Fed up locals have called for hundreds of pigeons to be killed during the summer months after claims they have been 'terrorising' shoppers and businesses.
Local business owners claim that the sheer number of birds in Croydon town centre has 'put people off' coming to the area amid fears they will be pooed on by the birds.
Baras Aloko, 32, who owns a shoe repair shop in Croydon city centre, told MyLondon : “It’s disgusting. There are hundreds, sometimes it even looks like thousands of birds just everywhere.
