We are the problem
Letter
Published: Monday, July 09, 2007

Why is it so hard to understand the whole problem is not animals but humans, as always? How can one play the victim and complain about the animals, when it is we who create garbage piles in our yards and our parks? We are continually chopping down and developing animals' natural habitats. Then, we cry foul when they return for their most basic necessity -- food -- that we have left out for them.

Crows aren't aggressive unless provoked or threatened.

I've never seen a crow open up a closed, secure garbage container, and I've never been awakened at 3 a.m. by crows.
I can't say the same about fireworks, pounding bass and wild parties.

Anyone with a brain can see the solution is simple: We can clean up our own mess, or the city can start fining people who leave behind a trail of filth.

Or maybe it's just easier for us to wipe out another species.

John Macleod, Vancouver

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