Dovecote
has been by the Captain's Wife pub in the village of Sully for 80 years
The pub
claims it had taken the action on Health and Safety grounds over doves
After
outrage from locals, decision to close the dovecote was reversed by pub
PUBLISHED: 15:00,
27 November 2019 | UPDATED: 15:04, 27 November 2019
A village
pub caused outrage by sealing up an historic dovecote, leaving birds and their
babies trapped inside.
Pest
controllers were called in to cement up entrance holes to the dovecote which
has been near the Captain's Wife pub in the village of Sully, near Penarth,
South Wales for 80 years.
Soon
after, bird lovers arrived to free the white doves and their young, which could
be heard flapping around inside, and police attended the scene.
The pub
claims it had taken the action on Health and Safety grounds because the doves
annoy customers eating outside in the summer.
The
historic dovecote provided shelter for doves and pigeons on the south Wales
coast in Sully, near Penarth
But local
wildlife groups say it's 'barbaric' and are asking locals to boycott the
pub.
After the
outrage, the pub announced a u-turn on its decision.
Dozens of
birds had escaped before the dovecote was initially sealed off and are roosting
in a nearby tree.
Campaigners
say they will perish in harsh winter weather and add that a rescue operation is
under way.
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