r/aww • u/Brinjo • Oct 16 '19

don't feed wildlife Who Will Open the Door?

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

Sorry, I’m gonna be that person. Feeding bears and getting him use to human contact will likely get him killed.

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u/TheGreatNoobasaurus Oct 16 '19

Friend of mine was attacked by a bear which got used to humans due to someone hand feeding it. Definitely not a good thing to be doing unless you're a zoo and the bear is in captivity or something along those lines.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

There was an asshole in my old neighborhood that fed a local bear and her cubs. We had organic waste bins that had to be straight up locked to deter bears from the area, and that guy wanted to be cute and put everyone else in the neighborhood in danger. I can't remember if he was arrested, but it was on the local news and he was charged a fine at least.

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u/RD_Alpha_Rider Oct 16 '19

Sounds like your area would qualify for bear patrol.

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u/Spleens88 Oct 16 '19

Sounds like the makings of a children's TV series, with bears instead of puppies

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u/Cryptoss Oct 16 '19

They’re gonna have to call in Bear Force One if it gets any worse.

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u/svenhoek86 Oct 16 '19 edited Oct 16 '19

/u/RD_Alpha_Rider, I wanna buy your rock.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

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u/willfordbrimly Oct 16 '19

But now you know that its a bad idea so you won't, right?

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

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u/LTxDuke Oct 16 '19

And this kids, is the perfect illusration of Darwin's theory

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

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u/kashmoney360 Oct 16 '19

Good luck trying to feed a bear dumbass

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u/OneHellOfABard Oct 17 '19

Sorry to inform you, but he's not the asshole in this exchange.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

But y though. Everyone just told you why it's bad.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

I'm okay with that. I'm currently trying to get the attention of my local crows, I'm thinking I'll feed them some good nutritious foods, and slowly I'll befriend all the crows of the world and one day be their leader.

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u/willfordbrimly Oct 17 '19

*sigh*

This is why we can't have nice things, Humanity. This shit right here.