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        lotrlocked:

weaselle:

There was an arrest across the street from my place in Oakland one day – three cop cars with a bullhorn and guns out – and before I could even get out the gate there were a couple people posted up and one of them was filming and another one was narrating in a calm but very loud voice, just
“HE IS COOPERATING! HIS HANDS ARE EMPTY! HE IS DOING WHAT HE IS TOLD TO DO! HE IS HOLDING STILL! HIS HANDS ARE EMPTY! HE IS NOT BEING THREATENING! HE HAS PUT HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS HEAD AS ASKED! HE IS NOT RESISTING!”
and that was something I hadn’t thought to do before. It certainly let the cops know what the narrative of eye witnesses was going to be. 
I especially liked “his hands are empty” because this statement would still be true and a witnessed reason the police should not become violent even if it turned out he had a weapon on his person somewhere.



I see people in NYC stop and record a lot. Even if they are just being nosey, that’s still witnesses if shit goes down. 
: lotrlocked:

weaselle:

There was an arrest across the street from my place in Oakland one day – three cop cars with a bullhorn and guns out – and before I could even get out the gate there were a couple people posted up and one of them was filming and another one was narrating in a calm but very loud voice, just
“HE IS COOPERATING! HIS HANDS ARE EMPTY! HE IS DOING WHAT HE IS TOLD TO DO! HE IS HOLDING STILL! HIS HANDS ARE EMPTY! HE IS NOT BEING THREATENING! HE HAS PUT HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS HEAD AS ASKED! HE IS NOT RESISTING!”
and that was something I hadn’t thought to do before. It certainly let the cops know what the narrative of eye witnesses was going to be. 
I especially liked “his hands are empty” because this statement would still be true and a witnessed reason the police should not become violent even if it turned out he had a weapon on his person somewhere.



I see people in NYC stop and record a lot. Even if they are just being nosey, that’s still witnesses if shit goes down. 

        

            
            

                
                
                    lotrlocked:

weaselle:

There was an arrest across the street from my place in Oakland one day – three cop cars with a bullhorn and guns out – and before I could even get out the gate there were a couple people posted up and one of them was filming and another one was narrating in a calm but very loud voice, just
“HE IS COOPERATING! HIS HANDS ARE EMPTY! HE IS DOING WHAT HE IS TOLD TO DO! HE IS HOLDING STILL! HIS HANDS ARE EMPTY! HE IS NOT BEING THREATENING! HE HAS PUT HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS HEAD AS ASKED! HE IS NOT RESISTING!”
and that was something I hadn’t thought to do before. It certainly let the cops know what the narrative of eye witnesses was going to be. 
I especially liked “his hands are empty” because this statement would still be true and a witnessed reason the police should not become violent even if it turned out he had a weapon on his person somewhere.



I see people in NYC stop and record a lot. Even if they are just being nosey, that’s still witnesses if shit goes down. 
: lotrlocked:

weaselle:

There was an arrest across the street from my place in Oakland one day – three cop cars with a bullhorn and guns out – and before I could even get out the gate there were a couple people posted up and one of them was filming and another one was narrating in a calm but very loud voice, just
“HE IS COOPERATING! HIS HANDS ARE EMPTY! HE IS DOING WHAT HE IS TOLD TO DO! HE IS HOLDING STILL! HIS HANDS ARE EMPTY! HE IS NOT BEING THREATENING! HE HAS PUT HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS HEAD AS ASKED! HE IS NOT RESISTING!”
and that was something I hadn’t thought to do before. It certainly let the cops know what the narrative of eye witnesses was going to be. 
I especially liked “his hands are empty” because this statement would still be true and a witnessed reason the police should not become violent even if it turned out he had a weapon on his person somewhere.



I see people in NYC stop and record a lot. Even if they are just being nosey, that’s still witnesses if shit goes down. 

                    
                
            

            
            
        

    

    

        
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        terrible-tentacle-theatre:
bunjywunjy:

thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

ayellowbirds:

toothybabies:

vizual-vibe:


Ocean Ramsey and her team encountered this 20 ft Great White Shark near the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It is believed to be the biggest ever recorded




She’s so beautiful!! 💙💙💙

SO lovely!

LORGE PAL :D

FRIENDS HOLD HANDS

God, I’m obsessed with this video. The way you can see all the scars and craters on her skin, the way the gill slits wave in the current, the sense of just how massive she is compared to that diver… it’s incredible. Just this enormous animal lazily swimming by the camera.
When 99% of the time you only see sharks in sped-up footage accompanied by threatening orchestral music and some narrator dude ominously intoning that it is “the most perfect killing machine the world has ever seen”, you tend to forget sharks are such beautiful creatures. This video doesn’t show a “monster shark” or a “killing machine”. It shows an animal - and a fucking beautiful one at that.
: terrible-tentacle-theatre:
bunjywunjy:

thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

ayellowbirds:

toothybabies:

vizual-vibe:


Ocean Ramsey and her team encountered this 20 ft Great White Shark near the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It is believed to be the biggest ever recorded




She’s so beautiful!! 💙💙💙

SO lovely!

LORGE PAL :D

FRIENDS HOLD HANDS

God, I’m obsessed with this video. The way you can see all the scars and craters on her skin, the way the gill slits wave in the current, the sense of just how massive she is compared to that diver… it’s incredible. Just this enormous animal lazily swimming by the camera.
When 99% of the time you only see sharks in sped-up footage accompanied by threatening orchestral music and some narrator dude ominously intoning that it is “the most perfect killing machine the world has ever seen”, you tend to forget sharks are such beautiful creatures. This video doesn’t show a “monster shark” or a “killing machine”. It shows an animal - and a fucking beautiful one at that.

