These people are killing them with kindness. This is something I feel very strongly about.
Deer (and all other wildlife) don't need to be fed by humans, they know how to get their own food and the food that they forage for is correct for them and their diet. When they eat human food, it can upset their whole diet.
When wild animals get fed by humans, they lose their fear of humans and not everyone is going to be as friendly as those people. They get to like being fed and then when winter rolls around and no one comes out to feed them, they starve to death.
Feeding them causes them to go to where humans are and they get killed or worse, by cars, etc. Or when deer season comes around, they'll be nicely fattened up and easy targets. Very often when wild animals become nuisances (and they will after being fed by humans), they have to be killed to "protect" humans.
In every wilderness area there are tons of signs posted "please don't feed the animals". There are very good reasons for those signs and they apply to everyone.
I know people think it's cute, but an animal starving to death or being hit by a car is not.
+2 1. jelicon2000 commented 15 years ago on video Deer for breakfast anyone?
Deer (and all other wildlife) don't need to be fed by humans, they know how to get their own food and the food that they forage for is correct for them and their diet. When they eat human food, it can upset their whole diet.
When wild animals get fed by humans, they lose their fear of humans and not everyone is going to be as friendly as those people. They get to like being fed and then when winter rolls around and no one comes out to feed them, they starve to death.
Feeding them causes them to go to where humans are and they get killed or worse, by cars, etc. Or when deer season comes around, they'll be nicely fattened up and easy targets. Very often when wild animals become nuisances (and they will after being fed by humans), they have to be killed to "protect" humans.
In every wilderness area there are tons of signs posted "please don't feed the animals". There are very good reasons for those signs and they apply to everyone.
I know people think it's cute, but an animal starving to death or being hit by a car is not.