Notices by Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)
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Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 21-May-2024 15:20:45 JST Tapir @graf @BigDuck imagine being catfished like that -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 21-May-2024 15:20:43 JST Tapir @graf @BigDuck oh god that camel lol why -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-May-2024 02:00:09 JST Tapir Some interesting news.
Wyoming Game and Fish Director, Brian Nesvik has announced they will be retiring this fall.
For anyone wondering, that is the same F&W director that only slapped a $250 fine on the man that ran a wolf down in his snowmobile, taped it's mouth shut, and tortured it for a while at a bar while taking selfies with it before finally shooting it after the wolf went comatose from it's injuries and stress. Brian Nesvik also went through great trouble to keep the animal abuser's identity a secret, and the person's identity was actually never mentioned by F&W, and was only found by internet autists.
Wyoming actually has a statue to protect the identity of people who kill wolves in Wyoming, which I guess also includes if criminal activity was involved during the event. Which to be fair this was put in place before Nesvik's time.
Nesvik has said that harassment of wildlife doesn't apply to predatory animals, and that Cody Roberts, the man that abused the wolf for several hours, does not deserve any more punishment than the $250 fine. Wolves are legal to hunt in Wyoming all year round with no bag limit, hunting license, or restrictions on strategy ie poisoning or trapping. Entire families, including puppies, can be killed in their dens with explosives or shot from the road via the comfort of your F150. Despite this, they are bitching about there being too many elk since they got rid of the wolf protections
I'm all for hunting, but if we kill everything like fucking retards we are only hurting our own species. You are not supposed to be killing more predator species than prey species. That's how shit like this happens. Hunting of predators needs to be rare. Wyoming has an estimated 160 wolves today, a far cry from the nearly 400 wolves they had in 2012. -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 00:57:51 JST Tapir @j of course it is fucking chinese -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 10-May-2024 00:17:43 JST Tapir Wolf protections are once again under threat in the US.
US House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would remove endangered species protections on Grey Wolves across much of the US. It still has to get passed by senate, and then may be vetoed by sleepy joe. However, there is always a chance that this bill gets slipped into a fuck huge bill, which is usually what's done nowadays.
Grey wolves were originally placed under protection status in 1970's. In 2020, their protection status was removed for a few years as the species' status worldwide dropped to least concern.
The protections were reinstated by a federal judge in 2022, after research from Fish & Wildlife showed that though the worldwide population was least concern, the population in the US is actually endangered.
However, that short 2 year stint did a number on wolf hunting; one 72 hour hunting stint in particular which killed more than 200 wolves in Wisconsin. In 15 months, Yellowstone lost 24 wolves to hunting (at the border of the park), the largest loss they had experienced since protections were in place. 215 wolves were killed in that same time span in Montana, although 450 wolves was the quota. Montana estimated a little over 1k wolves in their state, which means they purposely were looking to cull nearly 1/2 of their population.
Today, there is an estimated 5k wolves in over a dozen states in the continental US. Before protections, there were an estimated 300 left in the remote corner of one state.
apnews.com/national-national-general-news-07f9ffe5a93884caf0566a1ad980f921
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/gray-wolves-headed-back-to-the-endangered-species-list-180979575/ -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 26-Apr-2024 01:59:49 JST Tapir @nugger @DW2 Wait, people go to baby showers and funerals on a yearly basis? I literally can't remember the last time I went to either -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 19-Apr-2024 10:33:58 JST Tapir @Eiregoat @smugumin @WashedOutGundamPilot Polygamic selects for success, it just so happens to be that will likely be money in our current society.
With other polygamic creatures, the strongest or the smartest or the one with the largest territory, whoever can provide best is getting the larger harem.
The bottom males will simply not pass on genes or pass on very few genes. Bottom females don't often exist. In cases where is does, then this role is reversed, like in hyenas or meerkats.
It's actually a very interesting (but not the only) way to weed out undesirables. -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 18-Apr-2024 21:37:45 JST Tapir @Shadowman311 @CatLord NGL I feel the same way. The most minute issues can have very detailed explanations.
However, for animal advice take it with a giant grain of salt. From what I saw the dogs and puppies subreddit you may as well be asking facebook boomers. The dog training subs are low key retarded and worship authority. Every animal sub I have come across has been rather disingenuous and has an air of appeal to authority.
That's another issue is the upvote thing. It's a good idea on paper. But what happens instead is the first comments get the most even if it's incorrect, or the place is getting brigaded by like dogfree or something and the person telling someone to behaviorally euth their puppy gets pushed to the top. People downvote for the wrong reasons. It just adds to the echo chamber really. -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 18-Apr-2024 21:37:43 JST Tapir @CatLord @Shadowman311 I feel like reddit is a very dangerous place. It really, REALLY, accentuates hivemind mentality with it's 'subreddits'.
I was once linked to a sub reddit on banning pit bulls, and found there's like a few dozen subreddits about banning pit bulls or killing dogs etc that are all hyper fixated on a certain portion of the subject. This sub is about hating pit bulls, this sub is about why you hate pit bulls, this sub is about hating pit bull owners, this sub is about making memes about people who don't like killing pit bulls but also don't own pit bulls.
That would be good for like, a blog. Not a community. The echo chambers are deafening as a result and creates a huge us vs them mentality. People get this false sense of reality.
And I thought fedi was bad with that lol I think reddit takes the cake. Even tumblr at least they have tags to force interactions outside the hivemind. -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Monday, 08-Apr-2024 12:23:13 JST Tapir Earlier this month, Oakland Zoo in California assisted in rescuing an 8-month-old female tiger with severe bone fractures due to calcium deficiency. They found 10 pathological fractures in a CT scan, and also noted 50 percent muscle atrophy.
