#and NOT IN A EUTHANASIA WAY

[usernyoom]

what if i just. laid down and never got up again

[solarpunkani]

I wish ‘talks too much about gardening and milkweed but not in an eloquent way and has blogs but not in an eloquent way’ was a job I could be paid money for

Job hunting sucks ass thank you for coming to my tedtalk

[shxxmisafreak]

me when any sad song ever has some sort of loose connection to anything that has vaguely happened to me: ff,,uck y,ou’ can’’tt do th,a’’t

[violetsandshrikes]

This is a less happy post, but something I think is worth reminding people about.

In this case, I’m using an example from Aotearoa NZ, but this is applicable to birds globally with a variety of different outcomes.

An on-going problem we monitor in Aotearoa NZ is a human-based threat to kākā, one of our larger native parrots. Well-meaning but completely misguided, people often feed them bread, nuts, crackers, chips, and anything else they have on them (kākā are often curious with people, get close, and there are plenty of areas where they cross over with residential and recreational human areas for easy contact).

In 2016, 80% of kākā chicks being monitored by scientists in Wellington died, all due to metabolic bone disease. This disease leaves chicks with distorted limbs and bone abnormalities and is completely avoidable by not feeding kākā ‘human food’.

Metabolic bone disease in birds is caused by digesting foods with high ratios of phosphorus to calcium, which is considered dangerous for rapidly growing birds, as it causes a lower-than-average level of calcium in the plasma. Foods that fall into this category for young birds are (but not limited to) corn, nuts, pasta, potato, rice, beans, bread, crackers and cheese – all things people frequently leave outside to feed birds. Symptoms can include weakness, abnormal stance, difficulty in walking, broken feather shafts, and the more extreme signs are limb deformities, limb fractures, and scissor beak.

A very notable case is this young kākā from Waiheke Island, that in 2018 had to be euthanised by the Auckland Zoo, as it’s scissor beak and skull abnormalities were too severe to have any quality of life.

This is just one example of many globally why it’s encouraged (as a general rule) not to feed the wildlife. Most of the time, people have the absolute best intentions, and want to help the animal they’re interacting with, which is completely understandable and admirable! However I would encourage that energy to be redirected into 1) getting involved in local charities and groups that work with the animal and/or ecosystem and find out how to safely lend a hand or 2) donate to orgs and groups working with that species officially.

[feintenstein]

disco angsttt

[clairedaring]

Up Poompat's reaction to Jaylerr's single "เสียงสอง (Love Tone)"

[perilegs]

my sweet little baby man is no longer with us

[purpurussy]

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[ven-ugh]

TW: suicidal thoughts

You're ugly

You're worthless

You're dumb

You're lazy

You're just a burden

You have no future

The world will be a better place without you

You'll die alone

Everybody will finally be happy if you will kill yourself

Kill yourself kill yourself kill yourself kill yourself kill yourself kill

[nitewrighter]

"I like Solarpunk because it's the most hopeful, tee hee!"

Read Facing the Sun and then get back to me. I'll wait.

[arttsuka]

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[tyoffee]

[rowenabean]

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[235uranium]

there's a lot to say about how house md treats women but I will say the show lets the women be way more complicated than some shows today

like yall still aren't ready for cameron

[magnus-rhymes-with-swagness]

me when the anticipatory grief is anticipatorily griefing

[icewindandboringhorror]

Bad news, got back from the vet and my beautiful baby son is going to have to be put down soon, probably tomorrow or the next day, so send him best of wishes for his next few days~ Luckily, he's actually not in a lot of pain (for now, hopefully he won't be) and is acting pretty normal, so I'm hoping he won't suffer at all and everything will be peaceful for him.