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Kids chasing pigeons and ducks

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Aveno432 · Today 17:17

Yet another day of seeing children chasing ducks with the parents doing fuck all to stop them. This was even worse in that the parents were both filming the two kids on their phones and obviously finding it funny and cute. Since when is terrifying animals funny? I see it regularly with pigeons and ducks and I'm so sick of it.

Aibu to think it's animal cruelty?

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ShetlandishMum · Today 17:17

Why didn't you say this to the parents?

Weekendnaughtiness · Today 17:18

I never had an issue with pigeon chasing

but duck chasing is not on

Aveno432 · Today 17:20

ShetlandishMum · Today 17:17

Why didn't you say this to the parents?

What makes you think I didn't?

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Aveno432 · Today 17:20

Weekendnaughtiness · Today 17:18

I never had an issue with pigeon chasing

but duck chasing is not on

What's the difference?

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seagullstolemypie · Today 17:21

I don't mind seagull chasing but ducks and pigeons should be left alone.

Weekendnaughtiness · Today 17:35

Aveno432 · Today 17:20

What's the difference?

Ducks are very nervous and easily spooked

pidgeons? Really couldn’t give a toss

Aveno432 · Today 17:36

Weekendnaughtiness · Today 17:35

Ducks are very nervous and easily spooked

pidgeons? Really couldn’t give a toss

Yeah I'm sure the pigeons absolutely love having kids chase them around 🙄

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Weekendnaughtiness · Today 17:37

Aveno432 · Today 17:36

Yeah I'm sure the pigeons absolutely love having kids chase them around 🙄

Not something i gave a hoot about . They would fly right back and try to get that bit of bread without so much as a ruffled feather! 😆

meanwhile ducks… frantic, nervous, agitated

Aveno432 · Today 17:40

Weekendnaughtiness · Today 17:37

Not something i gave a hoot about . They would fly right back and try to get that bit of bread without so much as a ruffled feather! 😆

meanwhile ducks… frantic, nervous, agitated

Animal cruelty is animal cruelty.

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Weekendnaughtiness · Today 17:41

Aveno432 · Today 17:40

Animal cruelty is animal cruelty.

But you just spectated?

Weekendnaughtiness · Today 17:41

Aveno432 · Today 17:20

What makes you think I didn't?

Oh you didn’t 😆

AgentPidge · Today 17:42

seagullstolemypie · Today 17:21

I don't mind seagull chasing but ducks and pigeons should be left alone.

Horrible attitude. I made friends with a seagull on holiday.It tapped on the window every day - had obviously been fed before. I fed it, morning and evening, and a couple of days later it brought me a present - a little stone! Seagulls are people too!

Weekendnaughtiness · Today 17:45

AgentPidge · Today 17:42

Horrible attitude. I made friends with a seagull on holiday.It tapped on the window every day - had obviously been fed before. I fed it, morning and evening, and a couple of days later it brought me a present - a little stone! Seagulls are people too!

Love your username! Very appropriate given who your BFF is

AgentPidge · Today 17:46

Weekendnaughtiness · Today 17:41

But you just spectated?

Depends whether you're likely to get to your face smashed in, doesn't it? I've told off a boy ( nicely) who was throwing stones at a baby seagull on the beach. He did stop when I told him it was a baby. I would've thought twice if his (raucous) family had been closer though.

Aveno432 · Today 17:47

Weekendnaughtiness · Today 17:41

But you just spectated?

You know nothing about what I did. I did speak to the idiotic parents.

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Aveno432 · Today 17:47

Weekendnaughtiness · Today 17:41

Oh you didn’t 😆

I spoke to the parents. Not that I really mind what you think.

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AgentPidge · Today 17:48

Weekendnaughtiness · Today 17:45

Love your username! Very appropriate given who your BFF is

Thanks. Have you not noticed the pigeons watching you? They are agents working for the government, reporting on us. I still like them though.

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