        

            
            

                
                
                    terrible-tentacle-theatre:
bunjywunjy:

thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

ayellowbirds:

toothybabies:

vizual-vibe:


Ocean Ramsey and her team encountered this 20 ft Great White Shark near the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It is believed to be the biggest ever recorded




She’s so beautiful!! 💙💙💙

SO lovely!

LORGE PAL :D

FRIENDS HOLD HANDS

God, I’m obsessed with this video. The way you can see all the scars and craters on her skin, the way the gill slits wave in the current, the sense of just how massive she is compared to that diver… it’s incredible. Just this enormous animal lazily swimming by the camera.
When 99% of the time you only see sharks in sped-up footage accompanied by threatening orchestral music and some narrator dude ominously intoning that it is “the most perfect killing machine the world has ever seen”, you tend to forget sharks are such beautiful creatures. This video doesn’t show a “monster shark” or a “killing machine”. It shows an animal - and a fucking beautiful one at that.
: terrible-tentacle-theatre:
bunjywunjy:

thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

ayellowbirds:

toothybabies:

vizual-vibe:


Ocean Ramsey and her team encountered this 20 ft Great White Shark near the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It is believed to be the biggest ever recorded




She’s so beautiful!! 💙💙💙

SO lovely!

LORGE PAL :D

FRIENDS HOLD HANDS

God, I’m obsessed with this video. The way you can see all the scars and craters on her skin, the way the gill slits wave in the current, the sense of just how massive she is compared to that diver… it’s incredible. Just this enormous animal lazily swimming by the camera.
When 99% of the time you only see sharks in sped-up footage accompanied by threatening orchestral music and some narrator dude ominously intoning that it is “the most perfect killing machine the world has ever seen”, you tend to forget sharks are such beautiful creatures. This video doesn’t show a “monster shark” or a “killing machine”. It shows an animal - and a fucking beautiful one at that.

                    
                    

                    
                
            

            
            
        

    

    

        
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        fierceawakening:
adelmortescryche:
Reblogging for other diasporic and expat folk. Especially non-caucasian diasporic and expat folk. Some things change when you shift countries. Keep the changes in mind. 

Whenever I see this I wonder what the gun guys think about it.
: What should I absolutely not do when visiting the USA?
 Charlie Knoles, I have lived in 5 countries and am an Aussie expat in
 the USA
 Answered 2d ago
 +
 Don't get out of your car ifyou get pulled over by police.
 I was pulled over by a police officer while driving in Iowa. It was one week afterI
 had arrived in the USA for the first time. I had accidentally made a minor
 mistake disobeying a traffic sign. Back home in Australia it's considered polite to
 get out of your car and walk over to the police officer's car and hand him your
 license so he doesn't have to get out of his seat. I wanted to be extra polite so I
 immediately jumped out of my car and walked towards his car while reaching
 into my back pocket.
 I'm lucky to be alive.
 If you come from a gun-free country like the UK or Australia you don't have any
 natural instinct for gun culture. You don't realize that police assume that
 everyone is armed.
 Things got immediately serious. The police officer's hand went to his weapon
 and I responded by dropping to my knees with my hands up. He yelled a bunch
 of things at me but my memory is vague because my heartbeat was suddenly
 pulsing in my ears blotting out all sound. I don't know if he drew his weapon or
 not. I was staring intently at the ground, shaking and trying to project non-
 threatening vibes. My next memory is that there were three police cars around
 me and a bunch of cops who'd been called for backup. They were all keeping
 their hands close to their guns. After some time passed (a minute? 30 minutes?I
 have no idea) the tensions de-escalated and they told me to get up. I gave the
 officer my license and tried to explain why I'd approached him. It was completely
 incomprehensible to him that there was a place where people don't fear cops and
 vice versa at traffic stops. It was as though I was trying to tell him that I came
 from Narnia and our cops were all talking animals.
 I've spoken to several British people, New Zealanders, and Australians who have
 shared almost identical stories. They really need to put signs up in all major US
 airports.
 Don't get out of your car if stopped by police. They will assume you are
 armed and they might shoot you.
fierceawakening:
adelmortescryche:
Reblogging for other diasporic and expat folk. Especially non-caucasian diasporic and expat folk. Some things change when you shift countries. Keep the changes in mind. 

Whenever I see this I wonder what the gun guys think about it.

        

            
            

                
                
                    fierceawakening:
adelmortescryche:
Reblogging for other diasporic and expat folk. Especially non-caucasian diasporic and expat folk. Some things change when you shift countries. Keep the changes in mind. 

