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Those made Disney so much creepier!
I find it somewhat amusing and somewhat disappointing how many of my facebook friends share links on facebook to articles from satire websites thinking they are real....
I find it somewhat amusing and somewhat disappointing how many of my facebook friends share links on facebook to articles from satire websites thinking they are real....
I usually try to resist saying something because when I do I usually get a rude response like "nobody asked you". I don't get it. Saddest part is when facbook "suggests" three articles below these posts all about about that article is fake...There's one person in particular on my friends list who believes everything she reads on the internet. I'm constantly commenting on her posts with links to Snopes articles. Then she gets mad at me because apparently encouraging critical thinking and discouraging the spread of incorrect/misleading information makes me a terrible person.
I find it somewhat amusing and somewhat disappointing how many of my facebook friends share links on facebook to articles from satire websites thinking they are real....
Read that too...I think it was more of an educational dissection and not a "now where's my chainsaw?" moment. And it's legit to feed the big cats that meat so as not to further waste the animal since it wasn't given barbituates.I was just reading that the Copenhagen Zoo euthanized a "surplus" giraffe to prevent inbreeding...they later dismembered it and fed it to the lions in view of the public. Not sure how to feel about this...thoughts?
I was just reading that the Copenhagen Zoo euthanized a "surplus" giraffe to prevent inbreeding...they later dismembered it and fed it to the lions in view of the public. Not sure how to feel about this...thoughts?
I was just reading that the Copenhagen Zoo euthanized a "surplus" giraffe to prevent inbreeding...they later dismembered it and fed it to the lions in view of the public. Not sure how to feel about this...thoughts?
I do have a problem with the fact that this needed to be done at all though. If they didn't want/need more giraffes, this one should not have been born, period. There are a variety of ways to prevent this that would not have been detrimental to their breeding program in any way. It just seems like an incredibly irresponsible way to handle the whole situation, IMO.
Thanks for your responses. I didn't realize that it was an educational dissection, in which case that is better. Totally agree that there was nothing wrong with feeding the meat to the lions either.
I think this is my problem too. The irresponsibility of allowing a surplus pregnancy and birth to happen really bothers me. I also wonder why it took so long to figure out the giraffe was surplus...I believe it was 2 years old.
My boyfriend brought home arrowroot and I have no idea what to do with it...
So I had a small birdfeeder on a table on my balcony because I felt bad for all the little critters out there in the cold this winter. After a few days of chickadees at it, the squirrels moved in... which didn't bother me too much because they've had to survive the -30 to -50 degree windchills this winter too. And it kept my cat entertained. But this morning one of the squirrels started fighting with my cat through the glass, so I decided maybe it was time to remove the feeder. Next thing I know, I've got two squirrels on my balcony, fighting over the leftovers scattered on the ground. Yay. I should have known this was a bad idea... no, I did know, and did it anyway. I think my cat may just bust through the window before all these crumbs are eaten up.
My boyfriend brought home arrowroot and I have no idea what to do with it...
Long, but interesting read. http://www.vetsbehavingbadly.blogspot.ca/2014/02/murder-by-internet.html#comment-form
Long, but interesting read. http://www.vetsbehavingbadly.blogspot.ca/2014/02/murder-by-internet.html#comment-form
there are enough horsie people on here that this seems worth reposting - http://www.netposse.com/view_report.asp?reportid=2126
this is one of my neighbors (she's a 1st year)
it's probably just a typo on your part, but what does this mean if it's not? [i only ask because i've learned some weird new words and phrases from people from different parts of the country lately haha]What a small world. This girl and I shadowed at the same mixed animal practice in Louisiana--I actually saw her over the Christmas break, but she didn't mention anything...granted, we aren't really that close. So sad to hear this happened, but it's not unusual around those parts. I'll be sure to tell my family to keep a weather eye out.
it's probably just a typo on your part, but what does this mean if it's not? [i only ask because i've learned some weird new words and phrases from people from different parts of the country lately haha]
Long, but interesting read. http://www.vetsbehavingbadly.blogspot.ca/2014/02/murder-by-internet.html#comment-form
Long, but interesting read. http://www.vetsbehavingbadly.blogspot.ca/2014/02/murder-by-internet.html#comment-form
Absolutely awful. And the fact that the "Veterinary Abuse Network" (yes, unfortunately this is really a thing) on Facebook is actually celebrating it is so unbelievably disgusting.
I've been thinking lately that I may not want to go into general practice, and this is confirming it.
Obviously I had to go look up that page. Holy crap.
Obviously I had to go look up that page. Holy crap.
Yep, basically exists entirely to slander and cyber bully vets. Posts their personal information and encourages everyone to harass them. It's absolutely vile.
I reported the page to Facebook for harassment but of course that never does any good. Facebook doesn't take anything down unless it has pictures of naked breasts on it. Still, I had to feel like I was doing something.
I reported as wellI did too! Maybe we can get a trend going.
Gah! What about slander?!I received a notification back from FB saying they didn't remove the page because blah blah doesn't break any rules blah.
I will be keeping an eye out for particularly awful posts though and reporting those individually.
Gah! What about slander?!
Yeah. It just seems so obviously slanderousThat would be on the subject to prove, wouldn't it?
I received a notification back from FB saying they didn't remove the page because blah blah doesn't break any rules blah.
I will be keeping an eye out for particularly awful posts though and reporting those individually.