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Submitted by Chia on Sun, 06/29/2008 - 7:40am.
Excerpt from Animal Equality: Language and Liberation:
» "As reported by zoologist Maurice Burton, two hens of different breeds walked, ate, dustbathed, sunbathed, and slept together. One, Aggie, was elderly and nearly blind. The other (unnamed) was younger and could fend for two. During the day the younger hen would guide Aggie around the garden and place food before her, clucking an invitation to eat. At night she would lead Aggie back to their roost. When Aggie died, the younger hen stopped eating, "was dejected," and rapidly deteriorated. Within a week she, too, died. Style Guidelines for Countering Speciesism with Language Choices
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your empathy is amazing...
Submitted by chad360 on Sun, 06/29/2008 - 8:04am....and a true inspiration. I care for my little posse of woodland critters, and often think of what you have written here-
-I'd hope that everyone would take note and keep an open mind about animals...
...my own experience with science (field & wetland studies) has left me with a bad taste for reductionist reasoning (and all it implies to the biological sciences), and these days I just am way too aware of the needs of animals, as I'm a sucker for feeding/watering strays.
How to help:
Summer is the time to place a medium-sized fresh-water source outside (3-5 gallons is great), out of the way, so that animals and birds and all kinds of little creatures will be able to find water...and remember raccoons need to wash-up as well.
...providing resources is a great way to preempt competition, and is just plain friendly.
The best thing an owner can do is make the landscaping as natural as possible and learn about habitat requirements of local species.
peace
Happy, Hoppy Bunny for Chad!!
Submitted by Chia on Sun, 06/29/2008 - 1:02pm.Your comments make me feel so encouraged and so grateful to you for looking out for your free-roaming neighborhood friends. Thank you for the tips of how to help.
Don't eat meat, ride a bike...that's how you can brake global warming, the head of the United Nation's Nobel Prize-winning scientific panel on climate change said...