76 Africa went from 283 million in 1960 to 1.5 billion today and is expected to hit 2.5 billion by 2050. This is the unintended consequences of “feel good” charity. (twitter.com) posted 75 days ago by Ahaus667 75 days ago by Ahaus667 +76 / -0 41 comments share 41 comments share save hide report block hide replies
We're told from an early age that feeding wild animals is bad because it makes them dependent and causes population explosions, which have cascading effects on the ecosystem. Those lessons are ignored when dealing with people, of course.
The problem is that we think of these creatures as people.