Wired – Spain has a pigeon problem, and some cities are recruiting private pigeon catchers to trap the rats-with-wings using special net catapult devices. The technique involves two people and a catapult-sprung net device. One person feeds the pigeons to make sure that they are gathered neatly into a small space, while the other angles the net catapult. Once the birds are in place, the net is released over the birds to trap them before they can fly away. Barcelona city council has declared pigeons to be a “plague” and has issued a tender to catch and cull 65,000 of them over the next 18 months — 25 percent of the pigeon population. This represents a significant markup from last year’s already-impressive cull of 40,000 pigeons. The birds have been singled out for spreading diseases and for causing damage to buildings thanks to their highly corrosive droppings which can damage stone architecture. Most culling methods involve nets and cage traps in the busiest areas and then asphyxiation with carbon dioxide.

I’m actually good with this. These bastards always make it a habit to shit on you at the worst time. On your way to meet a hot chick, bird shit. Just got done spending 2 hours washing and waxing your ride, bird shit. I’m just waiting for PETA to setup shop in Spain and throw bird shit all over themselves in protest.