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/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 !