BIRD BRAINED
Watch the moment mum dares her ‘feral’ son to catch a pigeon in Greggs – and ends up screaming in horror
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Greggs bakery chain has become a beloved staple of high streets, train stations and shopping centres across Britain.
But shoppers were stunned when a boy tried to catch a pigeon who flew into a high street branch.
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Sophie Towers dared her four year old son Louis to catch the bird, not believing for one second that he would actually manage to do it successfully - but he did - and then refused to let it go.
“Quick, get it,” she said laughing.
But once he had caught the pest, delighted little Louie left onlookers stunned, and horrified Sophie screaming in panic: “Let it go! Louie, let it go.”
Sophie posted the hilarious video to TikTok, with the hashtags #Feral #boys being boys #feral child.
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Mum Sophie told The Sun about their hilarious trip to Greggs on Gillingham High Street in Kent: "We walked into the shop and there was about three pigeons in there, and he asked me why there were birds in the shop.
"I said I wasn't sure and they must have just flown in.
"Louis told me he was going to catch one of the birds, and I just laughed and told him to go for it.
"I thought the bird would fly away before he got any closer to it, but as I got my phone out to film him, he actually caught it.
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"It freaked me right out and I got scared," added Sophie.
"Louie is a major animal lover and loves bugs and all types of animals.
I tried Greggs sausage roll yard – I’m not telling porkies, the meat treat was mouthwatering
"There was only us in the shop and the people who work in Greggs did not really notice what was going on - or if they did they didn't say anything.
"He was more intrigued over the bird if anything."
The bird was unharmed and eventually left the shop.
One viewer said: "The kid done as he was told that's amazing!"
Someone else remarked: ";You did tell him to get it remember kids have no fear in anything lmao."
A TikTokker joked: "Yes lad the next Steve Irwin."
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Another added: "Must be a pigeon thing because Greggs in Canterbury have exactly the same problem."
The bakery chain is famous for bargain treats like steak bakes and sausage rolls for under a quid, as well as their hugely popular Greggs breakfast.
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Greggs in numbers
Did you know Greggs sausage rolls have 96 layers of pastry?
The first Greggs opened in 1951 on Gosforth High Street.
There are also 2,473 shops around the country — a thousand more than McDonald’s.
Greggs is now valued at £2.6billion thanks to its budget deals.
Nearly £2 in every £100 spent in UK hospitality is done in a Greggs.
Newcastle still remains the sausage roll capital of the UK, with Geordies scoffing 17.9 million of them a year.
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