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MASSACRE' Hundreds of dead birds litter Rome street after they were ‘scared to death by New Year’s Eve fireworks’ despite ban
The Sun UK ^
| 01 Jan 21
| Christy Cooney
Posted on 01/01/2021 9:35:28 PM PST by blueplum
HUNDREDS of birds found dead on a street in Rome on New Year's Eve were scared to death by fireworks, animal rights campaigners have claimed.
It comes after a ban on fireworks in the city, introduced to protect people, animals, and heritage sites, went largely ignored....
...The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says that there is "little evidence to suggest that fireworks harm wild birds or affect their conservation status".
(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: eussr; fakenews; fireworks; fourthreich; italy; ornithology; reallyfakenews; rome; rspb
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so who's right - the people who want to ban fireworks or the people who study birds? and what killed them? and why are there so many wierd things happening this year, er.. last year?
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posted on
01/01/2021 9:35:28 PM PST
by
blueplum
To: blueplum
More likely they breathed in some toxic gas.
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posted on
01/01/2021 9:44:27 PM PST
by
Kevmo
(I'm in a slow motion Red Dawn reality TV show. The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
To: blueplum
I call bullshit
I lived in Manhattan
Chinatown and Mott and Mulberry and Canal etc
Huge fireworks
Never seen one dead pigeon
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posted on
01/01/2021 9:50:24 PM PST
by
wardaddy
(I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you run the tra)
To: blueplum
If this were true it would have been happening every Fourth of July, New Years, and several other holidays for decades all over the planet. I am getting so tired of the press treating people as if we are stupid.
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posted on
01/01/2021 9:56:44 PM PST
by
Widget Jr
To: Kevmo
OK, so I had Taco Bell last night. Gimme a break already.
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posted on
01/01/2021 9:57:10 PM PST
by
Viking2002
(When aliens fly past Earth, they probably lock their doors.)
To: Viking2002
So it’s YOUR fault.
Many of us thought as much.
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posted on
01/01/2021 9:58:32 PM PST
by
Kevmo
(I'm in a slow motion Red Dawn reality TV show. The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
To: wardaddy
Exactly- birds don’t litter the roadways after fireworks around here either
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posted on
01/01/2021 10:07:29 PM PST
by
Bob434
To: Widget Jr
I am getting so tired of the press treating people as if we are stupid.We aren't stupid, but the vast majority of people are.
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posted on
01/01/2021 10:08:51 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: blueplum
The fireworks all over the world were to declare war on the lockdowns.
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posted on
01/01/2021 10:22:06 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(You are in far more danger from an authoritarian government than you are from a seasonal virus.)
To: Kevmo
I was brought up with poor social skills. Things went downhill when I discovered that you can light a fart.
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posted on
01/01/2021 10:33:26 PM PST
by
Viking2002
(When aliens fly past Earth, they probably lock their doors.)
To: Kevmo
Some of them are just stunned. I can see panicked birds flying into things in the dark. I know where they could get a few thousand starlings, if they really want them.
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posted on
01/01/2021 10:37:24 PM PST
by
gundog
( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
To: Viking2002
I was an adult before I realized such a thing wasn’t some urban legend.
It didn’t change MY life as a result.
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posted on
01/01/2021 10:38:41 PM PST
by
Kevmo
(I'm in a slow motion Red Dawn reality TV show. The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
To: Kevmo
Some Italians eat songbirds and have been for centuries, they catch the birds in nets and cook the birds without cleaning. Not much extra protein running around Southern Italy, I guess.
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posted on
01/01/2021 10:41:42 PM PST
by
Colt1851Navy
(What was wrong with Nixon?)
To: blueplum
In general I don’t like fireworks. Freaks the crap out of sensitive dogs and vets with PTSD.
To: gundog
There have been a few articles about seagulls guiding migrating birds into skyscrapers so they can feed on their carcasses in the morning.
Shocking, I know.
Just think of the seagulls as democrats.
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posted on
01/01/2021 10:46:09 PM PST
by
Kevmo
(I'm in a slow motion Red Dawn reality TV show. The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
To: Widget Jr
Some birds migrate in huge flocks at night. Maybe they got a lucky shot and concussed a flock out of the air with a firework.
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posted on
01/01/2021 10:49:12 PM PST
by
gundog
( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
To: blueplum
And lightning and thunder doesn’t scare birds why?
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posted on
01/01/2021 10:49:18 PM PST
by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
To: JoanSmith
Yup, my neighbor lost their dog on July 4th. Years earlier I remember trying to calm our own dog down on that day.
I’ve heard that there’s some kind of red neck sedative to put in the dog bowl for that day but I don’t know what it is.
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posted on
01/01/2021 10:50:51 PM PST
by
Kevmo
(I'm in a slow motion Red Dawn reality TV show. The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
To: Colt1851Navy
Songbirds are tasty. Japanese consider starlings a delicacy.
Starlings are an invasive species here in America so it’s open season on them.
I detect a fun business opportunity.
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posted on
01/01/2021 10:58:49 PM PST
by
Kevmo
(I'm in a slow motion Red Dawn reality TV show. The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
To: Kevmo
You waited until you were an adult to try lighting a fart? Man, you missed out on a lot. Not to mention that your dates probably weren’t impressed.
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posted on
01/01/2021 11:01:54 PM PST
by
Viking2002
(When aliens fly past Earth, they probably lock their doors.)
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