HI THERE, I'm Robin ! ๐ โจ
I am an Irish zoologist and artist living in Scotland ! ๐ฎ๐ช ๐ฉผ
Disabled, AuDHD, LGBT creature !! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ๐ชฑ
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This is exotic animal hoarding and almost NONE of those animals should even be pets in the first place. She is contributing to the illegal and unethical animal trade and causing the direct suffering of these animals.
THIS SHOULD NE ILLEGAL. DO NOT DO THIS KR ENCOURAGE IT.
I used to be FIRMLY anti-zoo and even did an art project against them in school until I started doing more zoology work and learned just how beneficial and CRUCIAL to species survival they often are. Accredited zoos are WONDERFUL tools !!!
It likely goes without stating but I am pro-zoological facilities. The world is bettered by having ethically run zoos where people can learn empathy for wildlife.
Hey can Americans absolutely shut the fuck up with the "ppl in the UK are such babies, 30ยฐC is NOTHING we get 10000ยฐC here !!1!" BS. EVERYTHING in the UK has been designed for retaining heat. It is IMPOSSIBLE to escape it here. We have NO AIR CON.
Can bullies stop messaging their victims years later acting like they're friends pls ๐
Found this message from someone who busted my lip open and relentlessly horribly bullied me for being LGBT :'))
@Tio_Nunn
@hleneeh
@mcboots42
Humans are also atrocious killers who have devastated the population of almost every living thing on the planet. You gonna put them down too ?
Got reminded of this.
Someone in my uni ZOOLOGY course had meerkats, large parrots, a gigantic boa, ducks, several Akitas, and MARMOSETS as pets.
When we did the course module about the animal trade and we talked about how bad exotic pets are she went REAAAAAL quiet.
@itskrisbruh
People always claim it's for "infection control" but it's ALWAYS pitbulls, dobermans and other 'tough' dogs that people get cropped. It's never dogs like basset hounds that have much bigger ears and are more prone to infections. Stop bullshitting; you KNOW it's for the aesthetic.
Howany fucking times are we going to have to keep reiterating that WILD ANIMALS should stay WILD ANIMALS.
Furries need to grow the hell up and realise not everything is their fucking toy they can drag around to busy con spaces and abuse. Fuck you.
This isn't even to mention just HOW MANY animals she has. Nobody needs this many pets in the first place. You CANNOT provide the level of attention and care ANY of these animals need with this many. STOP.
Related to his btw if you support dog eat cropping and tail docking (when not medically necessary) I hate you and don't want to interact with you. I will not argue with you. Block me and fuck off please, scumbag ๐
Ear cropping and tail docking is horrible and unnecessary for ALL reasons except when it is extremely rarely medically necessary.
Yes, this includes working dogs/guardian dogs. I do not care. There is absolutely no research to support it for ANY of the reasons often given.
I am, however, gonna make an FYI list of animals I generally don't think make good pets;
- Chinchillas
- Meerkats
- Prairie dogs
- Gliders
- Primates
- Genets
- Axolotls
- Wild cats
- Opossums
- Kinkajous
- Raccoons
- Sables
- Foxes
- Hedgehogs
- Most parrots
- Owls
- Iguanas
You absolutely don't "love animals" if you have exotic wild animals as 'pets'. You love attention and being 'different'. If you loved animals you would know how fucking awful this is and you would LEAVE THEM ALONE IN THE WILD and not contribute to the exotic animal trade.
If you want information or sources, I have a paper I've written detailing the impacts of the exotic animal trade on wild animals I'm waiting to be reviewed. I will share it asap.
Haha lol it's so great when someone popular responds to high skilled artists' art fight attacks on them and not the more beginner/ less 'good' art ๐๐ isnt that so lovely and kind of them ๐๐
To the guy on front of me at the
@crywank
show tonight who rolled his eyes when Jay pointed out the trans inclusive pride flag on the drum kit....
What band did u think u were seeing dude LOL
A lot of people like to excuse it with "the animals look happy!" without thinking...
These are clips SHE chose to share. She's not going to share the bad stuff that absolutely goes on off camera. You're not going to see the 23.9 hours these animals are ignored for.
STOP BRINGING NON-SERVICE ANIMALS TO LARGE CONVENTIONS !!!
YOU ARE CAUSING UNNECESSARY STRESS TO THE ANIMAL *AND* ANY SRRVICE ANIMALS PRESENT.
LIVE ANIMALS SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO ENDURE A LARGE, BUSY CON SPACE.