The fractures appeared to be at various stages of improper healing, resulting in abnormal angles in her limbs. Said abnormal angles means the animal was unable to move properly, creating muscle atrophy associated to those limbs.
The tiger's recovery will involve building calcium, physical therapy, and after months of recovery of the limbs, possibly surgery. The zoo is cautiously optimistic for a full recovery though, but arthritis may develop in later years.
The tiger cannot perform natural behaviors due to medical issues and is currently receiving specialized enrichment for mental health and to help build muscle. No history on her case because it is an ongoing legal battle. -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 05-Apr-2024 22:14:06 JST Tapir I think I have sporadically posted about the Lykoi, I was sorta excited about it because I thought it was cute, original, and a breed of cat I could see myself actually *gasp* purchasing!
Welp nix all of that cuz look at this tea 🍵 I have here on them;
Lykois tend to develop a skin issue when they hit 3-5y old. Being that this breed happened about from a feral cat mutation, it is likely when they started breeding this mutation breeders had no clue before pumping out lots of kittens. But it's been like 15 years or so, so now they're just covering it up.
Would also explain why cat fancier associations (this is like the cat version of kennel clubs) has just dropped probationary period of recognizing this breed and are wiping their hands with it.
Long story short, the skin issue is they develop large and numerous sebaceous cysts - in laymen terms, they are covered in huge, deep zits. Sometimes they pop on their own, otherwise they need to manually expressed :vomit: to relieve pressure. Some owners report cats biting/scratching them open.
I am sparing y'all the disgusting photos of them being popped open. -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 00:39:52 JST Tapir @Tsuki @MK2boogaloo I know some of these, not all of them. I have no idea what it says though -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 02:03:43 JST Tapir Here's a fedi pro-tip, that I actually originally heard on fedi;
Don't have an argument/debate with more than one person. No debate ever stayed on topic and civil when other people start jumping in.
Instead, if you really want to continue the discussion, ask the users to slip into your DMs. Watch as no one participates after such a request, because all of the fun was riling up their followers to call you names and gain internet clout for dropping memes on you.
Thank you for coming to my TedTalk -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 01:56:19 JST Tapir Gotta remember to educate client AND patient -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 09-Mar-2024 11:27:02 JST Tapir @sjw Stop this is making me really really really want sheep.
There have been a lot of studies on music and the effect it has on animals. I do genuinely believe it can have a positive effect. I feel like those guys are vibing.
At the shelter I would FORCE all the animals to listen to Erik Satie for about an hour before we open. And they seemed a lot quieter. Sick rooms also had nap times at noon where I'd turn the lights off for an hour with quiet acoustics. I think it really helps.
I'll have to remember to play music for my sheep when I get them. -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 08-Mar-2024 13:07:44 JST Tapir I have been feeding the yeast everyday... idk if it's looking too good. I guess we'll see in a few weeks or something.
Workout ✅
Dishes ✅
Laundry ❎ oops i literally just remembered it
Lunches ✅
A terrible pineapple upside-down cake that collapsed upon itself and I won't be posting because it is an embarrassment ✅
Also found a big ass dandelion on my afternoon stroll, I stole the roots to put in tea tomorrow morning. I'll let you know if I die from it.
Good night gang :blobgoodnight: -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 08-Mar-2024 03:53:45 JST Tapir Ohhhh found a DNA that had me quite surprised. See if you can guess any of the breeds! Last (5th) pic is the DNA results
40lb F/s mature dog in all photos. Had multiple homes so unaware of original origin, all I know is it was born in America -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 13:10:18 JST Tapir @idea_enjoyer @graf @pasture Invite some dudes over, have some beers, and get to work on your deck -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 03-Mar-2024 11:37:26 JST Tapir You will never be a real Gabber. You have no pro account, you have no images, you have no freeze peach. You are a subversive traitor twisted by p*rn and memes into a cruel mockery of the first amendment’s perfection.
All the “thumbs-up” you get is two-faced and half-hearted. In front of your back your admin mocks you. Your followers are disgusted and ashamed of you, your “friends” laugh at your posts in leaked DMs.
Gabbers are utterly repulsed by you. Several years of Q-anon posting have allowed gabbers to sniff out bots with incredible efficiency. Even free users who “trust the plan” look like fedposters to a gabber. Your sentence structure is a dead giveaway. And even if you manage to link an image from an image hosting site, gabbers will turn the other cheek and support Gab AI.
You will never be free. You wrench out a shitty pepe meme every single morning and tell everyone they’re going to make it, but deep down you know you are too poor to support Gab and thus failed yourself and failed your fellow boomer.
Eventually it’ll be too much to bear - You’ll go to Nicecrew, make a fedi account, and delete your profile on Gab. Gab will live on someone else forced to watch ads, heartbroken but relieved the full drives won’t have to continue to host your shitposts. They’ll forget about you, with Gab’s traffic increasing 30% daily and soon to beat Twitter in active users. Your account will just be a memory, your image macros won’t be archived, and all that will remain of your legacy is that Andrew Torba called you freeloading trash. -
Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 16-Feb-2024 00:35:34 JST Tapir What do y'all think about my herb garden?
Snagged a cheap af elevated wood garden bed. Each square is supposed to be 1ft, but the sizing is slightly off as the bed is 1.7ft x 3.7ft. Should I try to fit something else in or will this be cutting it close?