Please Do Not Feed the Animals because the animals may grow dependent and not learn to take care of themselves.

The Dept. of Agriculture runs the food stamp program which helps people buy food and patronize fast food places, etc.

The National Park Service posts signs that say “Please Do Not Feed the Animals because the animals may grow dependent and not learn to take care of themselves.”

This seeming irony is resolved simply by noting that the Park Service animals can’t vote.

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