Whenever I see this I wonder what the gun guys think about it.
: What should I absolutely not do when visiting the USA?
 Charlie Knoles, I have lived in 5 countries and am an Aussie expat in
 the USA
 Answered 2d ago
 +
 Don't get out of your car ifyou get pulled over by police.
 I was pulled over by a police officer while driving in Iowa. It was one week afterI
 had arrived in the USA for the first time. I had accidentally made a minor
 mistake disobeying a traffic sign. Back home in Australia it's considered polite to
 get out of your car and walk over to the police officer's car and hand him your
 license so he doesn't have to get out of his seat. I wanted to be extra polite so I
 immediately jumped out of my car and walked towards his car while reaching
 into my back pocket.
 I'm lucky to be alive.
 If you come from a gun-free country like the UK or Australia you don't have any
 natural instinct for gun culture. You don't realize that police assume that
 everyone is armed.
 Things got immediately serious. The police officer's hand went to his weapon
 and I responded by dropping to my knees with my hands up. He yelled a bunch
 of things at me but my memory is vague because my heartbeat was suddenly
 pulsing in my ears blotting out all sound. I don't know if he drew his weapon or
 not. I was staring intently at the ground, shaking and trying to project non-
 threatening vibes. My next memory is that there were three police cars around
 me and a bunch of cops who'd been called for backup. They were all keeping
 their hands close to their guns. After some time passed (a minute? 30 minutes?I
 have no idea) the tensions de-escalated and they told me to get up. I gave the
 officer my license and tried to explain why I'd approached him. It was completely
 incomprehensible to him that there was a place where people don't fear cops and
 vice versa at traffic stops. It was as though I was trying to tell him that I came
 from Narnia and our cops were all talking animals.
 I've spoken to several British people, New Zealanders, and Australians who have
 shared almost identical stories. They really need to put signs up in all major US
 airports.
 Don't get out of your car if stopped by police. They will assume you are
 armed and they might shoot you.
fierceawakening:
adelmortescryche:
Reblogging for other diasporic and expat folk. Especially non-caucasian diasporic and expat folk. Some things change when you shift countries. Keep the changes in mind. 

Whenever I see this I wonder what the gun guys think about it.

                    
                
            

            
                
                
fierceawakening:
adelmortescryche:
Reblogging for other diasporic and expat folk. Especially non-caucasian diasporic and expat folk. Some...

                
            
            
        

    

    

        
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        yespumpkindoodlesthings:
ruffboijuliaburnsides:

veterinaryrambles:

vaspider:

teamvoorhees:

animal-factbook:

Dog owners please be aware.

REBLOG THIS PLEASE


This is Snopes-confirmed. Also be aware this is very common in sugar free food of many kinds. The retriever puppy who I know of who died of xylitol poisoning got hold of a pack of sugar-free gum.


Always good to remind folks - if it has xylitol, KEEP IT AWAY FROM DOGS!  It induces profound hypoglycemia and liver failure and is life-threatening :(



Xylitol is also the typical ingredient in sugar free candies and some baked goods. Other names, if you’re checking labels:
What other names is Xylitol known by? Birch Sugar, E967, Meso-Xylitol, Méso-Xylitol, Sucre de Bouleau, Xilitol, Xylit, Xylite, Xylo-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol.
A list of brands and products containing xylitol
: Peanut Butter Alert for Your Pets
 A new type of peanut butter (and other nut
 butters) is being sold with less sugar, but now
 includes xylitol as a sweetener. That is what is
 used in sugarless gum and it can be deadly to
 dogs. Many people use peanut butter as a dog
 treat, or to fill a Kong, or disguise medications;
 if they now use the type with xylitol, it could be
 very dangerous.
yespumpkindoodlesthings:
ruffboijuliaburnsides:

veterinaryrambles:

vaspider:

teamvoorhees:

animal-factbook:

Dog owners please be aware.

REBLOG THIS PLEASE


This is Snopes-confirmed. Also be aware this is very common in sugar free food of many kinds. The retriever puppy who I know of who died of xylitol poisoning got hold of a pack of sugar-free gum.


Always good to remind folks - if it has xylitol, KEEP IT AWAY FROM DOGS!  It induces profound hypoglycemia and liver failure and is life-threatening :(



Xylitol is also the typical ingredient in sugar free candies and some baked goods. Other names, if you’re checking labels:
What other names is Xylitol known by? Birch Sugar, E967, Meso-Xylitol, Méso-Xylitol, Sucre de Bouleau, Xilitol, Xylit, Xylite, Xylo-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol.
A list of brands and products containing xylitol

        

            
            

                
                
                    yespumpkindoodlesthings:
ruffboijuliaburnsides:

veterinaryrambles:

vaspider:

teamvoorhees:

animal-factbook:

Dog owners please be aware.

REBLOG THIS PLEASE


This is Snopes-confirmed. Also be aware this is very common in sugar free food of many kinds. The retriever puppy who I know of who died of xylitol poisoning got hold of a pack of sugar-free gum.


Always good to remind folks - if it has xylitol, KEEP IT AWAY FROM DOGS!  It induces profound hypoglycemia and liver failure and is life-threatening :(



Xylitol is also the typical ingredient in sugar free candies and some baked goods. Other names, if you’re checking labels:
What other names is Xylitol known by? Birch Sugar, E967, Meso-Xylitol, Méso-Xylitol, Sucre de Bouleau, Xilitol, Xylit, Xylite, Xylo-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol.
A list of brands and products containing xylitol
: Peanut Butter Alert for Your Pets
 A new type of peanut butter (and other nut
 butters) is being sold with less sugar, but now
 includes xylitol as a sweetener. That is what is
 used in sugarless gum and it can be deadly to
 dogs. Many people use peanut butter as a dog
 treat, or to fill a Kong, or disguise medications;
 if they now use the type with xylitol, it could be
 very dangerous.
yespumpkindoodlesthings:
ruffboijuliaburnsides:

veterinaryrambles:

vaspider:

teamvoorhees:

animal-factbook:

Dog owners please be aware.

REBLOG THIS PLEASE


This is Snopes-confirmed. Also be aware this is very common in sugar free food of many kinds. The retriever puppy who I know of who died of xylitol poisoning got hold of a pack of sugar-free gum.


