Welcome

The Wellington Anti-Cull Coalition (WACC) was founded by a group of Wellingtonians in 2008 surrounding a Wellington city council plan to cull our cities pigeons. With the support of London-based Save the Trafalgar Square Pigeons (STTSP) we were successful at putting a stop to this plan. We devote our time and energy in researching and educating councils and the public on methods of population control that do not involve killing.

- More about us and how we started

Current issues in focus:

Pigeons

It was concern for pigeons that founded the WACC, so their wellbeing is always foremost in our concerns. Unfortunately the Wellington City Council has not taken on board our advice for non-lethal controls and we must continue to be vigilant for the welfare of our city pigeons.
More on pigeon issues here

Ducks and ducklings

The issue of danger for ducklings in the Te papa ponds has mostly subsided as they have been dosed with so much chlorine that the ducks no longer swim there. However Ducks & Ducklings are under constant threat in our urban environment and we continue to keep an eye on them More on ducks and ducklings here

Rabbits

The Otago annual 'Easter Bunny Hunt' was held again this Easter and true to history the shooters killed 23,000 rabbits. This is an extraordinary number and it has bought to our attention the pointless and bloody culling of yet another species. Whilst rabbits are indeed a successful species, we think there must be a better way to control their numbers. More on rabbits here.