Animals

I would consider myself an animal lover, especially the fuzzy ones. They are just so cute and fun and I love them. I am also someone who is severely disturbed when I seen animals get abused, one could say I have a conscience. In my travels, however, I have come to accept that to some people animals are just animals and be treated as such. An elephant is a gorgeous creature and watching one paint a picture of a daisy on a sunny day in Chaing Mai I actually got a little teary eyed because it seemed to have so much humanity, that is until it stopped painting and the wiry Thai trainer punched him in the head. Then I just needed a drink. On the other end of the spectrum some people love animals way too much, to the extent that it is bizarre, disturbing, unnatural and should probably be reported to the proper authorities. Today I'm exploring all the freakshows that involve animals in their freakdom.

The following video is what prompted this blog, when I saw it for the first time I laughed, I'll admit it. But then I got a little irate, but after Willis told me the cat was apparently a rescue cat and had been abused before, and that it was left in the trash can for 15 hours before someone heard it crying, it became sad. I do agree with one of the comments at the bottom saying that the woman should be put in a garbage receptacle of some sort for 15 days and see how she likes it.

She has the gall to pet it and coo at it then dumps it and walks off like nothing happened! Who are you lady?!? Get a hobby, one that doesn't involve throwing live mammals into trash cans!


FURRIES!

The next crew of animal weirdos I think need to be addressed are what are known as "Furries". These are people who are into fictional animal characters with human characteristics, in other words these fools dress up in head to toe furry animal costumes and hang out at conventions and weird Furry sex gatherings. It is even a whole cartoon genre. Its weird.




The Furry phenomena was introduced to me one odd night at Clydes. Clearly it was half off wine night because otherwise I really do not understand how things devolved to furries. I had forgotten we had all discussed it but woke up in horror when I looked at my phone the next morning and saw that I'd been looking at these pictures. It all came rushing back and I got a little less creeped out by my drunken self, still though I'm really, really uncomfortable knowing that these people are out there.

*Fun Fact* Some furries claim that Josie and the Pussycats were the original furries. I'm not so sure but...


Some animals fight back.

Sure Tillikum looks cute, yaaaaay Shamu! Yeah, until you stiff him on some fish or blow that whistle a little too loud, then he jumps up, grabs your pony tail and drags you to a watery grave in front of 200 freaked out little kids and their parents who video it and put it on youtube.

Honestly though she was asking for it. This whale had killed before. He was found with the body of a transient draped over him one morning a few years before. Why was there a transient in a whale tank? How did the transient get into the water park? How was the body draped over the whale? Was Tillikum framed?

No, these men are not the grand martials of the Pride Parade, its Sigfried and Roy. The white tiger looks so cute and friendly! Until he mauls you and eats your face. Generally these clowns don't have much trouble with the animals in their shows, or the ones they allow to run around their home (which closer resembles a Persian themed gay nightclub in Chelsea than an actual home), because they keep them so doped up they couldn't fight if they tried. But man oh man this is what happens when you mess with wild animals, you get freaking mauled. Isn't that obvious to people yet? They're animals, no concept of right or wrong, subjugate them and put them in small spaces with weird diets and they are going to lose their minds sooner or later and eat you.

Long story short, don't hurt animals, and don't try and lock them up and train them, they really don't dig captivity and eventually they'll rip your face off or drown you. As weird as the Furries are, to be honest, I think the moral of this story is that they are the lesser of all the evils presented here. Wow. Who was ready for that one? They're still weirdos.