BYRAM, Mississippi (WAPT) — At a busy shopping center in Byram, a store owner’s practice of feeding pigeons for nearly 20 years has sparked mixed reactions from the community, including concerns from the mayor about the birds’ impact on the area.
“If you take care, I take care of you. So, I trust in God and that’s why I started this. And after that long time, maybe many years, I still continue feeding birds and birds love me. Birds are like a blessing,” said Newton Patel, who feeds the pigeons outside his liquor store.
Mayor Richard White is concerned about the growing number of birds, which he estimates to be around 40,000…