13/03/2026
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Dear Pigeons Lovers.
We need your help to save pigeons in Woolwich.
Pigeons to be killed in Woolwich, SE18
In the early hours of Monday 16 March, pigeons are due to be killed en masse at The Academy, Woolwich, a gated housing development.
Please, contact them and raise your voice against that cruelty
Rendall & Rittner
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 02077020701
Out of hours emergency phone this number:
020 3764 5587
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Greenwich Wildlife Network petition.
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https://protectthewild.substack.com/p/an-urgent-appeal-stop-the-planned?r=2puc6w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Dismayed local residents alerted us to the planned cull. We have contacted Rendall & Rittner, the managing agents for the property, but so far have received no response.
Pigeon culls do not work. Research overwhelmingly shows they are, at best, a temporary fix. Pigeons breed in line with the food and resources available, so flock numbers will recover from a cull within a matter of months. Some evidence even suggests that culling can INCREASE pigeon numbers, as removing older birds can make way for younger, healthier birds that breed more rapidly.
The Pigeon Control Advisory Service says of lethal control:
“A vast majority of those that come to us for advice have been sold lethal control services, in some cases for many years, without experiencing any relief as a result. The most common complaint that we receive is that the client experiences a reduction in bird-related problems for 4-6 weeks following a cull but thereafter the problem appears to return to its original proportion. The response from their contractor is that another cull will be required and this continues indefinitely until such a time as the client looks elsewhere for advice.”
So while we appreciate that pigeons nesting and fouling on housing blocks can be an issue for landlords, is it really justifiable to kill large numbers of animals for a measure that may achieve little or nothing? Especially when humane deterrence exists and is designed to provide long-term solutions rather than short-term sticking plasters?
We do not yet know the method that will be used, but we suspect marksmen may be involved. Even the most accurate shooter in the world cannot guarantee a clean kill every time, which means some birds are likely to be left wounded, bleeding and suffering.
Pigeons are highly intelligent animals with remarkable navigational abilities and complex social lives. They are present in our towns and cities largely because of human domestication - our historical use of them for meat, sport, and carrying messages, even through war zones. Their presence in our urban environments is a direct result of our interference, not something they chose. That makes it even harder to justify destroying them when humane and practical alternatives exist.
The photo shown here is from another pigeon cull carried out with air rifles. Does that look like a quick or humane death to you?
Rendall & Rittner
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 02077020701
Out of hours emergency phone this number:
020 3764 5587
Please take action today, we don't have much time
