Great headline too bad it’s very misleading as the “DOOM” the ducklings met were from parasites found in the Reflecting Pool due to snails – PB/TK
Feds install deadly ‘duck ramps’ at Capitol Reflecting Pool — sending 80 ducklings to their doom – By Justin Haskins / June 10 2017
Ronald Reagan once quipped the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help. The ducks that call the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., home learned recently that joke is all too real.
In May, the Architect of the Capitol, the government office responsible for maintaining the grounds on Capitol Hill, installed “duck ramps” at the Capitol Reflecting Pool to help ducklings in and out of the water.
The “cute” attraction proved to be popular with both the ducks and humans — well, most of them. U.S. Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) took to Twitter to complain about the ramps, calling them “government waste.”
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