Comments on: Pigeon droppings, bridge collapses, and the pigeon with the backpack http://www.bloggernews.net/19606 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:21:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jack Shaw http://www.bloggernews.net/19606#comment-78952 Jack Shaw Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:28:17 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/19606#comment-78952 Thank you for your interesting article. Regarding the pigeon dung problems on the nations bridges... and dealing effectively with its devastation, Cat Claw, Inc. offers a proven and humane solution. It is the ONLY all stainless-steel one-piece solution of its kind. We have made many successful installations to problem areas of a wide variety of facilities, including government facilities such as The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Amphitheater, The U S Customs Building, The ATF Lab in Rockville, MD, etc. Please visit us at www.catclaw.com Jack Shaw President Cat Claw, Inc. P.O. Box 5250 Johnstown, PA 15904 jack@catclaw.com Thank you for your interesting article.
Regarding the pigeon dung problems on the nations bridges… and dealing effectively with its devastation, Cat Claw, Inc. offers a proven and humane solution. It is the ONLY all stainless-steel one-piece solution of its kind.

We have made many successful installations to problem areas of a wide variety of facilities, including government facilities such as The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Amphitheater, The U S Customs Building, The ATF Lab in Rockville, MD, etc.

Please visit us at http://www.catclaw.com

Jack Shaw
President
Cat Claw, Inc.
P.O. Box 5250
Johnstown, PA 15904
jack@catclaw.com

]]> By: Joe Seid http://www.bloggernews.net/19606#comment-78910 Joe Seid Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:40:44 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/19606#comment-78910 The Bridge collapse was obviously caused by some accelerated structural deterioration that was likely from some corrosive agent. The pigeon droppings left to pile for years can deteriorate steel in addition to carrying diseases and not looking so nice. This aspect is not commonly known about the pigeons droppings and we won't know for sure soon, or possibly ever whether the bird poop played a pivotal role in this disaster. The Minnesota DOT could have taken several preventative measures to have controlled the long-term roosting and nesting behaviors of the pigeons by using Bird Netting systems underneath the bridge or Stainless Steel Bird Spikes or even electronic bird dispersal systems that drive birds away from structures. Other states may now pay closer attention tho detail when it comes to messy pigeons, they can also be deadly. Joe Seid Bird-X Inc. www.bird-x.com 800 662-5021 The Bridge collapse was obviously caused by some accelerated structural deterioration that was likely from some corrosive agent. The pigeon droppings left to pile for years can deteriorate steel in addition to carrying diseases and not looking so nice.

This aspect is not commonly known about the pigeons droppings and we won’t know for sure soon, or possibly ever whether the bird poop played a pivotal role in this disaster.

The Minnesota DOT could have taken several preventative measures to have controlled the long-term roosting and nesting behaviors of the pigeons by using Bird Netting systems underneath the bridge or Stainless Steel Bird Spikes or even electronic bird dispersal systems that drive birds away from structures.

Other states may now pay closer attention tho detail when it comes to messy pigeons, they can also be deadly.

Joe Seid
Bird-X Inc.
http://www.bird-x.com
800 662-5021

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