1.) Feeding ducks attracts rats, pests and predators that kill ducks and endanger humans.
2.) Rotting food pollutes the water and breeds deadly diseases and parasites...
    • A single outbreak of Duck Virus Enteritis (caused by artificial feeding)    kills all of the ducks.
    • Uneaten food quickly forms a deadly mold called Aspergillus.
        This is fatal to ducks without early diagnosis and expensive treatment.
    • Avian Botulism (caused by artificial feeding) 
        Kills entire waterfowl populations and can hospitalize people.
    • Artificially fed ducks emit a parasite causing a condition in humans called Swimmer's Itch.
3.) Ducks defacate at the site of scattered food or bread, bacteria in feces creates much higher risks for illness or disease.
4.) Most waterfowl die-offs in the past 10 years have been attributed to artificial feeding.
5.) Food waste bobbing on the water's edge is ugly.
6.) Ducks that are overfed create dangerous amounts of waste that harms fish and other animals living in ponds.
7.) Some foods like corn may be OK as a snack for ducks, but fish can't digest it and die.  Seeds cause severe cramping pain in ducks.

Please don't feed the ducks! 

What you can do to help
* Stop feeding the ducks
* Politely tell others they are harming ducks by feeding them
* Talk to city officials about posting warning signs at your local ponds and lakes
* Encourage schools to teach young children to respect wildlife by not feeding it