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[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 96 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'll go ahead and add "Eaten by apex predator" to the list of insane hamster deaths.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd like to subscribe to your "Insane Hamster Deaths" newsletter.

I'm just morbidly curious about what sort of situations the little guys might find themselves in.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Might also ask yourself how OP has been conveniently present for so many hamster deaths...

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[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 72 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Let's go to zoo, grandma."

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[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 67 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I like this. Maybe it sounds bad but when I was a kid a neighbor paid me to kill all his chickens after a hurricane because it was hot and their chicken house was gone. I would have much rather he drove them to the zoo to be fed to the animals there.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Growing up on a farm we killed, plucked and processed a few hundred chickens each year. Kept us and several families in town fed with good quality meat over the winter.

It's not a bad thing to be that close to your own food production.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 55 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Would they accept donatinons of politicians?

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

Or billionaires

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 54 points 1 week ago (6 children)

It is worth noting that the article says they are euthanizing the animals before feeding. So it's not like they take a terrified pet and let the tiger rip it apart alive.

Still, not a fan of this...

[–] JustAnotherPodunk@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand

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[–] Saleh@feddit.org 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The tiger got to eat and they need a meat based diet.

Option A: Feed them animals that have to bee euthanized and die either way.

Option B: Bury the animal that had to be euthanized and on top of it kill another animal so the tiger can eat.

Option A means less animals killed. Now of course we can talk about whether zoos should exist in the first place, for which there are good arguments that they should not.

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 50 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Showing this to my cats to see if they stop scratching the sofa

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[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They mention animals that are frequently raised as livestock. Chickens, Rabbits, Guinea Pigs are all mentioned. Horse is the only unusual one to me. I'd find it much more upsetting if they were accepting cats and dogs.

-Coincidentally I watched two YT videos yesterday. One was about some homesteaders that were dispatching chickens they raised for meat to share with their village. The other was about some small-time farmers that raise guinea-pigs (among other things) that were used for lawn-mowing. The farmers just anounced in that video that the guinea pigs will also be used as a food source.

[–] m4xie@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Horse is not unusual as meat in the Netherlands.

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[–] toomanypancakes@piefed.world 30 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Maybe don't keep animals captive if you need to petition people bring their pets for food. Wtf. Zoos are a mistake.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago (15 children)

WTF is this take. It's not that they can't afford food, they're trying to keep their food supply more ethical.

"In zoos, we have a responsibility to imitate the natural food chain of the animals — in terms of both animal welfare and professional integrity," Aalborg Zoo said in a post on social media.

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[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 29 points 1 week ago (3 children)

These animals’ food has to come from somewhere. Interesting that they’re trying to source locally…

Perhaps it sounds a bit less ghoulish in the original Danish.

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[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (6 children)

can I send an unwanted child?

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[–] Solumbran@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (30 children)

Wow, I didn't think there would be so many crazy psychos in the comments.

I can get that people might not feel as much empathy with animals than humans (get, not approve) but most of the comments are kitten-drowning level.

You get a pet, which is supposed to be a companion and basically part of your family, and you don't mind them being torn to shreds?

Okay then, I guess if your kid has a terminal cancer we can also feed him to the tiger? After all in the end it's just a bunch of meat.

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Not my kid, but if I'm terminal I'm gonna add "killed by some food-safe means and then fed to tigers in front of zoo patrons" to my potential death plans.

"The funeral will be at the civic building at 10am, and the viewing at 12:00 by the tiger sanctuary in Edgewater Zoo"

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[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago

I dunno if they're psychos, exactly, I'm mostly seeing interesting takes, like the chicken coop that blew away or the fisherman. Varying degrees of "how close are you to this animal," especially since critters like mice could be a lovely pet or food for an equally lovely snake.

But yeah, couple people don't turn off their dark humor either, but that's just the internet. I don't mind it, I imagine only 1% are actually psychopaths (which is iirc the statistical average, except in business where it's 4%. And I guess politics, now).

Then again, my instance blocks certain other instances, too. Lol

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Nobody's suggesting that beloved pets get donated just for the sake of feeding the animals. But if you have a pet you're planning to get rid of anyway, for whatever reason, some people would prefer to see the pet's death contribute a final something back. Put it in the same logic as organ donation. Nobody WANTS to see their loved one's corpse cut open and such, but knowing it helped somebody else in a small way can give some closure.

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[–] ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (12 children)

I read in another article that the zoo will "gently euthanize" your pet but I have had a vet come out to my farm and caution me about using any animal euthanized with drugs as feed for anything else due to possible bad reactions or side effects. So what is the definition of "gentle" when talking about non-drug euthanasia?

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

Gas them with nitrogen.

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[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“Can we…can we watch? It’s just, Sprinkles, he’s…he’s a really bad dog. Dumb as a post, humps everything and everyone, snaps at you if you try to pet him. I’d really like to see a tiger just go to town on this awful, awful dog.”

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (3 children)

*Kristi Noem has entered the chat...

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[–] polle@feddit.org 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I find it quite interesting how polarised this topic is.

[–] Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I was reading a comment by a woman last year I think it was. Basically, her dog had gotten sick. Nothing major, but it required a bit more care than a healthy dog would. Long story short, she wanted to put it down because she couldnt be bothered. Now, my dog got sick a couple of year before. Needs injections twice a day, and then on top that, his eyes went. So he needed an op to see again. After the op it was 5 eye drops in each eye every few hours for like 4 months. It was a lot. And so far, its cost me around 15k all in, not including insurance. And no, I cant afford it.

I didnt blink when it came to caring for my dog, because thats the responsibility I took on when I got him. But others... They think its going to be all walks in the park, catching frisbees and meet cutes with attractive people. And then just toss their pets when it become inconvenient. Pets are always a weird one. Some people have compassion for living things, are other people are cunts... :)

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[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 week ago

There is a big cat rescue a few hours from me that will take cattle/horse/farm animals for feed. They will also pickup fresh roadkill deer etc.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Your kids don't love their pets anymore? Don't worry we can take care of that for you."

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Donates children to the zoo

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What were the captives eating before?

[–] Makhno@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

Avocado toast

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