Hollywood Pigeons Being Put On The Pill

LOS ANGELES -- Pigeons living in tinsel town are going on the pill.

Hollywood residents believe it's a humane way to reduce the pigeon population and the messes the birds make.



Community leaders plan to announce the pilot program Monday at a news conference. Laura Dodson, president of the Argyle Civic Association, said the "poop problem" has become unmanageable and this could be the answer.

Over the next few months a birth control product called OvoControl P, which interferes with egg development, will be placed in bird food in new rooftop feeders.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and other animal rights groups approve of the measure.

About 5,000 pigeons call the Hollywood area home.