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i am obsessed with this video

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So the only all-bird rehab center in North Texas is about to shut down

I can’t even put into words how upset I am about this. Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation has been open for almost twenty years, and is the only place in North Texas that takes in literally any type of bird if it’s been injured, orphaned, or otherwise incapacitated. They’re finally out of funds, and if they can’t come up with anything by April 2nd, they’re going to be forced to close their doors.

They’ve never turned away birds. Not when it’s a surprise 200 baby cattle egrets that’ve been orphaned because city planners thought they could cut down their homes and no one would notice. Not when it’s raptors with one good eye and in need of seven different antibiotics. Not even when it’s ducks that irresponsible parents won’t let their kids keep after easter. This is where anyone let me first get up close to birds. I mean, I’ve known I wanted to work with birds and wildlife since I was seven- I’m twenty four now, and halfway through an environmental science master’s and it’s a big reason I kept going.

I’ve been going to this place on and off for ten years, I was THIRTEEN when I started volunteering and seeing all the terrible things that happen to the birds that come in. Not just…hit by trucks, or caught in a hailstorm but parrots that have been left in foreclosed houses for weeks, and roosters that have come out of cock fighting rings and would otherwise be put down because the SPCA and humane societies don’t think they’re salvageable. There’s an emu that was raised there as a baby because no one wanted her. Her name’s Riley and I can’t even begin to comprehend what shutting the doors to the center would mean?

They don’t get government aid. They’ve been funded by the public donating and Kathy, the lady who owns the place, going through her retirement funds and savings and her social security to keep it running. She’s finally run out of money. Please,  just reblog? Even if you can’t donate anything- and I know it’s a lot to ask for poor teenage/college kids to donate money that they don’t have, or struggling artists I know but maybe someone who can spare something will see it eventually? They need $200,000 to keep open for a year to continue to help 4000 birds a year.  

Just, thanks for reading, guys. Here’s the gofundme link: http://www.gofundme.com/l8aj7k

Their facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rogers-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Center/398035120217303

Here’s their website: http://www.rogerswildlife.org/about.html

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starting a counterpart tumblr blog to “shittycarmods” called shittypcbuilds and the first post will be this

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trans women names r like 22nd century cyberpunk hacker jewel thieves and trans man names are like drowned victorian children

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ok, so this year I made a submission for Folio Society illustrations contest..since the theme was Howl’s moving castle, it was a real challenge to draw illustrations somehow different from the movie! If you want you can vote for me here (but there are so many better artworks…decide for yourself :D )

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Ever just remember soul eater?

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None of them are going to the same place….

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the absolute madman. the fuckgin worst.

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HES IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AAAAAAADSHDKJFDHS34ADFJE//7KDSFKD

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i miss p5 and ryuji TT___TT

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SOUL EAT’N

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uh hey uh did u go see    did you guys see   DID YOUssEE thIS mOvIE

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i'm gonna try to continue uploading art/fic here as i make it but at this point twitter is where i hang out most of the time, follow me @STARPUNCHER if you'd like

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buncha persona bullshit from twitter dot com. okay bye

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p5 says sae and makoto are orphans but WHAT IF THOUGH

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ouran good

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