2006-08-11 06:55:19 · 27 answers · asked by jacicat 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
We used to feed Canadian Geese, but they would like to bite at the kids,and some idiot tried to kill a baby once, and they quit coming to our home. I felt sad, as we all looked forward to feeding them when they would travel and come to our yard then go on their way. We fed them twice a year, once in the spring and once in the Fall.
2006-08-11 06:59:49 · answer #1 · answered by Dragonflygirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what kind of wild animals you are talking about. Feeding birds, squirrels, bunnies is okay, but most places have laws against animals such as lions and tigers. Some people think that a lion cub or bear cub is cute, but they get it home and it starts to grow. Next thing, they have a dangerous animal on their hands and not knowing what to do with it, they will then set them free.
A couple of years ago a set of lion cubs (I think they were lions) were found abandoned along the road here in North Carolina. Fortunately they were captured before they could hurt anyone and were taken to a zoo.
2006-08-11 07:03:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you attract more animals to your backyard, you will also attract the predators that eat those animals. This is why, for example, you shouldn't feed deer -- that can attract mountain lions or wolves or possibly something else, depending on where you live.
Feeding birds probably won't lead to anything more dangerous than a domestic cat sniffing around.
You definitely don't want to feed raccoons. They can get very bold and dangerous.
2006-08-11 06:59:23 · answer #3 · answered by Dave C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that could be dangerous. They will continue to come back there seaching for food. This would not be safe for chidren or other pets that you may have. We just had a report in our county of a dog getting rabies from some sort of wild animal.
2006-08-11 06:59:58 · answer #4 · answered by Lucy29 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oooh that's a bad idea generally!
read up about it online.. what animal(s) is it and key it up in google or something and read about it in textbook terms and science terms and real life experience terms from folks like you and me who've done it.
most times it's a bad idea.. prolonged exposure to feeding wild animals brings in nastier animals who want some of that good stuff then it can attract rats and filth... the animal can become beligerant.. so on.
2006-08-11 06:58:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could get out of control. Remember, they are not called wild animals for nothing. Those animals cannot be tamed.
2006-08-11 06:58:27 · answer #6 · answered by Art The Wise 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in NYC, so I don't feed animals in my backyard. Do the homeless count?
2006-08-11 07:03:34 · answer #7 · answered by SavageLettuce 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't do it because it just keeps them coming back. Besides wild animals can be dangerous.
2006-08-11 06:57:32 · answer #8 · answered by Nico 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's very dangerous--if wild animals are coming up that close to your house--and civilization in general--they could be rabid.
2006-08-11 08:35:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You haven't seen my back yard. Not much would survive around there. My parents feed the squirrels and birds at their place, and they seem to enjoy it. Not sure I would do the same.
2006-08-11 07:01:26 · answer #10 · answered by Fox Paws 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