PSA

** A Public Service Announcement from Peeps
When wild ducks are fed human food (especially bread, popcorn or crackers) their organs become engorged and fatty, which can cause them to suffer from heart disease, liver problems and other health complications. Bread also has very few nutrients, and can get compacted in a bird's crop. Many rehabilitators see "bread-impacted crop" in sick and distressed park ducks. Although ducks seem to love bread, it is not nutritious. White bread in particular is made from refined flour and is not proper for avian nutrition. Many ducks suffer from degenerative liver disease because they eat too much bread. Also, leftover bread and duck droppings pollute the water. The uneaten bread turns into a deadly mold called Aspergillus, which is fatal to ducks, fish and other animals. Rotting bread can also breed other deadly diseases and parasites, particularly a duck virus Enteritis, which with a single outbreak will kill all the ducks of that area. So if you like to go to the park to feed the ducks please take them something nutritious like frozen peas or corn or go buy real duck food at a feed store. Thank you! **