Long Island, New York – A New York based rescue group has rescued an abandoned duckling who was desperately seeking human love at a park. The duckling was captured on video walking up to people and trying to sit in their laps because he has been imprinted on humans and needs companionship.
This is one of the most heartbreaking and pathetic things we have ever seen. Someone hatched this duckling, let them imprint, and then brought him to a park and left. The duckling is literally chasing people and climbing into their laps because he desperately wants and needs human company.
The duckling was rescued from the park and will soon be paired with a human who will shower him with love and attention. On Tuesday, the rescue group said:
The Prospect Park duckling is safe with our extraordinary rescuer @mbpurdyartz and is just as sweet, cuddly, and needy as you could imagine. He will be joining another imprinted duckling of the same age this weekend in an indoor home with a human mom willing to give both birds all the human contact they need if they are absolutely convinced they are humans and not ducks. Both were cruelly raised as single duckling by humans and then abandoned outside.
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Thank you to the person who is going to give this duckling the love and comfort he needs,
This “throw-away” attitude that people have toward ducklings (and other small animals like bunnies and chicks) – ESPECIALLY when they are impulsive Easter purchases – HAS GOT TO STOP.
If places sell these babies, they should be legally required to provide educational information and warn people that these animals live for 10 to 15 years, are a lifetime commitment and should NEVER be dumped. They also should provide rescue/shelter information if the people who buy them decide not to keep them. Or they should take them back and take them to a shelter with a nice donation for their care.
The irresponsibility toward these sweet animals is heartbreaking and unconscionable.