The Everything Animal Thread

[shyvas]

The animal rights group Animal Rebellion staged simultaneous demos in UK towns yesterday:

Animal Rebellion protesters pour milk in shops across UK – including Harrods

The group co-ordinated the action in stores like Waitrose, Whole Foods and Marks and Spencer in London, Manchester, Norwich and Edinburgh.

www.thenational.wales

 

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This little girl was pts yesterday. I used to feed her on a daily basis as she would trot around the Lanes in Brighton. She
had a huge wound around her neck ( a burst abscess) area and sadly nothing could be done. She had such a huge appetite and something very special about her. She'll be greatly missed as many people fed her in the area.

RIP little one.

 

[KLS52]

From St. Francis Wildlife Association:

Great news about our coyote that was pulled from the grill of a car. She is now out of surgery and in recovery! She handled surgery like a champ, and is expected to make a full recovery in just a few months. We are so very grateful to Capital Veterinary Specialists and to Dr. Carl Jehn and his team for being so accommodating. Wild patients have special needs, and all of this girl's needs were met beautifully. Based on her growth plates, Dr. Jehn estimates this coyote to be between 10-12 months old.

We will keep her comfortable as we work with her toward recovery. Allied has generously donated their services given yesterday to stabilize and XRAY the coyote (thank you)! We just have to cover the bill for the coyote's medical expenses and post op care for today's surgery. You can donate here through our "Donate" button, or on our website: www.stfranciswildlife.org. Capital Veterinary Specialists cannot accept third party payments directly. Thank you all so much for all the donations!!

We could not have saved this coyote without all our help from our wildlife warriors. Thanks so much to our partners in veterinary medicine, to our supporters in the community, and to folks who choose mercy for suffering creatures everywhere.

I’m adding photos in spoilers as some are a little bloody, but not too bad. The main thing is he’s doing really well.

 

[KLS52]

PHOTOS

Spoiler

 

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Report a festive event that will be using animals this Christmas​

Each year event organisers around the country will host live animal events as part of their festive celebrations. Animals like reindeer, donkeys, birds and many more will be paraded through the city centres, held in pens in shopping centres and on show in live nativities. They will be transported up and down the country, be exposed to loud noises from large crowds and bright lights all of which causes animals immense stress.

Report a festive event

Use this form to report a festive event that is planning to use live animals this festive season

www.freedomforanimals.org.uk

 

[KLS52]

An oldie but goodie

 

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Teddy (on the brink of death) who was savagely attacked by some humans on Sunday.


Two days later after lots of love and care he is sleeping in his bed with his teddy bear.

 

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Atelier-Chantal Kauffman.

 

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[Lou]

https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/yp5ezf

 

[KLS52]

I wouldn’t say this anywhere but here, but I think possums are safe here…I read an article that said they looked at the stomach contents of 30+ possums and didn’t find any ticks. So that may be a misnomer. I won’t publicize it anywhere else because I don’t people to start hating on possums again. I don’t even know if it’s true or not. They’re still cute and I love them! I have two, now, who come to my yard at night.

 

[Lou]

I have nothing against possums but I think they are pretty ugly. But like some dogs there is the full circle thing where you can be so ugly you become sort of cute.


and for some trivia:

What is difference between opossum and possum?

Both possum and opossum correctly refer to the Virginia opossum frequently seen in North America. In common use, possum is the usual term; in technical or scientific contexts opossum is preferred. Opossum can be pronounced with its first syllable either voiced or silent .

And. Who remembers the comic strip possum, Pogo?

The strip is probably best remembered today for Pogo’s environmentalist’s lament, “We have met the enemy and he is us.”​

The Most Controversial Comic Strip - JSTOR Daily

In the 1950s, Walt Kelly's comic strip about a cute opossum named Pogo was syndicated by over 450 newspapers. It was also frequently censored.

daily.jstor.org

 

[KLS52]

@Lou yes, I agree with the ugly/cute. But baby possums are truly adorable especially when they eat.

 

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I mean, how can you resist this?

 

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Those little feets!