Fury as sharp spikes are fitted to trees to 'stop birds pooing on cars'
WILDLIFE campaigners were left spitting feathers when a tree was spotted with sharp spikes fitted to its branches — to stop birds pooing on cars.
Activist Hugh Warwick originally clocked the spikes a year ago but was infuriated when he saw they were still standing in Oxford. This was the furious post Hugh shared on Facebook - and the outraged response from other wildlife enthusiastsThe pointy needles are believed to have been put on the tree to stop birds pooing on the cars belowHugh shared a picture of the spiked tree on Facebook in the hope of raising awareness about the issue.
"We need connection to nature to stay well - physiologically and psychologically - but we actively try and separate ourselves from nature.The owners of the tree haven't commented on the issue — but several enraged social media users have spoken out about their anger.Mark Robinson added: "How ridiculous, and actually quite sad!"But even the campaigner who spotted the fittings conceded that they can sometimes be useful in the right context.
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