Bengals: Let us cut the poop

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Outspoken Critics of the Bengals “D” Face Persecution
Published 9/27/2007 by Jason Cohen at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... From the Cincinnati Enquirer: ...

Cincinnati Birds Aren't Impressed With Bengals
Published 9/27/2007 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... Even the birds in Cincinnati can't go without breaking the law. From today's Cincinnati Enquirer: Operators of Paul Brown Stadium want permission from the city to kill birds that have been pooping on Bengals fans. ...

King of beasts, Bengals hunting pigeons
Published 9/28/2007 at NFL - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
... fans. Pigeon droppings have been falling on patrons and into their food and beverages, according to a letter to the city from Eric Brown, managing director of Paul Brown Stadium Ltd., which runs the stadium for Hamilton County, which owns it. He asked in his letter that stadium employees who are familiar with firearms be allowed to shoot birds a few days prior to an event, adding that company officials believe the shooting to be a " cost-effective way to get this problem under control. " Source: Cincinnati Post Related: ...

Here's the poop: Bengals to hunt pigeons
Published 9/28/2007 at NFL - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
... fans. Pigeon droppings have been falling on patrons and into their food and beverages, according to a letter to the city from Eric Brown, managing director of Paul Brown Stadium Ltd., which runs the stadium for Hamilton County, which owns it. He asked in his letter that stadium employees who are familiar with firearms be allowed to shoot birds a few days prior to an event, adding that company officials believe the shooting to be a " cost-effective way to get this problem under control. " Source: Cincinnati Post Related: ...

Bird sh*t 1, Bengals 0
Published 9/30/2007 by Sean at The Meaningful Collateral
... any pigeons at Paul Brown Stadium this season. After complaints from the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (and lack of support from city mayor Mark Mallory) the team withdrew it s request to kill the lil bastards. It came a day after city manager Milton Dohoney actually ok d the shooting, but only as a last resort. Amazingly, the city s municipal code would allow this, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer : Cincinnati’s municipal code, Sec. 701-15, says no person shall kill, wound, maim or injure any bird. But that doesn’t apply to any city employee or officer acting in accordance with another statute, Sec. 701-17, which says when birds and animals create a nuisance, the city manager is authorized “to use all necessary means” to destroy the nuisance-creators. Don t worry, the Bengals say: Had they done this, the dead birds would be put into a black plastic bag and put into the Paul Brown ...