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Tribute to mom, taken while we were going through training... she's taken me through a lot of crazy things, but it showed me that I should try stuff and enjoy everything along the way... #mothersday #volunteerfirefighter #trynewthingsandenjoylife

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It's official :)

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Barbie Vlog #9

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Always check sources

As PETA is at it again

PETA is protesting wool again…. so here we go into exactly why animal fibers aren’t an act of cruelty.

Actually it’s a lot more simple than people think.  A fiber animal, any of them, sheep, alpaca, bunnies, goats, ect, only grows good (sellable) fiber when they are healthy and happy.  The original fleece that my team bought last year for sheep to shawl turned out to be from a sick sheep.  The entire fleece broke at the same point, which is exactly what happens to any fiber animal that’s sick.  The fiber they grow when they’re unhealthy in ANY way breaks.  Not only did we return the fleece, but the farmer had to put their entire flock in seclusion and not sell any fleece for two years.  Not kidding.  It was a virulent bacteria her flock had.

If a fiber farmer treats their animals in the way that PETA claims, they would be financially ruined in no time flat.  A fiber animal that’s sick or unhealthy in any way only produces fiber that’s good for mulch.  Unsellable, barely useable, mulch.  Fiber animals HAVE to be kept healthy and happy for the simple reason that that’s how they end up producing a quality product.  Claiming that fiber farmers commit acts of cruelty in their raising of their animals would be like claiming that grocery store employees go around smashing all the products with a baseball bat and then still expecting you to buy it.  It just doesn’t work that way. 

Fiber farmers generally have their largest bill as the vet.  Literally most of them spend more on vet bills annually than they do on feed.  And they do this again, because maintaining the health and well being of their animals is in their best interest.  What’s more, most fiber animals cannot shed and their fleeces carry a lot of bacteria from trapped fecal and vegetable matter.  Not only do they become tremendously overheated, but ill from the trapped bacteria.

What’s more…. Never trust an organization, any organization, that provides no research, documentation, or information beyond their own.  Feel free to go digging through PETA.  Every single one of their bits of information comes directly from them.

PETA has a clearly and bluntly documented goal of no domesticated animals at all.  This means the eradication of all those domesticated animals that we have like dogs, cats, and the variety of livestock.  In fact their pet shelters do extremely little adopting and kill the vast majority of the pets they get in.  We, as a species, have spent countless millennia domesticating and breeding animals.  These animals have become dependent upon our intervention.  If we weren’t caring for them they would die. 

So it seems rather strange to me that an organization titled “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals” has a bluntly stated goal of eradicating a great deal of the animals they claim to want to help.  Somehow, I believe that a healthy happy animal, regardless of whether it’s raised for a job or not, is a whole lot better than a dead one.

PETA, go fuck yourself, you vile spewers of crap information.

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Lovely tribute from cartoonist Mike Peters (Mother Goose & Grimm) http://daily-harry-potter.tumblr.com source:http://i.imgur.com/aD1Zv5N.jpg

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Conversation topic of the trip... starting with "walk the chickens" #roadtriptopics

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When I’m 80 years old and sitting in my rocking chair,  I’ll be reading Harry Potter. And my family will say to me “After all this time?” And I’ll say “Always” - Alan Rickman

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person: hey what's up

me: my stress levels

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I think the group is saying something #gmtools #geekchristmas #noobgm #pathfinder #dnd #friends

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Science Officer and Engineer reporting for duty #geekchristmas #awesomedad #startrek

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After #haircut #after #beforeandafter #newperson

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Before #haircut #beforeandafter #makeuppractice

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Christmas present from Grandpa and Mom... #professionalpresent #carpenter #christmaspresent #acs #nameplate

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1st attempt to crochet was successful #crochet #tryingsomethingnew

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I love wrapping presents #christmas #presents #wrapping