#animaldeath

[accursedarchivist]

Man, you will b e missed. I actually cried :,,(

[legendary-cucumberdragon]

Pet as gifts? - Please not!

This post is not just for christmas, it is about pets as gifts in general

We see many videos in the internet with people who have different kinds of pets. Some can do great tricks and are very smart, others are funny to watch or very cute.

And after watching all these videos or seeing these pictures, we think "This pet is so amazing, I want it too!" Because we saw how great they are and start to imagine all the funny things, we could do with them.

We tell our parents/friends/aquaintances about our new favourite pet and if we are lucky, they will buy us one of these. Then we think "Awesome! I have finally have my own favourite pet!" ... But the fun continues sometimes not for too long

Some people start to bond with their new companions and they get best friends, but others realize how stressful they can be or get bored after a few weeks/months and start to neglect them ...

Or some of them don't find anybody who can watch after them during the holidays, or they get too big for their homes, or they are too noisy, or too "filthy" ... Sadly there are numerous reasons why people start to neglect or abandon their pets

And the first and the most important step to prevent this, is to inform yourself about your favourite pet:

That is the reason why I decided to make this post. I want to prevent people reselling their pets, leaving them in animal shetlers or even abandoning them by informing them.

Will you have enough time for them?

Do you have any allergies?

Can you deal with their needs? (For example food/water etc.)

Will you love them and care for them, even if they won't like you?

Do you have enough money to care for them? (Vet costs/foodprice/toys etc.)

Can you deal with their volume? How will you neighbours react to them if they are very loud? (like birds/dogs ...)

Can you deal with their way of life or special needs they have? (Are they diurnal or nocturnal?)

Do you have enough space for them in your house? (Some pets can be very big when they grow up or need more space than other pets, for example some dog/bird/rabbit kinds)

Can you deal with their poop/dirt or with their smell? (rabbits can smell if you keep them in your house, birds will poop everywhere on anything, you have to pick up dog poop, feathers or fur will be lying around etc.)

Is it okay for you if they destroy your stuff? (Puppies chew often on furnitures, cats like to scratch thing, birds and rodents like to nibble wooden things ...)

What to do if they get old/older? Can you care for them when they get old? (Some pets need special care when they get old)

How long do they live? Can you give them a happy life? (Some pets live longer than you expect! Budgies can live for 15 years and some parrots can even get over 50!)

What about vacations? (Will you have somebody who can watch after them or can you take your little companion with you?)

Is your home safe enough for your pet? (Invisible dangers)

You can prevent a lot of stress for you and your potential pet, if you make enough research before bringing them home!

You can watch videos from people who have experience with the pet you want or read articles in the internet. You can also ask your friends/neighbours/aquaintances, if they had this pet before and ask them about their experiences.

I think it is also very important to know that not every product in pet shops are good for your pet. Not many people know that! If you are unsure what product you should buy, make research! (Some treats or foods are not very healthy for your pet, bird/rabbit cages are often too small ...)

Having pets is not cheap! No matter if someone gives them for free or for a low price, you still have to bring it to a vet if they are sick and buy them their stuff they need

Be patients, especially with smaller pets like budgies. Just give them their time and they will maybe come on their own or try to feed them with your hands to gain their trust

Advices for parents: If you still want to buy a pet for your children, then you should have enough time to watch after them too. Children can be easily get bored of them or be overchallenged easily. Or you can buy robot-pets, we bought my sibling a robofish when she was younger and they had their fun with it until they got bored ... But it was better then getting real fishes, because even they can let you do a lot of work and nobody in my family was ready for that!

Be careful and let your kids play with their pets only under supervision, if they are younger. Many accidents can happen, especially with small pets like hamsters, mice, budgies etc. ... Sadly I made my own experiences with that

If you are unsure about bringing a pet home, then you could ask your friends/neighbours if your child could watch after them sometimes (for example when they are on vacations or your child could walk with their dog etc.) or bring them to an animal shelter to let them have contact with pets and learn more about the pet that you child want

Or just get them one if you know that they are responsible and old enough to take care of the pet they want

Even if your pet will have the chance to get a second home, it won't be easy for them to move from home to home and you can never get 100% sure if their second family will look after them better than you. If you have experiences with a pet and would love to get one, please give pets a chance who weren't wanted by their first family!