Did you know? Kiwis are VERY territorial and fiesty ! They make loud yelling sounds to alert surrounding animals that this is THEIR territory, and have strong leg muscles and large feet with sharp claws to violently kick any threats !
INTERNET EMPRESS OF SHARKS AND BONES (she/they) ๐ฆ
Happily surprised that nobody has disagreed with me abt this. Was expecting a lot more defensive "actually everyone should be allowed to get a pet if they want wtf" and "ummmm I'm actually a GREAT owner for my 17 pets that I definitely don't provide enough care to" comments shdkd
This applies to so many animals I've seen over the past few years.
Big one that comes to mind is frogs. The whole frog aesthetic thing has had such a insane impact on actual frogs.
Otters, prairie dogs, monkeys, opossums, raccoons, servals, parrots, axolotls are also up there.
Every time an animal species gets popular on social media I get so worried. For good reason.
I just found out that capybara cafรฉs exist and now my fears are even more justified. Fucking hell.
Every time an animal species gets popular on social media I get so worried. For good reason.
I just found out that capybara cafรฉs exist and now my fears are even more justified. Fucking hell.
If Pepito's owners happen to see this, I don't want to scare you or make you think about the worst. I just want you to know that there are better ways to give your cat a fulfilling life that don't involve all of the dangers of free roaming outside. There is still time to change.
The short answer is that they're not 'rescued' in the first place. They're purchased from extremely unethical and often illegal breeders. Anyone with a wild cat as a 'domestic pet' is morally corrupt.
You canโt reprimand a cat this size loool but also how do so many people have these rescued animals as domestic pets? Is there a funding issue with sanctuaries?
Had true worst interaction with a customer at work LMAO
She was buying a ton of dog treats so I asked what breed of dog she has and she responded "A poodle!" and I geeked tf out and was like omg really what type of poodle !! And she was like "a labradoodle" ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ eXCUSE ME
Tw// suicide
Just spent 2 hours talking someone down from the same bridge I attempted suicide on almost exactly 3 years ago.
A lot of stuff in my head rn and it's hard to process what I'm feeling.
The person is safe currently. I walked them home and made sure.
Fucking called it. Look at this absolutely pathetic excuse for a sanctuary talk about acquiring a serval from an exotics breeder as a fucking pet for their volunteers. This is absolutely disgusting and AGAIN, NOT HOW A SANCTUARY WORKS ! This is ANIMAL HOARDING.
TW / suicide
Back when I tried to kms a few years ago a stranger called the cops on me and about 4 cop cars and 2 vans pulled up and they all started chasing after me through the woods at night when I was already scared as hell. Caught me and locked me in the back of a van.
I swear people are so afraid of the word 'fat'
Like please just say I'm fat stop with all these sugar coating synonyms that make me feel worse BC you feel like my body type is a dirty word !!!
I live in Scotland. Cold is normal. Rain is usual. Going weeks without rain is VERY VERY ABNORMAL. All of our windows have been wide open 24/7 for weeks and we have electric fans running constantly to try and stop us getting fucking heat stroke. We are NOT used to this shit.
I am this close to yoinking this extremely friendly THREE LEGGED cat that is allowed to roam outdoors ๐ญ He always greets me on my way to/from work and by how poorly he walks he ABSOLUTELY needs to be kept inside for safety ๐๐
I am saying this as someone who grew up with outside cats as a child. They were my best friends and I loved them so much. But I have never had an outside cat die a natural death. Something awful has always happened to them. It's always okay until it suddenly isn't.
@catherinesclaws
Very true !! The reason I say dogs especially is simply because dogs are more likely to be able to kill or seriously injure someone if not properly controlled ! But yes I definitely agree, outdoor and feral cats are such a gigantic problem.
They straight up beat me on multiple occasions and forced me to tell school staff that it was an accident and nobody hurt me :'))) Then when they found out she was bullying me they locked us in a room to 'sort out our differences'???...
Also at work today a woman was buying a ton of dog toys and told me it's BC she got a new surprise puppy yesterday from her family and I was like omg what breed !?!
"Jackapoo"
What the fuck even is that creature I hate this society
I don't ENJOY being the person to tell someone what they're doing is dangerous for their pet. I HATE telling people that their cat will likely die prematurely. But someone HAS to try get through to people otherwise things will never change.
Calling all art fight folks with OCs of these species !! Pls comment link below !!