Always good to remind folks - if it has xylitol, KEEP IT AWAY FROM DOGS!  It induces profound hypoglycemia and liver failure and is life-threatening :(



Xylitol is also the typical ingredient in sugar free candies and some baked goods. Other names, if you’re checking labels:
What other names is Xylitol known by? Birch Sugar, E967, Meso-Xylitol, Méso-Xylitol, Sucre de Bouleau, Xilitol, Xylit, Xylite, Xylo-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol.
A list of brands and products containing xylitol

                    
                
            

            
                
                
yespumpkindoodlesthings:
ruffboijuliaburnsides:

veterinaryrambles:

vaspider:

teamvoorhees:

animal-factbook:

Dog owners please be awa...

                
            
            
        

    

    

        
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        vaspider:
shaaknaa:


emi–rose:


osberend:

iopele:

suspendnodisbelief:

naamahdarling:

optimysticals:

youwantmuchmore:

thebestoftumbling:



golden eagle having a relaxing time



This is the world’s largest flying Engine of Murder marveling at the fact that it can actually have its tummy rubbed.

I feel like this is the next step up on “loose your fingers” roulette from petting a kittie’s tummy, but just below belly rubs for say a lion.

Can someone who knows birds better than I do tell me whether this eagle is as happy as it looks?  Because I want it to be happy.  It looks so happy.  Bewildered by having a friend, but so happy.

Just popping on this thread to confirm: yes, the eagle is happy about the belly rubs. Golden eagles make this sound when receiving allopreening and similar affectionate and soothing treatment from their parents and mates. It’s the “I am safe and well fed, and somebody familiar is taking good care of me” sound. Angry raptors and wounded raptors make some pretty dramatic hisses and shrieks; frightened raptors go dead silent and try to hide if they can, or fluff up big and get loud and in-your-face if hiding isn’t an option. They can easily sever a finger or break the bones of a human hand or wrist, and even with a very thick leather falconer’s gauntlet, I’ve known falconers to leave a mews (hawk house) with graphic punctures THROUGH the gauntlet into the meat of their hands and arms, just from buteos and kestrels way smaller than this eagle. A pissed off hawk will make damn sure you don’t try twice whatever you pulled that pissed her off, even if she’s been human-imprinted.
If you’re ever unsure about an animal’s level of okayness with something that’s happening, there are three spot-check questions you can ask, to common-sense your way through it:
1. Is the animal capable of defending itself or making a threatening or fearful display, or otherwise giving protest, and if so, is it using this ability? (e.g. dog snarling or biting, swan hissing, horse kicking or biting) 2. Does the animal experience an incentive-based relationship with the human? (i.e. does the animal have a reason, in the animal’s frame of reference, for being near this human? e.g. dog sharing companionship / food / shelter, hawk receiving good quality abundant food and shelter and medical care from a falconer)
3. Is the animal a domesticated species, with at least a full century of consistent species cohabitation with humans? (Domesticated animals frequently are conditioned from birth or by selective breeding to be unbothered by human actions that upset their feral nearest relatives.)
In this situation, YES the eagle can self-defend, YES the eagle has incentive to cooperate with and trust the human handler, and NO the eagle is not a domesticated species, meaning we can expect a high level of reactivity to distress, compared to domestic animals: if the eagle was distressed, it would be pretty visible and apparent to the viewer. These aren’t a universally applicable metric, but they’re a good start for mammal and bird interactions.
Pair that with the knowledge that eagles reserve those chirps for calm environments, and you can be pretty secure and comfy in the knowledge that the big honkin’ birb is happy and cozy.
Also, to anybody wondering, falconers are almost single-handedly responsible for the recovery from near-extinction of several raptor species, including and especially peregrine falcons. Most hawks only live with the falconer for a year, and most of that year is spent getting the bird in ideal condition for survival and success as a wild breeding adult. Falconers are extensively trained and dedicated wildlife conservationists, pretty much by definition, especially in the continental USA, and they make up an unspeakably important part of the overall conservation of predatory bird species. Predatory birds are an important part of every ecosystem they inhabit. Just like apiarists and their bees, the relationship between falconer and hawk is one of great benefit to the animal and the ecosystem, in exchange for a huge amount of time, effort, expense, and education on the part of the human, for very little personal benefit to that one human. It’s definitely not exploitation of the bird, and most hawks working with falconers are hawks who absolutely would not have reached adulthood without human help: the sick, the injured, and the “runts” of the nest who don’t receive adequate resources from their own parents. These are, by and large, wonderful people who are in love with the natural world and putting a lifetime of knowledge and sheer exhausting work into conserving it and its winged wonders.

reblogged for excellent info, I’m so glad that big gorgeous birb really is as happy as it looks!

Today’s bit of positive activism: A reminder that, although the world may contain many bad and awful things, it also contains an enormous winged predator clucking happily as a human gives it a belly rub.


@marywhal is bird-cat!!


@vaspider 


birb
: vaspider:
shaaknaa:


emi–rose:


osberend:

iopele:

suspendnodisbelief:

naamahdarling:

optimysticals:

youwantmuchmore:

thebestoftumbling:



golden eagle having a relaxing time



This is the world’s largest flying Engine of Murder marveling at the fact that it can actually have its tummy rubbed.

I feel like this is the next step up on “loose your fingers” roulette from petting a kittie’s tummy, but just below belly rubs for say a lion.

