Question 5673 — animals

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Ms. Francesca Pasquini draws the attention of the Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion to the practice of gassing to limit pigeon populations. As a recent survey by the PAZ association showed, many French towns, including Asnières-sur-Seine, kill pigeons. The most commonly used method is to capture the pigeons and then gas them with carbon dioxide. By ignoring problems - considerable - posed by capture, this method is far from being "gentle" for the birds. Research carried out on the slaughter of poultry has shown that loss of consciousness is far from instantaneous. Birds shake their heads, flap their wings, and breathe with their beaks open, indicating pain and respiratory distress. Gassing is therefore a technique of which it is possible to question the ethical foundations, especially since research has highlighted authentically gentle alternatives, based on non-hormonal contraception, without danger for humans or other birds. These include, in particular, contraceptive corn and contraceptive dovecote. Finally, it is possible to question the very relevance of limiting the pigeon population when little consolidated data exists at the national level for reinforce these practices. In light of these elements, she asks him if he is considering banning the gassing of pigeons by municipalities.

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