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NY Times: Stop Printing Lies About Bats!

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Ruby Bedenbaugh
7 years ago

Why try to instill fear of rabies in bats. More people contract rabies from dog bites than they do with bats. You also have a better chance of getting bit by a shark than contracting rabies from a bat. I’m very disappointed in you. This is truly “fake news”

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Jeff Infantolino
7 years ago

You'd think the New York Times wouldn't be ignorant, but here we are. Print a retraction. Make it as prominent as your misinformation.

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Vanessa Del Savio
7 years ago

Please stop endangering bats. They're beautiful & we need them.

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Jeannie Campbell
7 years ago

Stop showing your ignorance ! Get your facts straight!

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Ollie
7 years ago

I adore bats, honestly people need to not fear such wonderful animals

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Javier
7 years ago

Bats do more for people than the NYT ever did for humanity. Period

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Gidget Rhome
7 years ago

Bats are very welcome on my property.. Great pollinator and they eat bugs

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Anonymous
7 years ago

Tell the truth. Bats are very important to out ecology

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Jackie Sanders
7 years ago

Animals have enough trouble surviving without this kind of headline grabbing misinformation!! You need to print a retraction!!

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Anonymous
7 years ago

Please stop

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Kathi Holder
7 years ago

Stop printing lies and inciting fear regarding bats!!! Please practice honest journalism and ensure you fact check your articles prior to printing them!!! We need bats for insect control and pollination! They are an integral part of the circle of life!

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Cole Payne
7 years ago

Bats are becoming endanagered due to climate change and people's cats hunting and killing them. The last thing we need is a news site demonizing them.

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Alyson Brokw
7 years ago Featured

While bats can be a rabies risk, this article grossly overstates and at times is purposely vague about these details, implying risk that is not supported by scientific evidence.

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Neal Colford
7 years ago

Bats are gentle creatures that have been branded in a negative light for way too long. They are the reason why we're not overrun with mosquitos all year round. I've held bats. They're beautiful creatures.

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Tonda
7 years ago

Science shouldn't be ignored to foment fear.

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Kathy Budner
7 years ago

Get your facts straight.

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Britney Brancazio
7 years ago

I LOVE BATS AND I'M PROUD!!

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Beth
7 years ago

Please retract your misleading article about bats. Bats are being driven to the verge of extinction by ignorant humans such as the NYTimes.

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JoEllen Fishman
7 years ago Featured

Bats are a critical part of the ecosystem, both as pollinators and for insect control. The NY Times (I am a subscriber) should educate, not demonize! I’ve been bitten by dogs, never by a bat! Please correct your misleading article.

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Bobbie Laminack
7 years ago

Please just report the true facts. The true facts about bats are a lot more sensational than the stuff you make up.