating poisoned prey, fines, imprisonment, or both are levied against convicted perpetrators.  Ignorance is no excuse in the eyes of the law.

PUBLIC IMAGE.  Concern for animals is becoming predominant in our society.  Lack of concern for animals' welfare translates into lack of concerns for those peoples' feelings.  In BUSINESS this means loss of income, employee productivity etc.  In GOVERNMENT this means loss of respect, power, and/or job.

WASTE OF LIFE.  Studies by Harvard University and others have proven beyond a shadow of doubt that birds and other animals share feelings of pleasure and pain, along with many thought processes that formerly were attributed solely to humans.  People who have and love pets concur.  This makes extermination tantamount to murder.