Government officers catch pigeons on a street side in Bangkok, Thailand September 26, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
BANGKOK (Reuters) - 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 on Wednesday.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is spearheading 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 (£584.8) fine, or both.
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