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They “still won’t say why” because complete necropsy reports with full histopathology take weeks to finalize.

Also the only way to end orca captivity is to immediately euthanize all captive specimens. Because a sanctuary, if one even existed, is still captivity. It’s just captivity with good branding.

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One of the major dividing lines of our age is between those who think it's worthwhile to cooperate and work with other people, accepting their flaws and limitations, to build something larger than ourselves, and those who think everything is fundamentally hopeless and that other people are corrupt, degenerate, and suspect. And the latter is not conducive to having any kind of culture at all.

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Blue dragon from D&D sketch. One of those ones where you don't know what you're drawing ahead of time, you just put pen to paper and see what comes out-so the anatomy is kind of ass, but I really like the head

-3092 (messed up counting a while back)

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As someone who has managed large breeding mealworm and super worm colonies before….. I’m at a loss for words.

First of all, as long as the tank is big enough, the substrate is regularly changed, they are given a diverse diet of fresh produce for moisture (and is also changed out before it can mold if the worms/beetles don’t eat it fast enough), and you’re separating larva, pupa’s and adults….. honey I promise you those critters are happy and healthy. You can even add a few dermestids to help clean up the waste in a self sustaining way. Maybe add some clean rocks or driftwood for naturalistic decor.

Freezing is a humane way to cull excess individuals if you’re not using them as feeders for herp’s or birds. I mean, I don’t know what this person was expecting? They wanted to keep these as pets, and now aren’t prepared to deal with the responsibility that comes with that now that they’re vegan?

But the “how busy are you that you can’t spend a few days to sort out the male and female beetles?” Wow. Tell me you have never managed an insect colony without telling me you’ve never managed an insect colony.

These beetles can be very difficult to sex. All you have to do is miss ONE male/female, and you can still get offspring. This is also assuming that the females you’ve sorted out aren’t already full of fertilized eggs that they’ll just lay again even after you change out the substrate and egg cartons. Oh, and good luck sorting the male vs female worms. This isn’t just a couple days thing. You’d have to repeat this over multiple generations.

I mean, the person in that OP is already concerned about keeping them in a tank that (in their opinion) is too small. So let’s assume that the current tank is itself inadequate. Okay…. Do they also have separate tanks to keep the males and females in? Can they afford that? I don’t just mean cost wise, but time wise. You’re essentially doubling the amount of labor needed to care for two colonies instead of just one. Also, when you keep single sex colonies, you may get more beetle infighting to due to skewed sex ratios. You’re affecting their natural behavior and social dynamics. But those monetary, time and welfare costs are fine I guess as long it means managing the population to extinction for privileged, human philosophical reasons… when it would have been way more humane to either freeze them or sell them to someone who was able/willing to give these animals the care they need.

Not all vegans/ara’s are like this. But the ones who are…. these are, ironically, some of the most detached people from animals you’ll ever meet. They have no clue what animals actually need, or what proper animal care actually looks like, but feel fully entitled to lecture everyone else about how things should be.

how busy are you guys that you can't spend a few days sorting beetles?

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“Oh well that might be a problem in other places but it’s not relevant to where I live”

YES TF IT IS

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yeah just…. don’t read the comments on the news updates. Not worth it.

Anti captivity NPCs on there way to explain that Kamea's death was a good thing (yes, this is really happening)

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Imagine being so upset at someone who says “hey we shouldn’t project romanticized, human values of freedom onto animals who may not share them” that you say they’re acting like a fascist….. come on, how does one make the leap from OP to “how dare you unwittingly support the genocide of animals and indigenous peoples!” I’m sorry what?

I find it interesting how defensive if not outright angry some people will get when you tell them animals don’t necessarily feel or think the same way you do…. as if that’s somehow supposed to imply that they don’t think like humans do, ergo, they don’t think at all because mindless instinct machines.

This is, quite frankly, its own form of anthropomorphism. Assuming that because animals can and do think and feel, that they must therefore think and feel just like you do, or how you would, is incredibly ignorant, incurious, and anthropocentric. That’s not how the world works.

The claim here isn’t that animals don’t think and feel, even in ways that are analogous to us. It’s that they don’t necessarily value the same things people do, and pretending like they do because it satisfies our romantic human ideals (I.e. freedom) causes them actual harm.

