Kids chasing pigeons and ducks

[Aveno432]

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?

One is accidentally for a few seconds because the pigeon is in the way in front of a fast moving car. The other is deliberate and often for quite some time as kids deliberately chase and scare a living creature. A huge difference.

Well, this put the cat among the pigeons!
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My children are loving and kind, actually, and also respectful of animals. But I did let them run once or twice at pigeons when they were toddlers. I think it’s ok.

Can you honestly not see the difference?

Traffic in a city is constant

It's not ok.

It isn't worth engaging. Like trying to reason with Trump.

Are ducks allowed to chase pigeons

One is still deliberate and the other isn't. Do you tend to lack empathy normally?

Parents should stop their children doing this -chasing animals - I have told off a few children for this in the parks - constantly chasing pigeons- pigeons need to conserve their energy and every time they are frightened they have to take off quickly which uses up their already depleted energy reserves - its their planet too!

What?

It's not okay. It's unkind. Living creatures aren't children's toys.

You can still put children before animals without allowing them to scare animals. They can easily get their amusment elsewhere.

100% and we'll put. Animals are not toys.

My kids are also loving and kind and have never been allowed to purposefully scare animals for their entertainment. I think it’s piss-poor parenting but you do you. It’s not my kids who will end up being horrid little shits at the end of the day.

My DH always tells off children when he sees them chasing pigeons.

Give up for 10 minutes would you, Mother Earth

Read up on it. It's because they have to conserve energy.

Feel better about yourself now?

in general I think children should come before animals though, it really annoys me when people put animals before children. This no doubt affects my response to your question

Children's unimportant wants to pester and frighten animals, definitely do not come before the needs of animals to be safe and live their lives in peace.

You’d have been appalled by me as a child. I must have stamped on thousands of ants!

Thank you to him

I can't stand it when people call pigeons vermin! They are marvellous intelligent birds. They used to be our companions, our messengers. Now they are discarded and branded vermin! For shame!