Duck feeding ban approved in San Luis Obispo "feeding animals contributes to pollution"

The Straight Story

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Wed Apr-07-10 06:32 PM
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Duck feeding ban approved in San Luis Obispo "feeding animals contributes to pollution"

Duck feeding ban approved in San Luis Obispo

ou will no longer be able to feed the ducks in the city of San Luis Obispo.

Tuesday night, the city council passed its new storm water management regulations. The ordinance prohibits people from feeding ducks at local parks, lakes and creeks. City leaders say feeding animals contributes to pollution.

http://www.ksby.com/news/duck-feeding-ban-approved-in-san-luis-obispo/

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Robb

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Wed Apr-07-10 06:33 PM
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1. Odd justification.

Overpopulation, maybe. :shrug:

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damntexdem

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Wed Apr-07-10 06:35 PM
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2. Will ducks be arrested for feeding?

"Get your feathery ass out of the air and stick out your legs, you fowl lawbreaker!"

;-)

And if people don't feed ducks and some die of hunger, won't that pollute the environment?

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Arctic Dave

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Wed Apr-07-10 06:36 PM
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3. Bummer. I used get a kick out of feeding them.

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Cleita

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Wed Apr-07-10 06:37 PM
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4. Our bird-brained, or should that be duck-brained local government

at work again. :eyes:

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FarCenter

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Wed Apr-07-10 06:37 PM
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5. There is a better solution

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sara-moulton/duck-a-lorange-recipe2/index.html

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WillParkinson

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Wed Apr-07-10 07:18 PM
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7. Better solution...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green

After all, people contribute to pollution a lot more than ducks do.

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KittyWampus

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Wed Apr-07-10 06:38 PM
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6. Situation here- people throw stuff to feed the ducks and rats come to pick up remnants

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demosincebirth

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Wed Apr-07-10 07:42 PM
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8. We/ve had that ban in our city for over ten years. All because of those foreigners...

Canadian geese.

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