#tw animal death /

[haunted-bat-library]

I lost a kitten I bottle fed named Luna when I was 12. She had a genetic condition. I still think about her.

[x62627]

Snake Dissecting (source.)

[peachdoxie]

I was thinking about the health anxiety I've had since I was 10 or so and how so much of it revolved (still revolves) around something going wrong with my heart, like having a heart attack in my teens, and I realized that it probably has to do with this book I read in 4-5th grade (ages 9-11) about a kid and his dog competing in a dogsled race. I remember no details about it except that the dog ran so hard that her heart burst meters from the finish line and she died instantly. The lesson from the book was probably supposed to be about being an underdog and persevering or something, but what I learned from it was if you exerted yourself too hard, your heart would explode and you'd die. When combined with my somewhat-controlled asthma that got worse when I engaged in exercise, and with being a fat kid who didn't eat vegetables, it's no wonder I struggled with physical activity that got my heart rate up, because to me that meant there was a chance my heart would spontaneously fail and kill me, and so I avoided it. Ironically, this has now given heart problems as an adult because I never engaged in cardio exercise growing up.

[fruitydiaz]

today is our our seven year anniversary, we get married in a few days, and today we have to put our baby girl to sleep. i don’t even know what to say. just that i’ll miss her forever. and i’m glad we got to spend these last few sunny days with her.

[booasaur]

God, Palestinians can't have anything

I've often seen this person's posts pop up, he's known for the number of cats he feeds, even before this, hence the username. The other day, I remember seeing that pic of him and that tiny little puppy on the beach and being cheered up by it. It's just so sad... they literally can't have anything.

If anyone wants to help this man, he has links for both an evacuation gofundme and PayPal to help feed the cats:

[violetsandshrikes]

sometimes the way humans use words actually makes me tear up a little

[upperranktwo]

This poor little baby died because people seem to think seeing bright lights in the sky is more important than the life of wildlife!!!! Not even just wildlife but human life, such as people attacking others with fireworks. I do think fireworks need to stop being sold to the public and only used in regulated displays!!!! The sooner they are banned in stores, the safer people will (hopefully) be

Baby red panda cub at Edinburgh Zoo!

[dunmeshistash]

One of the things I really appreciate about Dungeon Meshi is how the text is so clearly full of love for animals. Like the true kind of love Laios feels for the monster where he wants to know everything about them, but most of all he respects them and loves them as animals.

One of the chapters I can't stop thinking about is the one about Anne the Kelpie. It's kind of impressive how well it illustrates the different kind of love people have for animals. And how someone that loves an animal isn't necessarily an animal lover. If that makes sense.

When Senshi calls out Anne what he says is "Don't worry Anne's Harmless" but she isn't, she's a wild animal.

Marcille immediately reacts positively about it thinking it's cute she accepts the treat Senshi has for her. And hers and Chilchuck's reaction to Senshi wanting to cross the river on her back is more surprise while Laios immediately realizes how bad of an idea it is.

But Laios is the animal monster lover so how come when he finally is faced with a "docile" monster he doesn't react positively like the others? Marcille even calls him a monster. That's because Laios loves monsters, and Senshi loves Anne.

I've seen this attitude around me several times, where people love a specific animal but what they love is their idea of that animal, they don't really know them because they don't love the animal part of them.

It becomes a "this one is special because I love them" that can quickly become an issue for the animal as much as it is for the person. It's something unfortunate I see time and time again irl.

Anne wasn't wicked, Anne wasn't mean, Anne didn't trick him. Anne was a wild animal and Senshi loved her as Anne but not as a kelpie.

She acted on instinct, maybe she did love Senshi in the way kelpies can love, but animals are still animals and must be respected and treated as such. Climbing on top of Anne's back was the equivalent of putting your arm inside a alligator's mouth, the mouth is gonna close because that's what they're designed to do.

