Animal shelters are seeing huge increases in duck abandonments this year, after the birds became trendy on social media app TikTok.
"I even had stories that they were coming to schools and offering them to the kids in the school. So the aim was to either sell the ducklings or sell food that came with the ducklings," she added, in regards to how people are purchasing the animals.
It's not just hard on the owners. In colder months, ducklings need the oils from their mothers' feathers to keep warm, and require a specific diet to survive. The duck abandonments aren't just a North American issue. In May, Irish organizations voiced concerns over similar trends, after one wildlife hospital was left caring for almost 100 ducklings. Reports found that ducklings were being sold for as little as $5 in Dublin, with the belief that wild ducks were being taken from canals to be sold.
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