Feeding pigeons at temple ‘proving to be a menace’


Health hazard: Pigeons feeding on leftovers discarded by beggars at the Goddess of Mercy Temple in George Town. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Feeding pigeons may seem like a good deed but to workers at the Goddess of Mercy Temple (Kuan Yin Temple) in Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling here, it is proving to be a menace.

Workers claim visitors and others to the temple have been dealing with the “flying rats” for decades.

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