Can someone who knows birds better than I do tell me whether this eagle is as happy as it looks?  Because I want it to be happy.  It looks so happy.  Bewildered by having a friend, but so happy.

Just popping on this thread to confirm: yes, the eagle is happy about the belly rubs. Golden eagles make this sound when receiving allopreening and similar affectionate and soothing treatment from their parents and mates. It’s the “I am safe and well fed, and somebody familiar is taking good care of me” sound. Angry raptors and wounded raptors make some pretty dramatic hisses and shrieks; frightened raptors go dead silent and try to hide if they can, or fluff up big and get loud and in-your-face if hiding isn’t an option. They can easily sever a finger or break the bones of a human hand or wrist, and even with a very thick leather falconer’s gauntlet, I’ve known falconers to leave a mews (hawk house) with graphic punctures THROUGH the gauntlet into the meat of their hands and arms, just from buteos and kestrels way smaller than this eagle. A pissed off hawk will make damn sure you don’t try twice whatever you pulled that pissed her off, even if she’s been human-imprinted.
If you’re ever unsure about an animal’s level of okayness with something that’s happening, there are three spot-check questions you can ask, to common-sense your way through it:
1. Is the animal capable of defending itself or making a threatening or fearful display, or otherwise giving protest, and if so, is it using this ability? (e.g. dog snarling or biting, swan hissing, horse kicking or biting) 2. Does the animal experience an incentive-based relationship with the human? (i.e. does the animal have a reason, in the animal’s frame of reference, for being near this human? e.g. dog sharing companionship / food / shelter, hawk receiving good quality abundant food and shelter and medical care from a falconer)
3. Is the animal a domesticated species, with at least a full century of consistent species cohabitation with humans? (Domesticated animals frequently are conditioned from birth or by selective breeding to be unbothered by human actions that upset their feral nearest relatives.)
In this situation, YES the eagle can self-defend, YES the eagle has incentive to cooperate with and trust the human handler, and NO the eagle is not a domesticated species, meaning we can expect a high level of reactivity to distress, compared to domestic animals: if the eagle was distressed, it would be pretty visible and apparent to the viewer. These aren’t a universally applicable metric, but they’re a good start for mammal and bird interactions.
Pair that with the knowledge that eagles reserve those chirps for calm environments, and you can be pretty secure and comfy in the knowledge that the big honkin’ birb is happy and cozy.
Also, to anybody wondering, falconers are almost single-handedly responsible for the recovery from near-extinction of several raptor species, including and especially peregrine falcons. Most hawks only live with the falconer for a year, and most of that year is spent getting the bird in ideal condition for survival and success as a wild breeding adult. Falconers are extensively trained and dedicated wildlife conservationists, pretty much by definition, especially in the continental USA, and they make up an unspeakably important part of the overall conservation of predatory bird species. Predatory birds are an important part of every ecosystem they inhabit. Just like apiarists and their bees, the relationship between falconer and hawk is one of great benefit to the animal and the ecosystem, in exchange for a huge amount of time, effort, expense, and education on the part of the human, for very little personal benefit to that one human. It’s definitely not exploitation of the bird, and most hawks working with falconers are hawks who absolutely would not have reached adulthood without human help: the sick, the injured, and the “runts” of the nest who don’t receive adequate resources from their own parents. These are, by and large, wonderful people who are in love with the natural world and putting a lifetime of knowledge and sheer exhausting work into conserving it and its winged wonders.

reblogged for excellent info, I’m so glad that big gorgeous birb really is as happy as it looks!

Today’s bit of positive activism: A reminder that, although the world may contain many bad and awful things, it also contains an enormous winged predator clucking happily as a human gives it a belly rub.


@marywhal is bird-cat!!


@vaspider 


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                    vaspider:
shaaknaa:


emi–rose:


osberend:

iopele:

suspendnodisbelief:

naamahdarling:

optimysticals:

youwantmuchmore:

thebestoftumbling:



golden eagle having a relaxing time



This is the world’s largest flying Engine of Murder marveling at the fact that it can actually have its tummy rubbed.

I feel like this is the next step up on “loose your fingers” roulette from petting a kittie’s tummy, but just below belly rubs for say a lion.

Can someone who knows birds better than I do tell me whether this eagle is as happy as it looks?  Because I want it to be happy.  It looks so happy.  Bewildered by having a friend, but so happy.

