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@spectralarchers Something that made me think of you.

Bless his soul.

please help me find a home for these precious babies

i don’t know if the tumblr ‘share’ thing works, but i live in the pacific northwest and my brother has dropped his two kitties in my lap because he’s irresponsible. i only have a small, one room apartment that i share with my husband and our two kitties, and i just don’t have the room. they’re so sweet, but i can’t keep them and i don’t want to have to take them to the pound. if you can’t help, please please PLEASE REBLOG because maybe one of your followers can!

this is koko, he’s a snuggly chubster who likes to sit like a person or prop himself up on a pillow to watch tv when it’s on. he’s also very fond of snacks. too fond, you might say. i think he’s five years old. maybe six? 

this is willow. his favorite place is under a bed or in front of a mirror to contemplate the nature of his existence. like many great philosophers, he’s very quiet and thoughtful. when he does speak, he sounds like a squeaky toy and he is the softest thing to grace this whole damn planet.

also he has jiggly belly chub that’s fun to play with because he used to weigh a billion pounds. i think he’s eight or nine.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me find them homes. they’re good and sweet and need someone to love them who has the space to let them loaf about.

Humans in Vancouver/Seattle and hinterlands anyone looking for PERFECT CAT BOYS without the hassle of kittens zooming everywhere at all times?

what the actual fuck

What the actual fuck is this?

Okay but when people say that white people need to be stopped and straight people need to be stopped…. this is the shit we’re talking about. 

How are you gonna put duct tape over your wife and daughters mouths and pretend like that shit is funny? 

Hell, if I was the photographer I’d feel really uncomfortable with this. 

I mean…I look at this couple and wonder why they would a) want to teach her daughters that it’s okay for a man to think this way and b) want to teach her son it’s okay to think this way.

There was a commercial on last night and it was a dad lecturing a teenage boy about how to treat his date to prom (get her home safe, she doesn’t owe you anything just because she agreed to be your date, etc.). Everyone assumed that it was the father of the girl…but it turned out to be the dad of the boy. The general message was “it starts at home”.

Your children need you to set strong example, for both sexes. Show your daughters that their voice matters and to never let a man speak all over her. Show your son that he is not superior to a woman and teach him how to respect them.

Don’t…do this.

I actually got a Christmas card just like this from friends this year. I was so grossed out I threw it away.

When I did my first 5K down at DisneyWorld, I was waiting in line with a couple and their daughters. We started chatting, as you do, and when I told them I was running the 5K, he blatantly indicated he thought I was doing it to catch a man.

God help his daughters.

Jesus God. This is appalling. Frankly, as a woman, a wife and the mother of a daughter (and two sons), were anyone I know to pull this shit and say it’s ‘funny’, I would have nothing to do with him/her (oh, come on, it’s gonna be a him you know it) ever again. Horrifying.

A Short List of Shenanigans My Parent’s Dog Has Engaged In:

This is Arwen, she’s a Husky/Kelpie mix and a little Asshole:

I love her so much.

(If you got a laugh out of this, please consider donating to my Tip Jar or Paypal to get Arwen (and Charlie!) nice treats)

for @athena4lynn

“young man”? Renner was in his mid-30s when this was filmed, right? I guess “young” by Branaugh’s standards?

and.... here I go, reblogging Agent Carter and Daniel/Peggy....

And I feel obligated to reblog this for the millionth time…

…yup me too!

I will assert to my dying day that he figured she would slug him. And he was ok with that.

this is a very, very good look for him....

Superheroes who should have their own fucking movie already

female awesome meme ♡ [1/10] female in a movie → Natasha Romanoff

oh boy do I hate the blonde hair though....

So [Black Panther] is actually very African… Lupita, you grew up in Kenya. Danai, you grew up in Zimbabwe. What does it mean to both of you to see African culture celebrated in this way?

hi hello CATS!!!! CANNOT!!!! BE VEGAN!!!!!

i cannot believe i have to fucking say this.

dogs are omnivore and IF YOUR VET APPROVES your pooch MAY be able to go on an APPROVED(!!!!!) commercial vegan dog food like the brand “v-dog” which has all the essential vitamins, protein, etc. (the oldest record winning dogs have been vegan)

cats are CARNIVORE and cannot fucking live on a vegan diet. a vet would laugh in your face and probably find some way to have your pet taken away from you because you’re obviously not fit to have an animal if you think you can feed a cat a diet based on your own ethics

i’m vegan but this is so fucking harmful.

it’s about minimizing your harm, not putting your animals on risky diets in an attempt to be perfect.

DON’T FUCKING DO THIS TO YOUR PETS

Idiot people

If you see someone you know doing this, report them for animal cruelty and neglect.

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This posts, and many of the notes on it, are bothering me. Ladies, gentlemen, esteemed colleagues from outside the confines of the gender binary; gather ‘round. Let’s throw some science in this joint.

