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Claire

Claire

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I am a 17-year-old animal loving, barefooted, vegan girl with 5 rats (Fennec, Cricket, Jasper, Kit, & Joey), a dog (Theo) and a dove (Tinker). I love all animals big, small, furry, feathery, slimy, scaly, smelly, toothy...

Claire

Claire · commented on a post

over 2 years ago

50 Pics Of Disaster Waiting Just Around The Corner, As Shared By People Online
50 Pics Of Disaster Waiting Just Around The Corner, As Shared By People Online

There is also absolutely NOTHING wrong with a dog growling. A dog's growl is one of the ways they can say "stop, I am uncomfortable and don't like this." Most dogs communicate this with body language first (whale eye, avoidence, pinned ears, tight face, etc.) but these signs are usually missed by people who don't know dogs well. If we take the same example of how you'd react if a stranger touched you (and you are unable to move away due to space or leash) - you'd likely feel uncomfortable and show that with body language and then when they don't move away within a few seconds you'd ask them to stop touching you. If that didn't work you'd be more firm and tell them to stop or you will make them. Then if they're still being creepy and touching you you may shove them away or punch them. The exact same is true for dogs - they'll use body language, then a growl, then likely a louder growl or air snap to show they're seriously uncomfortable, and then if all that doesn't work they may bite.

Claire

Claire · commented on 7 posts

over 3 years ago

People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts)
People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts)

Unlearn it because it isn't true. Pigeons and doves are different species

People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts)
People Share What Things They Learned Embarrassingly Late In Life (30 Posts)

But this is just not true. Yes, people often use white home pigeons for wedding/funeral releases and magic shows because they are less squirmy than doves and actually do have a homing instinct but that does not mean that doves and pigeons are the same. Even totally ignoring all the non-white wild dove species, even in captivity a lot of domestic doves come in many other colors than white. So, not the exact same bird but they are related and similar.

Claire

Claire · upvoted 2 items

over 3 years ago

50 Hilarious And Wholesome Moments That Vets Have Experienced At Work (New Pics)
50 Hilarious And Wholesome Moments That Vets Have Experienced At Work (New Pics)

I have rats so if there was a cat at my vet's I would freak out 😬

"We Can't Favor One Child Over The Other": Mom Wants To Punish Her Son As He Got To Go To Disney World While His Sister Didn't
"We Can't Favor One Child Over The Other": Mom Wants To Punish Her Son As He Got To Go To Disney World While His Sister Didn't

I have three siblings and we've often had grandparents take just a few of us on trips. My brothers went to Florida. My sister, cousins, and I went to Disney. My sister and I were taken to Ireland on two separate occasions. My brothers might be going soon. My brothers went to Canada and I went a few years later. None of these trips are with our parents because we don't have the money for big vacations but our grandparents sometimes took us along with them when they went and we were never jealous. I don't think the thought crossed my mind even when hearing them talk about how much they loved it and I hope that they never felt it either.

Claire

Claire · commented on 6 posts

over 4 years ago

40 Heartbreaking Comics About Animal Abuse And Factory Farming By Joan Chan
40 Heartbreaking Comics About Animal Abuse And Factory Farming By Joan Chan

Jef, but you can afford beans, rice, lentils, etc. being vegan is actually not expensive if you don't buy all of the fake meats and cheeses

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Claire · upvoted 24 items

almost 5 years ago

Dogs Experience Care And Love For The First Time After Being Saved From A Meat Farm
Dogs Experience Care And Love For The First Time After Being Saved From A Meat Farm

What about all the cows, pigs, and chickens of the world?

40 Heartbreaking Comics About Animal Abuse And Factory Farming By Joan Chan
40 Heartbreaking Comics About Animal Abuse And Factory Farming By Joan Chan

The male chickens of egg producing varieties do not grow fast enough to make keeping them alive economic. They are immediately ground up for meal and fed to other animals instead.