City Hall plans to install a net underneath the Santa Monica Pier to prevent pigeons from roosting and pooping in the water, which city officials believe is party responsible for poor water quality.

Animal rights activists rally in front of City Hall on Tuesday to protest a decision by the City Council to install nets underneath the pier to keep pigeons from roosting and pooping in the water.

This net was once used in La Crosse to capture a species that no longer exists. Passenger pigeons were once one of the most abundant species of birds in North America. They would fly in huge flocks as ...