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I thought it was quite common to see signs up telling people not to feed wild animals, particularly in very populated areas like city parks? I'm guessing it is
by joshschreuder 8y ago
I thought it was quite common to see signs up telling people not to feed wild animals, particularly in very populated areas like city parks?
I'm guessing it is fairly common knowledge already and not that unpopular of a statement for you to say.
With that said, it is fun to feed animals, so I can understand the appeal. We used to take loaves of stale bread and feed the ducks down by the lake growing up.
- paranoidrobot 8y agoThere are those signs. There's also plenty of advice from wildlife experts not to feed wild animals. The exception being that it's ok to have a garden which contains food providing trees/shrubs/etc. But people get offended when you tell them to stop doing it - "Oh, it's no harm, it's just a bit of fun". You get a similar response when you tell people they're assholes for letting their cats roam - despite cats being massive killers of wildlife.
- codezero 8y agoThe sign doesn’t communicate why it’s bad. As is clear from my comment I think a lot of context matters. Also, some people don’t give a shit. I was a bit defensive because I replied directly to a comment about someone who feeds wild animals and I wanted to avoid being accusatory and confrontational while still getting a point across.