Pistols At Dawn For The Pesky Parakeets

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Kept first as pets, at some point in the late sixties some parakeets made a bid for freedom in London. For decades they were treated as an exotic guest and viewed with a mix of bemusement and pleasure. Not anymore. Their days in London may be numbered.

Their numbers exploded in the late nineties and many now see them as a pest. From the beginning of 2010 open season on the cockney parakeet will be declared.

(via Robert-John)