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Ducks are crappy pets. Who knew? That's the last time I follow the advice of Walt Disney. I always thought that Donald character was representative, and who wouldn't want an angry, Tourettic duck with a speech impediment hanging around your home?

"They're cute, but what people don't realize very often is they outgrow their cuteness very, very quickly," said Link, president of Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary in Lebanon.

The nonprofit organization rescues dozens of starving Pekin ducks each winter from nearby waterways, where they are ditched after outgrowing their welcome.

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