Being a journalist means I’m in the business of introducing strangers to one another. Someone will read a story about someone that they might otherwise never sit down and have a conversation with.
Buying honey is good b/c beekeepers ensure that the bees stay happy and healthy while protecting them from predators. They only collect excessive honey, but leave behind more than enough honey for the bees
Not everyone can afford to be vegan and some people have dietary restrictions that would make being vegan unhealthy. Instead of preaching for people to go vegan, work towards making free-range farming more of an expected thing. Meat collected from non-sport and fair hunting is vital to a lot of indigenous communities and communities around the world. It is possible to respect the animal you are hunting and thank it for it’s meat.
Vegan cats and dogs are not a thing. You are committing animal abuse by negligence if you force veganism upon your omnivore and carnivore companions. I will also manifest inside of your home and move all of your furniture a few inches to the left so you stub your toe every day for the next week and hex you so that you can not say the word “vegan” easily. If you want a vegan animal, get an animal that only eats veggies like a Rabbit.
Invasive and Non-native do not mean the same thing.
If you see a wounded animal, contact the correct local wildlife officials for your area who are more qualified to help this animal than you. You may intend well and truly believe you can help, but all you are going to do is put yourself and the animal in danger by stressing it out. There is a reason you need a college degree to work at a zoo and a conservation/rehabilitation center. Hell, vets have to go through even MORE schooling.
Chickens lay eggs EVERY DAY and do not need a rooster to lay them. You are not stealing their babies, especially if there is no rooster. If there is no rooster, the eggs will not actually hatch into anything but will instead rot
I do not care how friendly it is, you can not keep a wild animal as a pet. In most places, you at the very least need a permit (which is hard to get), but in most cases it is illegal.
If you are financially unable to care for an exotic pet in the best way possible, do not get an exotic pet. This includes stuff like large enclosures, time and equipment to keep them stimulated, regular vet visits, the correct food for it’s natural diet, temperature regulators, permits, etc.
Not everyone has a green thumb and that doesn’t make you any less of a witch
If you are burning something like sage in your home, you need to have proper circulation and a place to put your animals until it is completely gone because their lungs don’t handle it as well as us.
Wend*go are terrifying creatures that will not be friends with you. If you come across a spirit companion store who is advertising such, either they are lying or you need to run away from them very fast. The story comes from a specific tribe of Native Americans and it is not a myth to them. Saying the name is said to be enough to call them to you. You can not be friends with them. You can not be rational with them. You can not “save” them. They are to be feared and you should respect that.
I feel a level of respect for moose that comes from an instinctual fear of their power in the same way I feel respect from fear for the ocean.
Blue Haze: Beautiful Desert Photographs By Mariyan Atanasov
From the artist:
The project Blue Haze is from the Sahara desert and more specifically Merzouga, Morocco. I couldn’t have a chance to travel abroad this year because of the COVID and the idea of this project was born while I was checking my photo archive – those pictures are from my trip to that destination 2 years ago.
Tora Forza, a commissioned piece for NBA and Nigerian basketball player Al-Farouq Aminu. To commemorate his heritage and his participation in the Tokyo Olympics.
I’ve not uploaded this to instagram yet so I figured you guys should get a look at this before everyone else does. I really wouldn’t be here without your support, without those words coming out of the dark. I throw myself at your feet.
Anton Stankowski, House numbers for the German city of Gelsenkirchen, late 1970s. Made in enamel, 30 x 30cm. Photo: Uwe Gelesch. Anton-Stankowski-Stiftung
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