It is not always the meat industry or some maniacs who harm pets/animals ... Sometimes it can be the owner himself, without noticing

You are free to write your own thoughts and experiences about this topic, I would love to read your opinions! Please share it, maybe we can save some pet lifes with it💜💙

And if you have budgie related questions, you are free to ask me! 🐦💙💜 I would love to answer your questions!

@jenny-jinya @serakyla @prussias-blog

[wangxianfics]

Title: An Apple a Day  🍎💔

Author: dandelion_san ( @dandelion-san )

Universe: Post Canon 

Status: Complete

Rating: General

Lenght: Short (2+K)

Summary:

In which Wei WuXian deals with a suddenly loveable Lil' Apple, and the realization of inevitability. For what is time to an animal compared to that of a cultivator?

(The loss of a pet is never easy).

Recommended by: @shamelesswngxian (mod)

Comments:

Wei WuXian pressed his forehead to Lil’ Apple’s neck and breathed. The donkey was quite stinky. Definitely needed a bath, this one.

“It has been twenty-five years since you and I have met,” he said. He pressed his lips together and didn’t speak further.

And now I’m crying! This is such beautiful a bittersweet little fic about Lil’ Apple ageing and then passing away, where WWX realizes how fickle a thing time is. He gets sad and reminisces about their times together. LWJ is there to comfort him and not even LQR can watch WWX keep moping. In the end though, happier times are ahead ❤️

[cabbagepigstudio]

"Childhood Friend"

When I was 5 or 6 my grandpa gave me the skull of a deer he had killed, and it became my best friend. I named him Dimselskul and decorated him with markers and plastic sticker jewels. I used to sleep with him at night because I thought he would use his antlers to protect me from ghosts. ✨

I am currently accepting digitally coloured commissions like this for a pay-what-you-want price. If you like what I do and want to support me as an artist, please consider buying my art and/or leaving me a tip on ko-fi. Thank you! 😽✨

[gaybullies]

okay hold up listen despite that when henry is first being introduced, we get a line about how he works on his dad’s farm, no one really talks about it? and like we know this bitch is traumatized already, and hes SUCH a clear foil to mike that i can’t help but think that he was traumatized by that whole “killing animals” thing too, just in a different way, and of course reacted to it in an opposite way. I also can’t help but think that he was started younger, perhaps even at an age he cant really remember in the book, he killed that dog to make his dad proud. and it worked. not only because it was the hanlon dog, i dont think, but because he killed an animal successfully, and to them that said he was strong. and seeing him about to kill that cat in the 2017 movie, it doesn’t... really look like “oh hah for fun lets do this!!” like you’d expect of any old asshole white boy in a scene like this it looks like hes trying to prove something.  it sounds like hes trying to prove something. I feel like theres so much of this movie that people take for shock value that actually has something semblant of thought put into it. and maybe it’s not that deep, but. maybe it is.

[rabbit-exe]

one of our cats had to be put down today. goodbye, Tiger, you were the best.

[thehouseofmorningstar34]

All I have to say is where are the parents

Teach your kids to do better

Raise your children to treat animals and small animals with kindness

And this breaks my heart 🥺😔

TW: Animal death, cruelty

Sometimes I have to draw comics to cope with things. I read about this a while ago and it still breaks my heart. They smashed her eggs with a brick and she died of grief. The only message I have here is don’t be cruel.

[toadlett]

Starting a new project! #characterdesign #wip #process #animaldeath #mouse #conceptart https://www.instagram.com/toadlett/p/BwujAh_F5s3/?igshid=1si4pcpik05j

[wangxianfics]

Title: Gratitude

Author: Suspicious_Popsicle ( @suspiciouspopsicle )

Universe: Post-Canon (The Untamed / MDZS)

Status: Complete

Rating: Teen

Lenght: Short (2+K)

Summary:

Sitting on the grass as Lan WangJi knelt nearby, the picture of serenity, Wei WuXian spotted something strange in the undergrowth of the forest cradling the far side of the rabbit meadow. He went perfectly still, watching the small, furry creature that was staring at them, pink nose twitching as its long ears perked forward curiously, white coat shining faintly in the shadows. It wasn't long before his stillness caught the attention of his husband.

“Wei Ying?”

"Lan Zhan....” He nodded to indicate the creature, glancing back to be sure Lan WangJi saw it, too. “That's not a rabbit."

Recommended by: @shamelesswngxian​ (mod)

Comments:

This fic is the definition of *chestclutch.gif*. Who would’ve thought a cute little fic about two rabbits given by WWX to LWJ would be so deep. It’s honestly beautiful. The concept is devastating and cute at the same time.

