#might do this on my phone

[kedreeva]

You kill your birds? I thought you loved animals...

I do love animals. I breed quail for meat and eggs, and that means that yes, I kill some of my birds, just as I kill some of my mice who are unsuitable for pet homes or unnecessary for breeding, just as I have sent overtly aggressive peafowl that would be dangerous to other birds or humans home with someone to be dinner.

Loving animals and understanding meat source animals must be killed to be eaten and that domesticated husbandry requires some amount of hard culling for the benefit of the breeding program and species as a whole are not mutually exclusive ideas. It is my job to give my animals good, proper care, enrichment, and love until their time in this world is over (for some that's sooner than others), to ensure that death is as humane as possible, and to ensure that as little as possible goes to waste after.

And almost nothing here does go to waste; offal or unusable parts goes to the crows and other scavengers I feed at the front of the house (and in turn they chase off nosy hawks and eagles), meat gets eaten, bones get used to make stock and then composted for the garden. Mouse culls and quail feeder culls (quail hatched specifically to be feeders for other animals) almost all go to reptile owners who want ethically sourced animals kept in better conditions/fed better feed (the exception is when Bug eats some of them instead). And the two times I have ever had to cull aggressive peafowl, they both went to a hunting family that made use of the meat.

Additionally, on several occasions now, I have been called upon by others to help euthanize their fowl friends. Strangers who couldn't afford a vet bill but wanted to put an end to their bird's suffering. Strangers that knew it needed to be done but couldn't do it themselves, or that didn't know how. I have taught others how to do cervical dislocation in case the need arrives ever again, so the bird doesn't have to wait. I have held sobbing owners who thanked me for being able to do what they couldn't even when they knew it was necessary. And yes, I have demonstrated the butchering process to folks who want quail meat, so that I know they're giving a quick, humane end to their birds.

Death is a part of life. When you raise purpose animals, death is going to be a part of the deal at some point.

It doesn't mean I love them any less while they're here, or in general.

[untitled-tmnt-blog]

... I have a lot of thoughts about Draxum.

[vincentbriggs]

Dear person on the bus this morning with the Dracula quote tattoo whose phone was open to my youtube channel, sorry I pretended not to notice and also was too shy to say hello

[third-king-of-salmonids]

INKFISH SOCIAL MEDIA IS SO TOXIC </3

[surreal-duck]

some business to take care of

[tarabyte3]

(Click the images for better resolution!!)

I took my own high-res Bridglar screenshots, including some of the little background details I haven't really seen in the tag or featured outside of all the lovely gifs out there (look at John clocking Henry in the middle of the fire and how they moved closer to each other before getting separated 🥺😭), and I figured I would share some of them. Because I know there are plenty of people out there still making collages and whatnot in 2024 and I know how great it is to have screenshots, so feel free to use them all you want! (Plus it's nice to just scroll through a post and 🥹😢 at them when the brainrot strikes)

[just-null]

jay u NEED to draw more ino

PLS I BEG YOU HES SO HGHGHGH IN YOUR STYLE...

he's pretty cute!

even his underlying jealousy is pretty cute in how he asks because he goes right back to wanting to know everything about you and your day!

[bardicbird]

some disco elysium moments in my first playthrough that have made me laugh out loud (so far)

[3-oclock-tea]

Every note on this post is a get fucked to that bee

[lucabyte]

been doodling in class so i dont fall asleep in the middle of lectures. here's some of the isat ones so far. love using cheap felt tip pens

[icantalk710]

Looong day of catching up on emails and work to set myself up to be (mostly) on vacation as of xmas 😩☕😵‍💫

[neil-perrys-depressive-disorder]

Neil “I don’t know what it’s like to not have deep emotions. Even when I feel nothing, I feel it completely” Perry

Neil “I’m not a whole person anymore and I don’t think I ever will be. Parts of me died in the house I grew up in and I visit them in dreams” Perry

Neil “I’ve been trying to go home my whole life” Perry

Neil “I make coffee. I pretend I’m in love with the idea of being alive. I make a point not to stare at the knives sitting on the counter top by the stove” Perry

Neil “I need a life that isn’t just about needing to escape my life” Perry

Neil “Something feral inside me wants everything, craves every taste and looks everywhere. But something else, something lethargic, only desires to sleep” Perry

[theriverbeyond]

I haven't seen anyone else post about this yet but 3dsqulpts on instagtam made a STL resin printing file that you can purchase here for $24 USD!!!

It is ONLY the file for sale, NOT the figurine itself---but there are many resin printing services on etsy should you (like me) NOT have ready access to a resin printer, and want to print & paint yourself! The artist states there are no current plans for a Griddle figurine but...... maybe if TLT fans show a lot of interest....???

[egophiliac]

HAVE YOU SEEN MALLEUS DORM UNIFORM CARD????

I didn't get him. :( ...so I looked up his dorm story and it is incredible, oh my god. if you haven't noticed by now, Malleus doing the absolute stupidest shit with the best intentions is my favorite, and this is pandering directly to that part of me. I can't pick a favorite part.

(wait, actually, yes I can)

[bobzora]

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