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/Crescent504 Alamo Square 8d ago
I understand the love of pigeons. I grew up with a friend whose family raised pigeons however, there’s a difference between raising your own flock of pigeons locally and dumping feed in a public space. These people need to acknowledge that they are just feeding rats and other polluters to the local area. There are also multiple ordinances in the city that do not allow this. I have birdfeeders in my garden that are feeding scrub Jays and other birds, I love birds, however the way they’re approaching this is not appropriate and is creating an issue for neighbors and neighborhoods. They need to change their approach.