Just popping on this thread to confirm: yes, the eagle is happy about the belly rubs. Golden eagles make this sound when receiving allopreening and similar affectionate and soothing treatment from their parents and mates. It’s the “I am safe and well fed, and somebody familiar is taking good care of me” sound. Angry raptors and wounded raptors make some pretty dramatic hisses and shrieks; frightened raptors go dead silent and try to hide if they can, or fluff up big and get loud and in-your-face if hiding isn’t an option. They can easily sever a finger or break the bones of a human hand or wrist, and even with a very thick leather falconer’s gauntlet, I’ve known falconers to leave a mews (hawk house) with graphic punctures THROUGH the gauntlet into the meat of their hands and arms, just from buteos and kestrels way smaller than this eagle. A pissed off hawk will make damn sure you don’t try twice whatever you pulled that pissed her off, even if she’s been human-imprinted.
If you’re ever unsure about an animal’s level of okayness with something that’s happening, there are three spot-check questions you can ask, to common-sense your way through it:
1. Is the animal capable of defending itself or making a threatening or fearful display, or otherwise giving protest, and if so, is it using this ability? (e.g. dog snarling or biting, swan hissing, horse kicking or biting) 2. Does the animal experience an incentive-based relationship with the human? (i.e. does the animal have a reason, in the animal’s frame of reference, for being near this human? e.g. dog sharing companionship / food / shelter, hawk receiving good quality abundant food and shelter and medical care from a falconer)
3. Is the animal a domesticated species, with at least a full century of consistent species cohabitation with humans? (Domesticated animals frequently are conditioned from birth or by selective breeding to be unbothered by human actions that upset their feral nearest relatives.)
In this situation, YES the eagle can self-defend, YES the eagle has incentive to cooperate with and trust the human handler, and NO the eagle is not a domesticated species, meaning we can expect a high level of reactivity to distress, compared to domestic animals: if the eagle was distressed, it would be pretty visible and apparent to the viewer. These aren’t a universally applicable metric, but they’re a good start for mammal and bird interactions.
Pair that with the knowledge that eagles reserve those chirps for calm environments, and you can be pretty secure and comfy in the knowledge that the big honkin’ birb is happy and cozy.
Also, to anybody wondering, falconers are almost single-handedly responsible for the recovery from near-extinction of several raptor species, including and especially peregrine falcons. Most hawks only live with the falconer for a year, and most of that year is spent getting the bird in ideal condition for survival and success as a wild breeding adult. Falconers are extensively trained and dedicated wildlife conservationists, pretty much by definition, especially in the continental USA, and they make up an unspeakably important part of the overall conservation of predatory bird species. Predatory birds are an important part of every ecosystem they inhabit. Just like apiarists and their bees, the relationship between falconer and hawk is one of great benefit to the animal and the ecosystem, in exchange for a huge amount of time, effort, expense, and education on the part of the human, for very little personal benefit to that one human. It’s definitely not exploitation of the bird, and most hawks working with falconers are hawks who absolutely would not have reached adulthood without human help: the sick, the injured, and the “runts” of the nest who don’t receive adequate resources from their own parents. These are, by and large, wonderful people who are in love with the natural world and putting a lifetime of knowledge and sheer exhausting work into conserving it and its winged wonders.

reblogged for excellent info, I’m so glad that big gorgeous birb really is as happy as it looks!

Today’s bit of positive activism: A reminder that, although the world may contain many bad and awful things, it also contains an enormous winged predator clucking happily as a human gives it a belly rub.


@marywhal is bird-cat!!


@vaspider 


birb
: vaspider:
shaaknaa:


emi–rose:


osberend:

iopele:

suspendnodisbelief:

naamahdarling:

optimysticals:

youwantmuchmore:

thebestoftumbling:



golden eagle having a relaxing time



This is the world’s largest flying Engine of Murder marveling at the fact that it can actually have its tummy rubbed.

I feel like this is the next step up on “loose your fingers” roulette from petting a kittie’s tummy, but just below belly rubs for say a lion.

Can someone who knows birds better than I do tell me whether this eagle is as happy as it looks?  Because I want it to be happy.  It looks so happy.  Bewildered by having a friend, but so happy.

Just popping on this thread to confirm: yes, the eagle is happy about the belly rubs. Golden eagles make this sound when receiving allopreening and similar affectionate and soothing treatment from their parents and mates. It’s the “I am safe and well fed, and somebody familiar is taking good care of me” sound. Angry raptors and wounded raptors make some pretty dramatic hisses and shrieks; frightened raptors go dead silent and try to hide if they can, or fluff up big and get loud and in-your-face if hiding isn’t an option. They can easily sever a finger or break the bones of a human hand or wrist, and even with a very thick leather falconer’s gauntlet, I’ve known falconers to leave a mews (hawk house) with graphic punctures THROUGH the gauntlet into the meat of their hands and arms, just from buteos and kestrels way smaller than this eagle. A pissed off hawk will make damn sure you don’t try twice whatever you pulled that pissed her off, even if she’s been human-imprinted.
If you’re ever unsure about an animal’s level of okayness with something that’s happening, there are three spot-check questions you can ask, to common-sense your way through it:
1. Is the animal capable of defending itself or making a threatening or fearful display, or otherwise giving protest, and if so, is it using this ability? (e.g. dog snarling or biting, swan hissing, horse kicking or biting) 2. Does the animal experience an incentive-based relationship with the human? (i.e. does the animal have a reason, in the animal’s frame of reference, for being near this human? e.g. dog sharing companionship / food / shelter, hawk receiving good quality abundant food and shelter and medical care from a falconer)
3. Is the animal a domesticated species, with at least a full century of consistent species cohabitation with humans? (Domesticated animals frequently are conditioned from birth or by selective breeding to be unbothered by human actions that upset their feral nearest relatives.)
In this situation, YES the eagle can self-defend, YES the eagle has incentive to cooperate with and trust the human handler, and NO the eagle is not a domesticated species, meaning we can expect a high level of reactivity to distress, compared to domestic animals: if the eagle was distressed, it would be pretty visible and apparent to the viewer. These aren’t a universally applicable metric, but they’re a good start for mammal and bird interactions.
Pair that with the knowledge that eagles reserve those chirps for calm environments, and you can be pretty secure and comfy in the knowledge that the big honkin’ birb is happy and cozy.
Also, to anybody wondering, falconers are almost single-handedly responsible for the recovery from near-extinction of several raptor species, including and especially peregrine falcons. Most hawks only live with the falconer for a year, and most of that year is spent getting the bird in ideal condition for survival and success as a wild breeding adult. Falconers are extensively trained and dedicated wildlife conservationists, pretty much by definition, especially in the continental USA, and they make up an unspeakably important part of the overall conservation of predatory bird species. Predatory birds are an important part of every ecosystem they inhabit. Just like apiarists and their bees, the relationship between falconer and hawk is one of great benefit to the animal and the ecosystem, in exchange for a huge amount of time, effort, expense, and education on the part of the human, for very little personal benefit to that one human. It’s definitely not exploitation of the bird, and most hawks working with falconers are hawks who absolutely would not have reached adulthood without human help: the sick, the injured, and the “runts” of the nest who don’t receive adequate resources from their own parents. These are, by and large, wonderful people who are in love with the natural world and putting a lifetime of knowledge and sheer exhausting work into conserving it and its winged wonders.

reblogged for excellent info, I’m so glad that big gorgeous birb really is as happy as it looks!

