AR-News: (US-nh)BB gun used to kill pigeon at city store

[Animalconcerns]

MANCHESTER — A local woman involved in animal rescue said workers at a
Manchester grocery store shot and killed a trespassing pigeon yesterday
with a BB gun rather than let her trap and release it.

But Jim Prive, vice president and general manager of the Vista Foods store
at Wilson and Valley streets, said his employees were just taking care of
a health issue.

“We can’t have a bird flying around in a grocery store,” Prive said. “This
was usual and customary . . . You go in with a BB gun, usually after
hours, and take care of the problem.”

But Lori McMillan-Dunn, an Elm Street resident who said the presence of a
pigeon inside the store was brought to her attention by a daughter who
works at the Dunkin’ Donuts concession inside the Vista store, said the
Audubon Society was on its way with traps that wouldn’t harm the bird. 

full story:
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=33575

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