Bats
Seals
Bugs
Roos/Wallabies
Badgers
Capybaras
Fish
Crocodilians
Elk/Moose
Poodles
Chow Chows
Afghan Hounds
Salukis
Spaniels
Chihuahuas
Pit Bulls
Collies
Hairless dog breeds
Komondors and Pulis
And here are a few common pets I don't think suit MOST people/ are FAR harder to take care of than they seem even though they can be GREAT pets:
- Hamsters
- Rabbits
- Bearded dragons
- Birds in general
- Guinea pigs
All of these require much more care than most people think.
Additionally, I have medical issues that are triggered by heat, and medical issues that make me warmer than usual anyway. So I am severely suffering right now. It is so hard to do ANYTHING or even fuckin think right unless I'm sitting in cold water or something.
@Jaxx97401
Yep ! And most have anxiety and/or behavioural issues, aren't groomed properly, are not controlled well or at all, and are wildly out of control with unregulated breeding. And so many are left outside for their whole lives or stuck inside with NO enrichment for MANY HOURS !
We should encourage a RESPECTFUL relationship with sharks, not a 'omg sea puppy' one. Sharks CAN be defensive, and the trend of dog-ifying them is dangerous to both humans AND the sharks.
PLEASE respect them as the beautiful, POWERFUL animals they are !
The humidity here is 90% or above rn. Don't you dare say SHIT abt us being pussies FFS.
I hate British ppl as much as the next person but making fun of ppl in the UK for suffering in the heatwave is so beyond stupid.
Make no mistake, these animals at CARE 'sanctuary' are being treated as domestic PETS and TOYS to play with. They are all WILD ANIMALS.
@MegaplexCon
stop sponsoring these kinds of people immediately or you are personally responsible for encouraging the wild animal pet trade.
Our houses are so goddamn insulated here because we're used to harsh northern weather that freezes our fuckin balls off. This is already the warmest summer weather I have ever experienced in my life as far as I can recall. I have daily migraines BC of this shit.
This is not to say that these animals can NEVER be a good pet and that you are abusive or horrible if you have one (some exceptions to that tbh) but please just consider a domesticated animal. I promise you it is much easier and much better for animals as a whole.
Finding out that 90% of the sparkledog artists I follow find dogs sexually attractive makes me want to scream and cry and throw up JFC oh my god be normal please be normal I can't believe this is a real thing
Me: Do not interact with me if you post or support feral porn. It makes me uncomfortable and I don't care for argument because it's just a personal boundary. Block me please.
Literally everyone, apparently: They surely don't mean me though ! *Interacts with me*
FUCK OFFFF
@CuteBunDrawz
I've been thinking about this stuff a LOT recently too ! Goes right along with those videos of young puppies 'playing' with ducklings and such, where the puppy is obviously unaware of their strength. Definitely view farming and harmful content in more ways than one !
Especially screaming at the ppl who own any wild cat species as pets ๐ I do not think they will ever make ethical or good pets and I hate u ๐๐
@ttbone7
Same here :( every time people see me walking my ferrets in public they'll tell me about how they knew someone who kept ferrets that couldn't even be touched BC they were borderline feral and were kept in a little hutch outside constantly. And they think that's NORMAL !!
@itskrisbruh
So unless you're using your dog in a FIGHTING RING (which you absolutely shouldn't be) there is no fucking need. Tough dogs would get them cropped to assist them in fights and make them look tougher. Fuck off with your "but it's to stop infections!!!1!"
Fucking called it. Look at this absolutely pathetic excuse for a sanctuary talk about acquiring a serval from an exotics breeder as a fucking pet for their volunteers. This is absolutely disgusting and AGAIN, NOT HOW A SANCTUARY WORKS ! This is ANIMAL HOARDING.
Regarding the serval from CARE that was going to show up at Megaplex, I wanted to wait before I got more information.
And we got it.
This is downright disgusting. They PURCHASED her from someone who BREEDS them.
Also again before ppl get things twisted, I am pro-sex, pro-sexuality, pro-kink and pro-nsfw, even though I am a sfw account.
However, do not get that confused with condoning actually harmful content/art. Because despite what people say, fiction CAN affect reality.
To clarify on parrots also, the smarter the species the worse they do as pets imo. The amount of abused African greys and macaws and cockatoos I have seen is fucking heartbreaking.
@whoisiphis
@itskrisbruh
Can you explain to me WHY it's only 'tough-looking' breeds that are so prone to ear infections then? No?
Considering they have very similar ears to other species, such as labradors, that don't get their ears chopped off to 'prevent infections'?