I’m overcome.

[coridallasmultipass]

(( #SPIDERS )) Story time of how I fed a spider lol: We have a kiddie pool set up since it's hot out, and as I'm about to step in, I see a mosquito. I scoop it and and step on it ((and apologising bc I hate smushing bugs - I'll literally only ever slap mosquitos)) bc I know any given mosquito will not hesitate to get at my blood no matter the cost. Anyway. I pull up a lawn chair so I can keep just my legs in the pool, and I'm listening to creepypastas just trying to relax after all the yardwork I've been doing. And I see this spider right next to me. I'm a little creeped out at first bc he was literally like 5 inches away from my elbow, but I take the time to appreciate him and all his little stripes. Then I see a big drowned dead fly in the pool and stick it on an edge of the spider's web. He doesn't go after it, but I can't blame him bc the fly was kinda big. I get an ant to crawl on a piece of grass, but once I put him close to the spider, the ant literally jumped off the grass. Then I remember the mosquito!! I go pick up the dead mosquito with a piece of grass and bring it to the spider and he snatches it!! It was awesome and I really sat there and watched him bite and wrap up and eat literally the entire mosquito (starting with the wings) except one tiny crumb he dropped when he was done. I start looking for more bugs and see another mosquito that just landed in the pool and was struggling, caught it on the grass, and the spider snatched that one too, instantly wrapping it up!! The whole thing reminds me of how it is to feed my snake lol. Predatory animals are literally so cool. Glad to have helped the cause (AKA, eradicating mosquitoes) and made a new #bestie lol. This is why I always take spiders outside. 🕷🕸 I also made a few bee friends today helping them out of the pool and letting them drink off my hand. They're so cute, I love them so much. 🐝🐝🐝🐝 Please be kind to pollinators and spiders. ((Mosquitoes can fuck right off igaf...)) #spider #spiders #wildlife #arachnid #arachnids #mosquito #animaldeath (but does it really count if it's a mosquito??) (sa Spiders) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCkCXyEAzPY/?igshid=z0x8x5igcx2c

[rabbit-exe]

version without text/slight eye strain under the cut

[sirinthebudgie]

Source: TRT World (during Corona)

[swvawildlifecenter]

We received four Carolina Wrens—two sets from different locations—caught in glue traps the same day. One pair was lucky—despite losing feathers in the trap they were successfully removed and are recovering at the Center. The other pair was not lucky: both birds died in transit to the Center. Based on their condition they had been stuck for a while. Glue traps make no distinction between friend or foe. Carolina Wrens, who eat insects, see bugs in the trap and get stuck trying to reach them. When the stuck bird becomes distressed their mate comes to investigate to see why their partner is so upset. The mate then also becomes stuck. Partners in life quickly become partners in death.

Think about how terrifying it would be to slowly starve, unable to move, watching your partner die right next to you. Two little lives were lost that didn’t have to end. None of these animals deserved this fate. It is up to you to ensure it will never happen again.

Please don’t use glue traps. If you absolutely refuse to stop using glue traps, we beg you to at least check them every thirty minutes to ensure situations like this don’t become deadly. We could’ve saved all four birds if the other pair had been discovered sooner.

If you find a stuck bird, cover the sticky part of the trap with paper towels to prevent other body parts from getting stuck and immediately call a wildlife rehabber. Do not release birds removed from the trap, even if you use oil and/or soap to free them — trap removal of any kind strips natural oils from their feathers they need to survive and they will die if released. Plus, getting the bird wet or slick will prevent the bird from staying warm and they will quickly die. Removal is best left to professionals, but if you do have to remove an animal from a trap for whatever reason ensure you keep it warm (heating pad on low works well) and dry afterwards, even if it is an adult, and contact a rehabber immediately. Broken bones and other injures are common — the only way to ensure the bird will survive is to bring it to someone like us.

To donate: swvawildlifecenter.org/make-a-donation/

[thearth-stories]

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[knightoflodis]

Wait. Why does this make me think of Frankenweenie?

TEEN HORSE GIRL MOVIE WHERE THE HORSE DIES AN HOUR IN AND THE SECOND HALF IS THE GIRL LEARNING OCCULT SCIENCE TO REANIMATE IT SO SHE CAN WIN THE BIG DERBY

[forestsindia]

Gunny bag containing 40 monkey carcasses found in Telangana https://www.forests.in/latest/gunny-bag-containing-40-monkey-carcasses-found-in-telangana/