Today’s bit of positive activism: A reminder that, although the world may contain many bad and awful things, it also contains an enormous winged predator clucking happily as a human gives it a belly rub.


@marywhal is bird-cat!!


@vaspider 


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        ainawgsd:

veterinaryrambles:

vaspider:

teamvoorhees:

animal-factbook:

Dog owners please be aware.

REBLOG THIS PLEASE


This is Snopes-confirmed. Also be aware this is very common in sugar free food of many kinds. The retriever puppy who I know of who died of xylitol poisoning got hold of a pack of sugar-free gum.


Always good to remind folks - if it has xylitol, KEEP IT AWAY FROM DOGS!  It induces profound hypoglycemia and liver failure and is life-threatening :(

Friendly reminder to read ALL of the ingredients if you ever give any kind of “human” food or table scraps to your pets.
: Peanut Butter Alert for Your Pets
 A new type of peanut butter (and other nut
 butters) is being sold with less sugar, but now
 includes xylitol as a sweetener. That is what is
 used in sugarless gum and it can be deadly to
 dogs. Many people use peanut butter as a dog
 treat, or to fill a Kong, or disguise medications;
 if they now use the type with xylitol, it could be
 very dangerous.
ainawgsd:

veterinaryrambles:

vaspider:

teamvoorhees:

animal-factbook:

Dog owners please be aware.

REBLOG THIS PLEASE


This is Snopes-confirmed. Also be aware this is very common in sugar free food of many kinds. The retriever puppy who I know of who died of xylitol poisoning got hold of a pack of sugar-free gum.


Always good to remind folks - if it has xylitol, KEEP IT AWAY FROM DOGS!  It induces profound hypoglycemia and liver failure and is life-threatening :(

Friendly reminder to read ALL of the ingredients if you ever give any kind of “human” food or table scraps to your pets.

        

            
            

                
                
                    ainawgsd:

veterinaryrambles:

vaspider:

teamvoorhees:

animal-factbook:

Dog owners please be aware.

REBLOG THIS PLEASE


This is Snopes-confirmed. Also be aware this is very common in sugar free food of many kinds. The retriever puppy who I know of who died of xylitol poisoning got hold of a pack of sugar-free gum.


Always good to remind folks - if it has xylitol, KEEP IT AWAY FROM DOGS!  It induces profound hypoglycemia and liver failure and is life-threatening :(

Friendly reminder to read ALL of the ingredients if you ever give any kind of “human” food or table scraps to your pets.
: Peanut Butter Alert for Your Pets
 A new type of peanut butter (and other nut
 butters) is being sold with less sugar, but now
 includes xylitol as a sweetener. That is what is
 used in sugarless gum and it can be deadly to
 dogs. Many people use peanut butter as a dog
 treat, or to fill a Kong, or disguise medications;
 if they now use the type with xylitol, it could be
 very dangerous.
ainawgsd:

veterinaryrambles:

vaspider:

teamvoorhees:

animal-factbook:

Dog owners please be aware.

REBLOG THIS PLEASE


This is Snopes-confirmed. Also be aware this is very common in sugar free food of many kinds. The retriever puppy who I know of who died of xylitol poisoning got hold of a pack of sugar-free gum.


Always good to remind folks - if it has xylitol, KEEP IT AWAY FROM DOGS!  It induces profound hypoglycemia and liver failure and is life-threatening :(

Friendly reminder to read ALL of the ingredients if you ever give any kind of “human” food or table scraps to your pets.

                    
                
            

            
                
                
ainawgsd:

veterinaryrambles:

vaspider:

teamvoorhees:

animal-factbook:

Dog owners please be aware.

REBLOG THIS PLEASE


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        such-justice-wow:
jonthegamerguru:


theroguefeminist:

thatpettyblackgirl:


I remember a story about a lunch lady who was fired for paying for a kid’s lunch.



Update: The school accepted the donation. They changed their mind. It’s wild to me that they ever refused. 
I want to take this time to point out that in criticism of schools people often focus on teachers or government policy and overlook school/district administration. In my experience, the administration is usually in large part responsible for inequity and mediocrity in schools.

@such-justice-wow
Good update


Oh yay nice! 
: The Hill
 THE
 HILL @thehill
 School district turns down local
 businessman's offer to pay off student
 lunch debts after threatening kids
 could be placed in foster care
 hill.cm/YHOEOrH
 2:43 PM Jul 23, 2019 SocialFlow

 Alexis Isabel
 @lexi4prez
 Soooo they never actually cared about
 the money all of this is just was just
 an attack on poor people. An attempt
 to embarrass, shame, and scare
 parents. Sounds about right
 The Hill
 @thehill 11h
 HILL
 School district turns down local businessman's offer to
 pay off student lunch debts after threatening kids
 could be placed in foster care hill.cm/YH0EORH
 3:11 PM Jul 23, 2019 Twitter for iPhone
 4.4K Retweets
 13.1K Likes
such-justice-wow:
jonthegamerguru:


theroguefeminist:

thatpettyblackgirl:


I remember a story about a lunch lady who was fired for paying for a kid’s lunch.



