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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Refuse applications for byelaws banning the feeding of pigeons. More details
Submitted by Peter Ward of Save the Trafalgar Square Pigeons – Deadline to sign up by: 01 October 2008 – Signatures: 361
Save the Trafalgar Square Pigeons (STTSP) is appalled that the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has granted Westminster Council a byelaw banning the feeding of pigeons near Trafalgar Square, despite Ministers previously refusing such a ban because “to invoke the criminal law would have the effect of criminalising otherwise law-abiding people” and despite the DCLG’s stated policy that it will “not normally” grant byelaws banning pigeon feeding.
We are concerned that other authorities will seek to follow Westminster’s lead and that many law-abiding people across the country will find themselves criminalised should similar applications by other Councils be granted.
We therefore call on DEFRA to make clear that it viewed the circumstances of Westminster’s application as exceptional and that it will as a matter of policy decline future applications to criminalise pigeon feeding.
Peter Ward, the Petition Creator, joined by: