RJ Hamster
You saved lives the other night. Now let’s make…
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You saved lives the other night. Now let’s make it permanent.
MAR 26READ IN APP
Well… you’ve only gone and done it again!
Thanks to over 5,000 of you, alongside the incredible rescue teams and volunteers who turned up to bear witness last night, the pigeon cull at Green Park Station did not go ahead. That matters. That pressure worked. And those birds are still alive today because of it.
But we need to be very clear: this is not over.
Squab rescued from Green Park Station. Now safe at Bath Swan Rescue.
A pause, not a victory
Despite the cull not taking place, neither Sainsbury’s nor Green Park Station have confirmed it has been cancelled. Sadly, that leaves the door wide open. The cull could still go ahead at any time, potentially when fewer people are watching, when there are no witnesses, when the pressure drops.
Even more concerning, both Sainsbury’s and Green Park Station have reportedly denied organising the cull at all – but someone did. And until they come forward we must keep the pressure on both.
At the same time, we have been told that a Green Park Station employee informed a volunteer on site that the contractor hired to carry out the killing “Rentokill” would not or could not fix all the holes in the netting.This is critical. Because it means the root problem is knowingly being left in place.
More pigeons rescued yesterday from Green Park Station, now with Swan Bath Rescue.
The netting is the issue
Let’s be absolutely clear about this.
If bird netting is damaged, loose, or allowing birds to enter, it must be maintained and repaired. That is the responsibility of the businesses involved and the contractors who installed it. If it cannot be properly maintained, it must be removed.
Leaving damaged netting in place is not just negligent, it creates a deadly trap. And carrying out a cull while knowingly failing to fix that netting is not just ineffective, it leads to preventable, unknowingly avoidable, unnecessary suffering.
Pigeons behind the netting at Green Park Station, Credit Bath Swan Rescue.
So we keep going
Because of this, the pressure cannot stop. We are now asking for two very simple, very reasonable actions:
- Sainsbury’s and Green Park Station must publicly confirm the cull is canclled
- The netting must be removed and not reinstalled.
- The responsible party for organising the cull must contact Humane Wildlife Solutions to implement humane, non-lethal alternatives.
That’s it. No more cycles of killing.No more ignoring the cause. No more cruelty disguised as management. Real, humane, compassionate alternatives must be sought.
Choose compassion over convenience.
This is a moment of choice. For Sainsbury’s. For Green Park Station. For everyone involved. They can continue down a path of denial, deflection, and unnecessary killing. Or they can choose compassion, responsibility, and real solutions.
Another rescued baby – these are the animals they wanted to kill!
The reality on the ground
Shortly after volunteers arrived, an injured pigeon was found on sit and a baby pigeon (squab) had already fallen from a nest earlier that same day and was taken in by rescuers. This is the reality of what’s happening at Green Park Station.
Support the rescuers
Rescue is what stopped this cull. Rescue is what saves lives when systems fail. And rescue is only possible because of the people on the ground who step in when no one else will.
If you are able to, please consider supporting the rescue, Swan Bath Rescue, who responded: Take a look at their Amazon wishlist and, if you can, donate something they urgently need to continue their work.
Because without them, last night could have ended very differently.
A Green Park Station Pigeon rescued by Swan Bath Rescue.
