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According to Britain’s Canal & River Trust, feeding leftover bread to ducks is bad for their health. Soggy bread might bring algae and disease and also encourage rats. Too much bread can give birds a lung disease that can kill. Birds that are regularly fed bread can lose their fear of humans and may become aggressive when looking for their bread handouts. Birds and other animals need to learn to forage naturally.
The campaign was started by the Trust to educate bird feeders to find better practices. Much better for the ducks would be frozen peas (defrosted), lettuce and grapes cut in half. They also recommend oats, corn, rice and vegetable trimmings as “healthy” alternatives. And just like for humans—“exercise portion control!”
