Animal Person in the Palm Beach Post

I just realized a letter of mine was in the Palm Beach Post on Tuesday (June 27). It was similar to my entry of June 18 (Good Intentions Gone Bad).

Here are the facts:

• Muscovy ducks are adorable sweet creatures (see photo of Mr. New Guy below)
• They live near lakes and canals
• We have thousands of lakes and canals
• We have tens of thousands of Muscovy ducks

Here’s the problem:

• Some people love the ducks, and feed them
• Some people hate the ducks, and want to kill them

Let’s do the logic:

• If you feed them
• Then they come around more often, and in droves/flocks

The consequence? As their numbers increase, the anger of the people who hate them increases, thereby increasing the danger to the ducks.

The moral? Don’t feed wildlife. Admire from a distance. The more tame animals become, the greater the threat to their safety.