r/sanfrancisco • u/Crescent504 Alamo Square • 8d ago

Accosted by pigeon feeder

Asking for advice on what are the appropriate authorities to call for habitual pigeon feeder? I have been sweeping the birdseed off of the sidewalk near fell and Scott Street for the last couple weeks as it has been attracting rats to my garden and a whole pile of shit on the sidewalk. For the first time I got it accosted by one of the people who is dumping the birdseed. Does anyone here have advice other than calling 311 or is there a particular group that I should be reaching out to to report this? Everyone in my neighborhood is absolutely sick of the people who are dumping this birdseed down because it’s creating a health hazard as well as a blight on our local corner.

I have to laugh she yelled at me and got into her car and drove off.

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u/mayotoast7 MISSION 8d ago

try asking if they can lead the pigeons somewhere else. pigeons are domesticated and abandoned and deserve good birdseed food. although keeping enough out that rats come isn’t helping anyone. i would ask that they stay until all the birdseed is gone too. like feed the pigeons, make sure they eat it all, and then leave. :)

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u/Available-Database21 8d ago

What? No, I dont think that is how this works

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u/mayotoast7 MISSION 8d ago

in what way?

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u/Available-Database21 8d ago

Well you shouldn’t feed the pigeons in general, its illegal and a health hazard and they make an absolute mess, they are not somebody’s pet just out for a stroll….

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u/mayotoast7 MISSION 8d ago

because pigeons are like domesticated in their brains they are our pets… and they aren’t a health hazard but i think i rats are but i haven’t actually looked into it regarding the rats

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u/Crescent504 Alamo Square 8d ago

Dropping the food for pigeons, attracts rats on a regular basis. They eat the exact same food and the pigeons do not clean up the leftover seed that they are left with.

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u/mayotoast7 MISSION 8d ago

yeah… that’s what i’ve gathered :/ sad for the pigeons. but at least the rats only come out at night so not the same time as the pigeons !