06/15/2026
PAY ATTENTION TO THIS PLEASE!!!
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You constantly hear us tell the public that domestic ducks cannot survive in the wild; they cannot fly, they don't know how to find food or migrate, and they will eventually die from starvation, predation, or both. Most of our followers know this by now, but we also know there are people out there who say these ducks are "fine.” If you still don't believe us, take a look at this. This isn't AI. This is a real picture taken by one of our volunteers this weekend.
We received a call on our hotline about a dumped duck along Burnt Mill Creek in Wilmington, sitting alone in one spot along the bank. A volunteer who is familiar with the creek went out to try to find her. The duck was incredibly skittish of people and went right into the water. Our volunteer hid and waited for the duck to come ashore so she could net her. When the moment seemed right and the duck began to climb back up, our volunteer heard her “scream.” When she looked down, the duck was in an alligator's mouth.
We know this is upsetting to see, but we must share the realities of duck dumping. As you can imagine, this was distressing for our volunteer to witness firsthand, right in front of her. We don't know how much louder we can say it: duck dumping is not kindness, it is nothing but cruelty.
Please continue to share our flyer about duck dumping (attached in the comments) near and far. If you or someone you know has ducks that you no longer want, please post on a pet adoption website or in a rehoming group here on Facebook, or contact us or your closest rescue. Dumping them is NEVER the solution.
