BANGKOK: The Thai capital is considering jailing people who feed pigeons in public to try to eliminate the risk of bird flu and other diseases, officials said.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is launching a campaign to catch pigeons and has vowed to impose a ban on feeding them – violators could be jailed for up to three months, face a 25,000 baht (RM3,180) fine or both.
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