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Just Be Brave

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Maureen. Zookeeper. Nerd. Lover of cheap wine.
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joshpeck
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marypsue

maybe this silly little coffee drink will equip me to face the unrelenting and unendurable horror of existence

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zooophagous
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Police haul off over 200 lions, tigers, jaguars and other animals in "deplorable" conditions after sanctuary raid in Mexico
"Some of their tails are missing, they had been eaten. Others lack an eye, an ear," one expert said.
www.cbsnews.com
Authorities on Wednesday started hauling away 177 lions, tigers, jaguars and other exotic big cats that were found at an animal rescue center in the mountains on Mexico City’s south side.
The federal Attorney General’s Office for Environmental Protection said 202 animals in all, including monkeys, dogs, donkeys and coyotes, were being taken to other locations.
Dozens of heavily armed city police raided the “Black Jaguar White Tiger” animal sanctuary Tuesday after images of rail-thin, distressed and injured lions circulated on social media.
The founder of the reserve told local media that he had rescued some of the animals and that some of them arrived in bad shape.
“It all started with a worker who had been laid off recently and he had lots of video evidence showing abused animals,” Association of Zoos President Ernesto Zazueta told Reuters. “We tried to approach (the sanctuary’s) area at the back, where you can see animals in very bad conditions – animals down to their bones, with mange, maimed, some of them had had their tails cut out, some with bugs.”
Mexico City police chief Omar Garcia Harfuch said the property had been seized “for the crime of improper use of property and mistreatment of animals.”
City police said in a statement that “according to the inspection, the property where the animals were kept is zoned for agricultural or grazing purposes, not for keeping the kind of species found.”
Under Mexican law, private individuals can register to keep exotic cats and other animals in supervised wildlife management units. The facility raided Tuesday appears to have filed such paperwork.

Glad this dreadful place has finally been shut down. Sick of seeing so-called cute viral photos and videos from Black Jaguar White Tiger all over social media. 

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champawattigress
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zookeepingitreal

imagine living somewhere flat….with like……almost no hills…..what do you guys do for fun get picked off by birds of prey or

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zookeepingitreal
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antique-symbolism

it’s been years and I’m still thinking about that interaction I had with a cashier that went something like

Cashier: Are you military?

Me: No.

Cashier: Do you want to lie and say you’re military for the 10% discount?

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spellbookbitch

Same vibe as when, right after COVID lockdowns ended the first time, a cashier went “where do you work?” For the essential worker discount and when I said McDonald’s she went “you’re essential to me.” Like I think abt that woman daily.

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jazz-e-clectic
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fandomsandfeminism

Is there anything sadder than the little chunk of Kikis Delivery Service when Kiki says "I used to really like flying before it was my job" and then gets so burned out that her magic stops working and she cant talk to Jiji anymore and she tries so hard to FORCE the magic that she breaks her mothers broom and stays up all night, alone, trying to make a new one and crying?

And I know it is all ok in the end- Kiki has friends who look out for her and she takes care of herself and finds her place.

But fuck, those 20 minutes just hurt my heart so much.

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shybi-n-ready2cry
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anartchism
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joshpeck
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snakeeatery

i love the pedestrian-to-car staredown when you see them go from a rolling stop to a full stop. like that's what the fuck i thought. vehicularly manslaughter me about it

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