This is what happens when you release your ducks in the wild

[Amykins]

It is with great sadness that I read this story .. those poor babies!

Just a thought, try ringing your local radio station and/or TV station. If they are having a 'quiet news day' they might just pick it up which will get their plight out there and you may be surprised how many people 'come out of the woodwork' to help!

There's an idea! If anything it'll bring awareness that you should NEVER DUMP YOUR DUCKS!


...Actually, with your permission Needless, mind if I use those photos to start a social media campaign? People need to learn that this is not okay, and the poor ducks suffer so, so much for their ignorance.

 

[needlessjunk]

Thank you everyone for the ideas and places to start calling. @Amykins you are more than welcome to use anything I post to help the cause.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I've checked online and the link to the TX rescue on magestic waterfowl no longer works. I did get an email back from the wildlife center and was told there is nothing that can be done. Here is the email I received back

Alicia,

I can offer no help. There is no place that wants domestic/feral ducks, and there is no habitat that is not overrun by ducks already (unless some neighbor or group is actively “managing” that population.
Our organization only works with native wildlife, and I know of no group that works with feral animals other than cats. I have a duck currently roaming my backyard that came in last year too young to identify that I now know was an “Easter” duckling. I have no place to release him.

At a minimum, duck nests should be actively sought and the eggs removed (and replaced with a similar number of store-bought chicken eggs) to keep the population from increasing.

I regret that we cannot offer help for a serious problem.

This is so sad, so many animals dumped to fend for themselves, some people ignorant to what can happen others just don't care. I hope something comes up before it's too late for these and all the others in similar situations. Bless you for caring enough to try and help while the rest of us feel so useless not being able to.

 

[dheltzel]

A few weeks ago, someone dumped 2 half grown Pekins on our farm. Very brazen, they drove right into to middle of the farm and dropped them near a building where they knew we would find and care for them.

It is a very cruel thing to do to your ducklings, and to your children. Here is a case of irresponsible parents passing that trait on to their kids, who now have an example of how you deal with creatures you don't like anymore, you just dump them on someone else and let it be their problem. I am imagining that someday their daughter will have a kid and decide it's too much trouble and do what her parents did, drop the baby off with the grandparents and let them deal with it. Teach your children well, or you'll be cleaning up their messes as well as yours.

Done venting now . . .

We ended up selling the pair of ducklings for $20 to someone that drove quite a long distance to get them, and had several other people wanting them also. A simple ad on CL would have put that money into the perps bank account and allowed them to set a good example for their kids. I like the idea of profiting from someone else's bad behavior.

 

[Miss Lydia]

A few weeks ago, someone dumped 2 half grown Pekins on our farm. Very brazen, they drove right into to middle of the farm and dropped them near a building where they knew we would find and care for them.

It is a very cruel thing to do to your ducklings, and to your children. Here is a case of irresponsible parents passing that trait on to their kids, who now have an example of how you deal with creatures you don't like anymore, you just dump them on someone else and let it be their problem. I am imagining that someday their daughter will have a kid and decide it's too much trouble and do what her parents did, drop the baby off with the grandparents and let them deal with it. Teach your children well, or you'll be cleaning up their messes as well as yours.

Done venting now . . .

We ended up selling the pair of ducklings for $20 to someone that drove quite a long distance to get them, and had several other people wanting them also. A simple ad on CL would have put that money into the perps bank account and allowed them to set a good example for their kids. I like the idea of profiting from someone else's bad behavior.

Very well said.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Any updates on whats going on?

 

[needlessjunk]

I'm having a hard time finding someone local that would take them. I contacted the county animal shelter (which covers the intake of city and county animals) and was told to contact animal control or the wildlife center that i had already contacted. Animal control isn't really interested unless they were dead, in which case they would despose of them.

ETA: I have not gone by the park again since Sunday so I don't know anything new.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'm having a hard time finding someone local that would take them. I contacted the county animal shelter (which covers the intake of city and county animals) and was told to contact animal control or the wildlife center that i had already contacted. Animal control isn't really interested unless they were dead, in which case they would despose of them.

ETA: I have not gone by the park again since Sunday so I don't know anything new.

What about the groups jtn posted?

 

[needlessjunk]

What about the groups jtn posted?

I haven't contacted them because they are over an hour away. I will give them a call today but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I haven't contacted them because they are over an hour away. I will give them a call today but I'm not holding my breath.

You never know Carolina Water fowl rescue here in NC travels to do rescues so maybe someone will feel the need to help these poor water fowl.

There needs to be jail time for people who abandon animals.Then again they have to be caught first.