Volunteers fill the gap after Berlin drops pigeon control services

Doreen Rothe is part of an animal welfare volunteer group that regularly throws grain around Berlin, to feed some of the hundreds of thousands of pigeons in the city. In 2024, Berlin city's animal welfare budget was cut by 96%, and all pigeon support was removed, with these volunteers now stepping up to fill some of the bird welfare gap. Reporter Jamie Fullerton journeyed with Rothe to some pigeon corners of Berlin.