A pilot that saw feeders laced with birth control fed to the city’s pigeons has been so promising at controlling the flock size at test sites that Toronto Animal Services wants to expand the project and make it permanent.
The pilot to reduce the pigeon population — which saw feeders set up starting in March 2023 on four rooftops around Toronto dispensing feed laced with OvoControl — continues until the end of the year. But Toronto’s chief veterinarian said the trends they’ve seen make her optimistic that if the pilot expanded, it will eventually meet the goal of reducing Toronto’s pigeon population by half.