"shock" System Rids Subway of Pest Pigeons

"Shock" System Rids Subway of Pest PigeonsThey've been afraid to touch the feces because
New York Transit Authority uses Shock Trackthey were afraid that it may be hazardous to their
System by Bird-B-Gone, Inc. to rid subway platformshealth."
of unwanted, and unsanitary pest pigeons in Queens.Peralta helped secure some state funding to
Assemblyman Jose Peralta celebrated the completionpurchase and install electrified strips, made by
of the project in Queens that will deter pigeons fromBird-B-Gone, Inc. When the pigeons touch the strips,
occupying a local subway station.they get a mild "Shock" that changes their nesting
Peralta says, " We need to protect our children, theand roosting behaviors, keeping them off of the
children who walk up and down these streets, thatsubway platform. The strips have been installed
take the trains, that use the system, are verythroughout the 103rd Street Station.
vulnerable at times.""We're proud to be serving the Metropolitan
The children, in this case, are vulnerable to theTransportation Authority and in essence the people
pigeons that for years have made the 103rd streetof New York City," said Bruce Donoho owner of
station their home. Pigeons not only create unsightlyBird-B-Gone, Inc. located in Mission Viejo, CA.
messes, but their feces carries diseases that(800-392-6915
threaten the health of the children.Bird-B-Gone, Inc. manufactures hundreds of different
"People have been hit by the feces as they areproducts used to humanely move pest birds away
walking," said Peralta. "Where they have been walkingfrom Human Sensitive areas.
with their children, the children have also been hit.