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The birds are taking over! Hollywood has decided to put a stop to the outrageous growth of the pigeon population, and have decided that feeding them birth control pills is the answer. Mixed in with seeds, the pigeons will be lured to rooftop feeders where scientists hope they will ingest the mixed-in hormones. The avian oral contraceptive is called OvoControl P and is combined with pebbles resembling cat food. Hollywood is the first city to try the pigeon population control method, and if successful, could the setter of a new international trend. “We think we’ve got a good solution to a bad situation,” said Laura Dodson, president of the Argyle Civic Association. “The poop problem has become unmanageable, and this could be the answer.”
 "We clean doo-doo all the time and are proud of it," said Laura Dodson, president of the Argyle Civic Assn, the Hollywood group leading the effort to try the new contraceptive. "But our streets are getting bombarded by the poop way too much."
Supporters of the plan include the Humane Society of the United States and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which favour the contraceptive over electric shock gates, spiked rooftops, fatal poisons or other mitigation methods.
"We would much rather they use contraception than poison or anything harmful," said Maggie Brasted, director of urban wildlife conflict resolution for the Humane Society.
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