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4 pigeons found glued on top of wall; Hong Kong police suspect animal abuse (www.scmp.com)

submitted 15 hours ago by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 37 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

How is gluing an animal to something not animal abuse? That's like suspecting a wall is solid after walking into it.

[–] FrenziedFelidFanatic@pawb.social 32 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It is conceivable that the glue was put there for another purpose, and the pigeons simply landed in it. That’s just not likely in this case

[–] OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Why would anyone put glue on something and not glue anything on top?

It could also be a trap. Put glue and some food on it and see pigeons get trapped to death. That's how a lot of rat traps work.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 0 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Well, see it in the context of the entire animal industry. If what happens in slaughterhouses isn't animal abuse for someone, why would this be?