Update: The school accepted the donation. They changed their mind. It’s wild to me that they ever refused. 
I want to take this time to point out that in criticism of schools people often focus on teachers or government policy and overlook school/district administration. In my experience, the administration is usually in large part responsible for inequity and mediocrity in schools.

@such-justice-wow
Good update


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                    such-justice-wow:
jonthegamerguru:


theroguefeminist:

thatpettyblackgirl:


I remember a story about a lunch lady who was fired for paying for a kid’s lunch.



Update: The school accepted the donation. They changed their mind. It’s wild to me that they ever refused. 
I want to take this time to point out that in criticism of schools people often focus on teachers or government policy and overlook school/district administration. In my experience, the administration is usually in large part responsible for inequity and mediocrity in schools.

@such-justice-wow
Good update


Oh yay nice! 
: The Hill
 THE
 HILL @thehill
 School district turns down local
 businessman's offer to pay off student
 lunch debts after threatening kids
 could be placed in foster care
 hill.cm/YHOEOrH
 2:43 PM Jul 23, 2019 SocialFlow

 Alexis Isabel
 @lexi4prez
 Soooo they never actually cared about
 the money all of this is just was just
 an attack on poor people. An attempt
 to embarrass, shame, and scare
 parents. Sounds about right
 The Hill
 @thehill 11h
 HILL
 School district turns down local businessman's offer to
 pay off student lunch debts after threatening kids
 could be placed in foster care hill.cm/YH0EORH
 3:11 PM Jul 23, 2019 Twitter for iPhone
 4.4K Retweets
 13.1K Likes
such-justice-wow:
jonthegamerguru:


theroguefeminist:

thatpettyblackgirl:


I remember a story about a lunch lady who was fired for paying for a kid’s lunch.



Update: The school accepted the donation. They changed their mind. It’s wild to me that they ever refused. 
I want to take this time to point out that in criticism of schools people often focus on teachers or government policy and overlook school/district administration. In my experience, the administration is usually in large part responsible for inequity and mediocrity in schools.

@such-justice-wow
Good update


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jonthegamerguru:


theroguefeminist:

thatpettyblackgirl:


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        theglowpt2:
almost HALF of all the border patrol agency members in america are part of a secret facebook group where they share memes mocking dead immigrants  : Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
 Following
 @AOC
 This just broke: a secret Facebook
 group of 9,500 CBP officers discussed
 making a GoFundMe for officers to harm
 myself & Rep. Escobar during our visit
 to CBP facilities & mocked migrant
 deaths
 This isn't about "a few bad eggs." This
 is a violent culture.

 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
 9,500 CBP officers sharing memes about dead migrants and discussing
 violence and sexual misconduct towards members of Congress.
 @AOC 5h
 How on earth can CBP's culture be trusted to care for refugees humanely?
 PS I have no plans to change my itinerary & will visit the CBP station today.

 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez'
 There are 20,000 TOTAL Customs & Border Patrol agents in the US
 @AOC 5h
 9,500 almost HALF that number - are in a racist & sexually violent secret CBP
 Facebook group.
 They're threatening violence on members of Congress. How do you think they're
 treating caged children+families?

 @AOC 3h
 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
 .
 Just left the 1st CBP facility.
 I see why CBP officers were being so physically &sexually threatening towards
 me.
 Officers were keeping women in cells w/ no water & had told them to drink out of
 the toilets.
 This was them on their GOOD behavior in front of members of Congress.
theglowpt2:
almost HALF of all the border patrol agency members in america are part of a secret facebook group where they share memes mocking dead immigrants  
        

            
            

                
                
                    theglowpt2:
almost HALF of all the border patrol agency members in america are part of a secret facebook group where they share memes mocking dead immigrants  : Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
 Following
 @AOC
 This just broke: a secret Facebook
 group of 9,500 CBP officers discussed
 making a GoFundMe for officers to harm
 myself & Rep. Escobar during our visit
 to CBP facilities & mocked migrant
 deaths
 This isn't about "a few bad eggs." This
 is a violent culture.

 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
 9,500 CBP officers sharing memes about dead migrants and discussing
 violence and sexual misconduct towards members of Congress.
 @AOC 5h
 How on earth can CBP's culture be trusted to care for refugees humanely?
 PS I have no plans to change my itinerary & will visit the CBP station today.

 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez'
 There are 20,000 TOTAL Customs & Border Patrol agents in the US
 @AOC 5h
 9,500 almost HALF that number - are in a racist & sexually violent secret CBP
 Facebook group.
 They're threatening violence on members of Congress. How do you think they're
 treating caged children+families?

 @AOC 3h
 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
 .
 Just left the 1st CBP facility.
 I see why CBP officers were being so physically &sexually threatening towards
 me.
 Officers were keeping women in cells w/ no water & had told them to drink out of
 the toilets.
 This was them on their GOOD behavior in front of members of Congress.
theglowpt2:
almost HALF of all the border patrol agency members in america are part of a secret facebook group where they share memes mocking dead immigrants  
                    
                
            

            
                
                
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                                    Bethlehem high school student arrested for sending threatening meme