Yup, Easter pets are the worst! Yesterday a lady walking by my house said she wanted to get a duck. I informed her that she has to get at least 2, they can live a decade+. I told her I'd have geese but they can live 20 years. She looked shocked. I told her to stop by when the weather is warmer and she can meet the ducks, and see how they're cared for. As duck people, I think we have a duty to inform people that poultry, just like other pets, are a commitment for the bird's life. Some people are malicious, but most are just uninformed.People watch videos and think ducklings are cuuuuuute. And they are. But they're also a lot more work and have a lot of special requirements. If you get a new puppy or kitten, you give them a food/water bowl, a pet bed maybe a litter box and they're set. With ducklings you need a brooder, heat lamp, special food, water dispensed in a way that they can't swim in it or they'll drown/get hypothermia. They poop a lot and can't be housebroken and they're super messy with the food, water, and, yes, poop. Plus the super-adorable fuzzy/adorable stuff lasts maybe two-three weeks before they start becoming actual ducks. So a lot of people can't deal with and just drop them off at park to "live with their new duck friends" AKA die from starvation, cold, predators and getting mated to death by drakes.