Wow, I actually KNOW Ana Dove. And lemmetellyou: She is one of those crazy ol' bird ladies! I'm sure the pigeon-feeding wasn't the ONLY thing that led to this confrontation.

I enjoy feeding the birds as a pastime but it's a rare treat and I don't give any more than the birds eat. These people who just dump birdseed and walk away annoy the hell out of me. The birds don't actually eat most of it, it just festers and gets disgusting over the course of several days attracting all kinds of diseased animals while getting moldy and growing fungus. I really, truly hate these people and if I ever caught one in the act I would probably want to steal their birdseed too

Hello, your city is full of mice, rats, and insects, and it's not because a little old lady is feeding pigeons in the park. And guess what? They are still going to be there even if Anna Dove stops feeding pigeons.

What is wrong with people? You shouldn't feed birds in NYC. You're essentially throwing food on the ground for whatever vermin to find, including rats, mice, insects etc. Pigeons are vermin too. People who throw food on the ground should be fined for littering.

Is that her in the photo? If so, damn, she's scary-looking. She needs to be more concerned about feeding herself than the pigeons.

No, that is not Anna Dove. But some people would videotape anything since their lives are so empty

I'm just going to follow her around with a shop-vac.

Gonna have to side with the crazy dude on this one instead of the crazy lady. Of course birdseed attracts rats! In any case, pigeons are disgusting.

I just let my dog run into the flocks of birds while the seed-throwers are tossing their seeds/garbage/ratfood/cockroachfood. I'm really not sure how it doesn't qualify as littering. Oh wait, everybody litters here. Nevermind.

Retired teacher Arthur Schwartz is probably from the Rubber Room

I also had it out with one of those Union Square Alliance workers who told me that I couldn't feed the Squirrel. I told him to fuck off and made a complaint with the Union Square Partnership. Told them that this is a PUBLIC PARK and that they are not to tell people not to feed squirrels.

Felix, if you truly love animals then you should not be feeding them. First off, pigeons (which I realize you didn't mention in this comment) are an introduced species from Europe which out-compete native bird species for resources, most notably habitat, thereby reducing species diversity in our area. Gray squirrels are a native species, but they need to forage for food. By feeding them you are weakening their natural ability to compete for resources in the wild. Just so you don't accuse me of talking out my ass, I am a professional biologist.

Bloomberg doesn't permit acorn trees planted and there is less for them now to forage. The same argument has been used towards homelessness. Don't feed them because you're not helping them but crippling them. What is wrong with handing out a peanut "once in a while" . Regarding pigeons, I do sometimes throw them any side bread that I don't want to eat. But what is upsetting is that this crazy rubber room teacher wouldn't attack any person throwing they nasty MCDonald trash on the streets or their cigarettes butts but attacks some woman who feeds birds. His is a miserable person

Humans (including the homeless) are domesticated animals, pigeons and squirrels are not (though it may appear otherwise). Most homeless people suffer from mental illness. What they need is permanent shelter, mental health care, proper nutrition, and a number of other things. Giving a bit of food here and there isn't the answer. But in this current frenzy of anti-socialism, I don't see the homeless situation improving, sadly. Anyway, I digress. The best thing you can do for animals is let them fend for themselves. Yes, some will perish, but this is the way of natural selection. That's how species ensure their survival. If you give everything to them, they work for nothing, only exist in cities, and you have what equates to the extinction (actually extirpation) of that species in the wild. It's like having the only living members of a species living in a zoo. In other words, sad.

I do agree with you that this guy was wrong to physically attack Dove. That is never called for. I also agree that McDonald's trash being thrown on the ground is disgusting.

I understand and thanks for your feedback. Yes, in General, I think Humans should just others specie be. Just leave the alone. I do agree on that.

I meant we should all just let them be. Stop using them in zoos, circuses, etc. And yes they are wild but they do live in an urban environment. I wouldn't share peanuts with them only if Bloomberg wouldn't be so mean. He doesn't permit acorn trees in parks and had many removed in Central Park. But you are right because they can't depend on us to feed them since they won't be able to survive on their own. I do agree with that. Thanks for your feedback.

Fucking miserable shit heads have nothing in their lives but concern themselves with someone feeding a pigeon. fucking losers.

Yeah, they're the losers.

hahah +1

A friend shot this crazy bastard in Washington Square park last summer—GROSS! http://tinyurl.com/yec7zls