Disgust at people buying ducklings ‘for TikTok videos’

O’Leary’s Poultry in Macroom said they have had a number of calls from people looking to buy ducklings in recent days. They suspect people want to use them in TikTok videos

Gillian Bird, the head of education and media at the DSPCA, said there appears to be a trend on TikTok where people video a day in the life of a duckling, which is fuelling the practice.

The Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) is calling on the public not to buy ducklings following reports that the young birds were being offered for sale on the city streets for as little as €5.

Gillian Bird, the head of education and media at the DSPCA, said there appears to be a trend on TikTok where people video a day in the life of a duckling, which is fuelling the practice.