Animals

Started by Peterson, June 19, 2013, 03:29:56 AM

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dubduboverlord

Quote from: Johann on June 19, 2013, 04:12:42 PM
I'm a big proponent of rescuing, especially adopting older animals since they are far more likely to be put down.
Just added a fourth dog to our household, a 13-year-old puggle that was rescued from a kill shelter where he had been brought to be destroyed by his original owners because he was "too old." Saw him on Facebook and me and the missus figured nobody else was going to go for him, so we said, fuck it - we have experience with managing older dogs through the end of their lives and we've turned our house into a dirty fucking playground for spoiled beasts anyway. Why not let this dude live out his last year or two being spoiled? What fucking sociopath has a dog for 13 years, and animal bred for not much more than social attachment, and treats it like its disposable when it's a little inconvenient? Anyway, the dog is great - perfectly healthy (needs a little help going down stairs), affectionate, comical underbite, sticks its tongue out when it sleeps, and deaf as a post, so he startles easy, and bites. Which I think is hilarious.

dubduboverlord

Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 20, 2013, 01:38:41 AM
Maybe the person that owned the dog had something happen that prevents them from caring for him. Like getting diagnosed with terminal cancer or lost their job and/or house. There's plenty of reasons other than being sociopathic.
Except this wasn't the case, as I had direct knowledge of the situation. They dropped him off to be killed because he was too old, as I wrote. Hence the use of quotes around that phrase in my original post. I was not imagining a motive on the former owner's part in order to bolster my self-righteousness (at least not in this instance.)

Johann

It's shocking how many people are willing to just give up their animals. I hear it all the time, especially from people my age (early/mid twenties). "oh well, if i get the opportunity to do... then i'll just give away my ____." fucking bullshit, if you fucking adopt something its your fucking responsibility, deal with it. If your a selfish dick and don't want the responsibility then don't fucking get an animal.

@Kettu

fucking love Hyenas, beautiful beast. wonder what it'd think of the Finnish winter!

http://www.bbc.com/travel/video/roads-less-travelled/20130531-pt-3-taming-wild-hyenas-outside-harar



dubduboverlord

Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 20, 2013, 03:15:51 AM
Even so, I fail to see how the former owners are sociopathic. Seems like you'd need a lot more information for such a complicated diagnosis.

I'll lay off the hyperbole as soon as you quit being disingenuously literal.

Andrew McIntosh

Yep, animals sure bring out the best in people.

Marco has a point about fish, actually. I'm particularly fond of this one -

But there's other rippers of the deep -




It's been stated before that this planet really belongs to the sea creatures. Although dead zones are taking care of that, too.
Shikata ga nai.

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tiny_tove

Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on June 20, 2013, 04:42:41 AM
Yep, animals sure bring out the best in people.

Marco has a point about fish, actually. I'm particularly fond of this one -

I love all three... esp the amazing grumpy blob fish... he looks like a guy I meet on the train every now and then...


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tiny_tove

Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 19, 2013, 07:24:59 PM
Why could anyone hate pandas?!?

He is the quintessence of animal political correctness... definding him like a cute lazy animal, while he can turn to a very dangerous killing machine.
he pretended to be a bear while instead he was just a big racoon... now he has been classifed again as a bear so I cannot hate him anymore since I love bears and I am forced to become his friend :)
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kettu

Quote from: Johann on June 20, 2013, 02:36:12 AM

@Kettu

fucking love Hyenas, beautiful beast. wonder what it'd think of the Finnish winter!

http://www.bbc.com/travel/video/roads-less-travelled/20130531-pt-3-taming-wild-hyenas-outside-harar

african nights get hella cold, close to 0 degrees celsius at times. I think they wouldnt mind it too much +  I would let them sleep in my bed.
I looked into ostrich farming in finland some time ago and they had their first succesfull natural breeding in finland a couple of years ago, thanks to warming weathers,  and were still talking about a fairly cold country.




dubduboverlord

Quote from: tiny_tove on June 20, 2013, 01:16:16 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 19, 2013, 07:24:59 PM
Why could anyone hate pandas?!?
a cute lazy animal, while he can turn to a very dangerous killing machine.
he pretended to be a bear while instead he was just a big racoon... now he has been classifed again as a bear
Sounds like textbook sociopath behavior to me.

Bloated Slutbag

Pets are great in times of stress. And in times of starvation, too, of course.
Someone weaker than you should beat you and brag
And take you for a drag

kettu

Quote from: dubduboverlord on June 20, 2013, 06:34:04 PM
Quote from: tiny_tove on June 20, 2013, 01:16:16 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 19, 2013, 07:24:59 PM
Why could anyone hate pandas?!?
a cute lazy animal, while he can turn to a very dangerous killing machine.
he pretended to be a bear while instead he was just a big racoon... now he has been classifed again as a bear
Sounds like textbook sociopath behavior to me.

quit being such a sociopath and look at my cat showering for five and a half minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWCDgKGciuc&feature=youtu.be

dubduboverlord

Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on June 20, 2013, 07:09:23 PM
Pets are great in times of stress. And in times of starvation, too, of course.
You seem very practical. I like that in a person.

Quote from: kettu on June 20, 2013, 07:17:40 PM
quit being such a sociopath and look at my cat showering for five and a half minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWCDgKGciuc&feature=youtu.be
Nice fur. Seems very clean. Well done.


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tiny_tove

Congrats for the tattoo!
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THE RITA HN

My interest in sharks is documented enough, so I don't have to get into that, but I'll make mention of my brother's documentary work with animals.  He's always on some wild adventure filming for the Pacific Wildlife Foundation, Knowledge Network, Wilderness Committee, etc.  Some great examples of his work:
http://vimeo.com/28139130
http://vimeo.com/59803160
http://vimeo.com/51942335
http://vimeo.com/34476768
http://vimeo.com/7691900