To say this is not wrong, and it’s also definitely not fascist. Grow up.

I remain baffled and disturbed by the sheer number of people who genuinely believe a zoo animal can survive, let alone thrive, in the wild. Animals that are bred for reintroduction programs are handled completely differently than general collection animals, and even with all that preparation, many will not make it. To think a random animal in a zoo can be set loose and do just fine is more ignorant than I can comprehend.

"Freedom" is a human concept. And projecting your very human desire for freedom onto animals is one of the most gross froms of anthropomorphism.

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Stardew Valley is one of the most wholesome, relaxing games you can play when you need to unwind and mentally unplug for a while. Just be warned, you will probably be invested for hours and hours.... and hours.... and hours..........

In other news, I've realized that I've forgotten to eat again.

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Why are you using chatgpt to get through college. Why are you spending so much time and money on something just to be functionally illiterate and have zero new skills at the end of it all. Literally shooting yourself in the foot. If you want to waste thirty grand you can always just buy a sportscar.

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Here's a new series that I'm calling: Free Willy Brainrot.

The plight of the MLA orcas and dolphins continues to generate incredibly unhelpful, clickbait headlines. Here are some of their comments:

I really wish these were isolated ones, but they aren't. This is basically representative of what these comment sections look like.

"Release them, it can be done, just like in Free Willy!"

Guys.... is there any other kind of animal where a controversy can generate this kind of brain rot? How? HOW!? I saw it in a movie, ergo this is possible and is how the world works?

"Orcas are incredibly smart animals! That's why I think they'll just revert back to instincts and just automatically know how to do something!"

"Abandoning them in a closed down park = bad. Abandoning them in the ocean, because "free"... totally fine!"

This needs to stop.

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While listening to my daily podcast an ad came on about some kind of health challenge…. for dogs. “Ever notice your dog being sluggish and not as energetic as he should be? Then try this new food thing we’ve made, it can reduce inflammation, make your dog happier, and maybe even prevent cancer!!!” I don’t remember what it was called, but it was basically that.

Hot take, but maybe we shouldn’t start including dogs in our dubious heath challenge grifts. Also, if you notice your dog isn’t acting right, maybe consult a vet?

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Why are you using chatgpt to get through college. Why are you spending so much time and money on something just to be functionally illiterate and have zero new skills at the end of it all. Literally shooting yourself in the foot. If you want to waste thirty grand you can always just buy a sportscar.

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Well, you know, some bathroom graffiti offers insight.

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imagine if you posted a picture of your puppy and someone commented "i have fantasies about violently killing this animal" and you were like "hey what the hell" and they were like "i have a phobia of dogs so its okay for me to say that"

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I know it’s been said time and time again but it’s truly astounding to me how you can’t see a single video on the internet of a cetacean in human care (particularly an orca) without 99% of the comments being people shrieking about abuse, and then you’ll see another compilation of various folks with pet ocelets or otters or owls in their home and there’s only one or two comments pointing out that it’s a bad idea while the rest are cooing and talking about how they want one of their own.

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slightly furious reminder that fish do in fact feel pain and do in fact experience fear and distress when in pain since people seem to love spreading the myth that fish don't feel pain. what is it with people assuming a creature is incapable of feeling pain or emotion just because it doesn't have complex facial muscles. come on gang

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Unfortunately, Lori Marino et. al is back at it again publishing self-referenced, biased papers claiming that cetaceans are better off in sea pen environments - "sanctuaries" (which currently don't exist and that Lori Marino actively profits from the idea of)

Dr. Jason Bruck (who, full disclosure, is a close friend and mentor of mind) discusses how this scientific malpractise is occurring due to a weakening of the peer review process (thanks late stage capitalism) and the rise of unethical "pay to play" scientific journals publishing papers that are more likely to get media attention.

As Jason says - we have the means to do habitat preference testing with bottlenose dolphins! We both worked at a facility that would be ideal: it has a internal lagoon connected by a tunnel that goes out into the open ocean.

And, consistently, only a few dolphins actually want to go out there! No matter how much fish we gave them to do it!

Anyway, this is a good listen and I highly recommend listening to it - no matter what side of the fence you're on.