Taylor Swift Criticized By Environmental Agency
Posted on Feb 11, 2010 @ 04:45PM
Taylor Swift thought she was simply having fun, but her actions led to criticism by a government environmental agency.
The 20-year-old Grammy Queen is on tour in Australia and after her sold-out concert she went to a park in Melbourne and fed the possums.
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Swift, who is the top-selling digital music artist in history, Tweeted the experience.
"Tonight the band and I played a show, then hopped in the van and headed to the park for some midnight wild possum feeding," she wrote on Twitter.
Sounds like fun, right? Not so fast. Her move upset Australian wildlife authorities, with the Department of Sustainability and Environment issuing this statement:
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"We know people who feed wild animals often have the best intentions and that it is attractive to tourists who want to interact with Australian wildlife," a spokesperson said.
"However, DSE advises people not to feed wild animals... it can disrupt their natural behavior and it can cause some animals to lose their natural fear of people, making them vulnerable to attack."
But other than that innocent mistake the trip has been a huge success for Swift and she’s even found time to do some shopping.
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Staff at a trendy Melbourne boutique report that Swift bought two ancient Chinese birdcages and a lavish Indian silk cushion, on a shopping expedition.
"She also looked at a very old and very big wedding lantern, but she was a bit concerned about how she would get it home," a sales assistant said.
"She was absolutely gorgeous and seemed very sweet."
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What is this, dump on Taylor Swift Month!! She isn't the only person who has probably fed the possums. Something tells me the possums eat better than the rest of us.
Posted Fri, 02/12/2010 - 9:26pm
Don't feed the possums! LOL!
Posted Thu, 02/11/2010 - 10:05pm
OMG SHE FEED THE POSSUMS,,,,,,, LETS JUST GET ALL BENT OUT OF SHAPE HERE. I HAVE FEED WILD ANIMALS. ARREST ME AND THROW AWAY THE KEYS
Posted Thu, 02/11/2010 - 10:01pm
Americans always act crazy wherever they go...grow up and follow rules!
Posted Thu, 02/11/2010 - 9:06pm
Give her a break. Check out Swift-lash ****://bit.ly/95tToR
Posted Thu, 02/11/2010 - 6:32pm
Gasp!!! she fed teh possums??? Okay so it was a innocent mistake..lighten up..
Posted Thu, 02/11/2010 - 5:56pm
They seriously need to lighten up.
Posted Thu, 02/11/2010 - 5:45pm
GIVE ME A BREAK. THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF HER.
Posted Thu, 02/11/2010 - 4:21pm