The real life equivalent I see the most of "I love this animal but I don't love the animal part of them" is with dogs. If you insist on loving an animal without acknowledging they ARE an animal they might hurt you, you might hurt them, it will only end in grief.

The best way you can love an animal is by understanding they're an animal.

That is all to say I don't mean that the love Senshi felt for Anne wasn't real or that it's all his fault. He couldn't have known with the information he had and unfortunately it came down to the worst outcome.

I just love dungeon meshi dearly.

[urgentkettle]

[floweroflaurelin]

Rest in peace, Jellie. I’m glad she’ll live on in every minecraft world ❤️

2006-2024

[tortol]

parasitism

poem by @growrotten

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

The Bronx Zoo has just released Flaco's necropsy results.

He was not thriving, as the people championing the ideal of "freedom" claimed.

He was poisoned.

He was sick.

He was suffering.

"Freedom" would have eventually killed him. A building just happened to do it first.

"Postmortem testing has been completed for Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl that was found down in the courtyard of a Manhattan building a little over a year after his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo was vandalized on February 2, 2023. Onlookers reported that Flaco had flown into a building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on February 23, 2024, and acute trauma was found at necropsy. Bronx Zoo veterinary pathologists determined that in addition to the traumatic injuries, Flaco had two significant underlying conditions. He had a severe pigeon herpesvirus from eating feral pigeons that had become part of his diet, and exposure to four different anticoagulant rodenticides that are commonly used for rat control in New York City. These factors would have been debilitating and ultimately fatal, even without a traumatic injury, and may have predisposed him to flying into or falling from the building. The identified herpesvirus can be carried by healthy pigeons but may cause fatal disease in birds of prey including owls infected by eating pigeons. This virus has been previously found in New York City pigeons and owls. In Flaco’s case, the viral infection caused severe tissue damage and inflammation in many organs, including the spleen, liver, gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, and brain.   No other contributing factors were identified through the extensive testing that was performed. Flaco’s severe illness and death are ultimately attributed to a combination of factors—infectious disease, toxin exposures, and traumatic injuries—that underscore the hazards faced by wild birds, especially in an urban setting."

The naturalistic fallacy kills animals in horrible ways. The romanticism of what humans want to think of as a "free, wild, pure life" cannot be allowed supplant the reality of injury, sickness, and death. Releasing captive animals (or keeping them from being recaptured) because it's "better" for them to suffer untethered than live a healthy, safe, captive life is inhumane and horrific.

Flaco's life didn't have to end in pain, sickness, and suffering.

Flaco's death didn't have to be tragic.

But once the idea of "freedom" entered the chat, Flaco's fate was unavoidable.

[rainbow-gend3r]

Sputnik 2, launched on November 3, 1957, carried the dog Laika, the first living creature to be shot into space and orbit Earth. Laika was a stray dog found on the streets of Moscow. There were no plans to return her to Earth, and she lived only a few hours in orbit. …

taken from @gallivantsofgillis on tiktok

[sobcat]

Last update for now, I talked with the vet again and I think trying treatments for a month would be worth it. I know Jule and I think she can do it and try. We will see after another blood test if the values are in a normal area and she can live with special food and at home medication. If not, that is also an answer. She will never be fully healthy but there's a chance for 2 more years for her, but I'm trying to stay realistic for now. It won't be a fun process tbh but I'm glad i know what to do now ♡

One of my cats is showing some symptoms of having an internal issue and we're getting a blood test tomorrow to confirm/find out :/ I had to go to the emergency vet last week and it hasn't been fun... I hope it's something small that can be medicated and won't cost too much in the long run, worried about her a lil

[beidak-art]

Felt like drawing some perruque head bucks yesterday.

As a child I saw a roe buck like this in a local museum and they never quite left my head. There is something uncomfortable and sad (because such distortion almost always leads to their long-drawn out death) yet sophisticated and rebel about them.

[jenny-jinya]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN :) WEBTOON - INSTAGRAM