1. Humans. Humans are not cats. Humans are not dogs. One would think this obvious, but people have a tendency to attempt such interspecies comparisons when discussing diet. Humans are order omnivora; we have essentially evolved in a manner that attempts to give us as much dietary flexibility as possible. We do, however, require a substance called B12 (or cobalamin), which is extremely important for brain and nervous system functions, as well as the synthesis of DNA and the construction of red blood cells. We cannot produce this vitamin ourselves–no animal, plant, or fungus can. The enzymes used in cobalamin production are essentially unique to bacteria and archaea–some species of which hang out in the digestive tracks of other animals. We get cobalamin in a roundabout way from fish, shellfish, meat, eggs, milk, and dairy products. While there is no naturally-occurring, vegan source of the vitamin that has been demonstrated effective in a human study of statistically significant sample size, effective synthetic forms do exist and can be used as a substitute.  Cyanocobalamin is one of the most common and is frequently found in fortified foods and vitamins. In short: Humans are omnivores. Humans have evolved for dietary flexibility, including viable vegetarianism. Humans did not evolve for veganism (be extremely suspicious of people who tell you that we did, as they are lying), but due to modern technologies, veganism is also a viable diet that humans can thrive on, should they so choose.

2. Cats. Cats are order carnivora. Cats require (amongst other things) an amino acid called taurine. We’re not quite sure how, exactly, but we know that it’s extremely important to feline heart wall tissue, retinal tissue, and brain tissue amongst other things. Cats cannot manufacture their own taurine, and must get it from other sources–primarily shellfish, fish and meat. Taurine breaks down when heated, so feeding your cat a home-cooked diet rich in this foods is also not necessarily a good idea (talk to a vet). Secondary (read: SUPPLEMENTARY. NOT A SOLE SOURCE OF TAURINE.) sources of taurine for cats include dairy, eggs, and seaweed- or yeast-based taurine supplements. In nature, cats don’t really need to worry about getting enough taurine, because (as you may have noticed), taurine sources are indeed the things that cats tend to catch and eat. However, a cat that lives in a human household is dependent on humans for food, and sometimes humans are utter fucktrucks. In short: Cats are obligate carnivores. Their primary source of nutrition is meat. They must eat meat, preferably as close to raw as possible. They have digestive tracks designed for digesting meat. There are vegan/vegetarian cat kibbles on the market. Do not buy them. Your cat is neither vegan nor vegetarian, and if you adjust their diet as if they were, you are a terrible person who is harming and possibly killing your pet. You suck. End of discussion.

3. Dogs. Dogs are slightly more nuanced here. They are facultative carnivores–meaning that they optimally should eat meat, but can survive on other things if resources are scare. Dogs also need the amino acid taurine, but can technically manufacture it themselves if the proper building blocks are in their diets. They also need vitamin D–D3 is preferable, but D2 can be used to some degree. Dogs are somewhere between us (the true omnivore) and the cat (the true carnivore). A vegan or vegetarian diet will keep a dog alive, certainly, but is unlikely to allow your pet to thrive as it lacks the recommended nutrients. You should probably be feeding your dog meat. The exception here–some dogs are allergic to conventional dog foods, or find symptoms of certain diseases alleviated by vegetarianism. In this case, a veterinarian (not you, layperson, I mean an actual trained veterinarian) may determine that the benefits of putting your dog on a vegetarian/vegan diet outweigh those of feeding your dog meat. This is relatively rare, but does occasionally happen. And no, actually, the oldest dog is not vegan–Bramble is the only dog on this list that I found had some indication of veganism. The oldest dog on record is an Australian Kelpie named Maggie, who was not vegan. It is more likely that Bramble lived that long despite the veganism, not because of it. In short: If a vet thinks that your dog may be allergic to dog food/require a special diet and recommends you try feeding it a vegetarian/vegan diet, listen to your vet. Otherwise? Dogs are carnivora. They do need vegetables and other sources of nutrients, but their optimal fuel, as it were, is meat. Your dog needs meat to be happy. Fucking feed your dog. 

Now, I did manage to find two veterinarians who disagree with every other study I dug up and the American Veterinary Medical Association. Their articles are here and here. They don’t really have sources, and are essentially wholly dependent on anecdotal evidence (“my dog is a vegetarian and hasn’t died!”), but for those of you data cherry-pickers reading this, there you go. 

As a rule, dogs and cats need meat. If that makes you uncomfortable, that is your problem, not theirs. If you try to implement a vegan or vegetarian diet for your pets because you implemented one for yourself, you shouldn’t have those pets. That is animal abuse. (By the way, those of you not feeding your cats and non-allergic dogs the food they need to survive and thrive? What the fuck is wrong with you? Do you not love your pets?)

TL;DR If you do not want a pet that must be fed meat, you should under no circumstances acquire a cat or a dog. Thank you for your time.

Rebloobing for the more detailed info on B12 and obligate carnivore vs true omnivores

Always reblog.

I have to admit I am constantly amazed by the stupidity of people. You feed your cat and your dog *vegan*???? Jesus H Roosevelt Christ.

There is literally nothing in nature that blooms all year long, so do not expect yourself to do so.

January 2015 - TV Guide Magazine