Some people feed wildlife because they believe it helps the animals survive. Others want to attract them because they’re cute. Still others think it’s a good way to dispose of dead pigeons they’ve killed.
Regardless of the reasons people put food out or what they put out, feeding wildlife – except for most birds – is illegal in Maricopa County.
Deirdre Pfeiffer of Ahwatukee Foothills lives across the street from South Mountain Park and said she’s seen people leaving everything from Froot Loops cereal to loaves of bread and pumpkins in the natural washes…