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BRIBING SOUTH KOREAN DOG FARMERS FOR US EXPORT 2016-05-18 13:27:35 Post No.2124803
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BRIBING SOUTH KOREAN DOG FARMERS FOR US EXPORT
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>From Dog Farms in South Korea to New Lives as Pets Abroad
https://archive.is/kdqWa
>Highlights
on his farm in a valley southeast of Seoul, Mr. Gong, 55, also raises dogs for their meat.
Humane Society International... is offering financial incentives to farmers — $2,000 to $60,000 depending on the number of dogs involved — who give up their animals to be adopted as family pets in the United States and elsewhere and switch to other livelihoods, like growing pepper or blueberries.
Since last year, the group says it has shut down five farms.
>US: That's a nice business you got there...
>hope nothing bad happens to it...
>freedom.jpg
Animal rights groups estimate that 30 million dogs, mostly stolen or feral, are killed each year for their meat in Asia, in countries such as China and Vietnam.
South Korea has industrialized its dog-meat trade. Each year, more than 17,000 dog farms, some of them raising more than 1,000 animals each, supply 2 million dogs to meet the country’s centuries-old appetite for dog meat, according to government data.
Koreans are fiercely proud of their culinary history. Even those who shun dog meat often bristle at foreigners who criticize the practice; to them, eating snails is unthinkable and force-feeding ducks to produce foie gras cruel.
>Proud of your country
>A good thing
Pick one
the younger generation, find the idea of eating dog meat appalling.
“I am not particularly proud of eating dog meat, but I don’t think it’s something we should be ashamed of either... No nation should be criticized for its food.”
Andrew Plumbly, a Humane Society International campaigner, said, “Culture is never an excuse for cruelty.”
>Especially South Korean culture
>Let the US guide your people to civilization!
“I was not ashamed of my way of making a living, but I was not proud of it either... No one would do this if he could avoid it.”
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Seems like the nation is slowly evolving itself and solving its own problem. The younger generation is shying away from eating dog and cultural attitudes towards dog meat in south Korea are becoming more intolerant of the practice. Eventually it won't be financially viable to run such farms and they will mostly all but disappear.
So why is the US intervening? Aren't we over_loaded with our own stray and unwanted pet population, why the fuck are we importing more? And I saw nothing in the article about quarantine procedure for bringing in these new dogs, isn't this how we had that horrible CIV outbreak on the east coast a few years ago?
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>lets spend a lot of mone to take dog farm mutts who probably have shitloads of genetic problems and put them in overpopulated american shelters so they can be euthanized instead of being slaughtered for their meat!
Who is this supposed to help exactly?
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>>2124803
I don't even see why the US should care. One, we have a big enough stray dog problem as it is. Two, who are we to say someone can't eat a dog?
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Yo guys, bugs need more love. Show me your favorite bugs.
Mine's the peacock jumping spider.
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bumperino
red palm weevil
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>>2124506
Spiders are not insects.
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>>2124506
i like frogs
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My wolf spider suddenly decided to spin a web in a corner and she hides behind it. Does not move, and does not show any interest in catching whatever gets stuck in it. She took 2 days to build it. I have no fucking idea what's going on. Help!
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Might it be a nest?
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There. She keeps spinning web once in a while
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I got a fossil, but I don't know anything about it. Can someone help me?/ Conseguí un fósil pero no se nada sobre él. ¿Puede ayudarme alguien?
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>>2124159
looks like a lobster tail, or a trilobite
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You found a rock that was a cute little buggy 500 million years ago.
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>>2124159
Looks like an enrolled trilobite anon, good find!
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On 2 seperate occasions my dog has shown aggression to dark skinned people approaching us. Is my dog racist?
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>>2122983
No, just smart.
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>>2122985
Im not saying its a bad thing, with the statistical demographic of home invaders and burglars in my country it jusy strikes me as strange as we never have contact with people of colour really.
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>>2122983
My dog almost bit a water sanitation guy, so sometimes a racist dog can be bad depending on who's the black guy.
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So I got fucked up by a cat yesterday. Not the one in the pic.
I was holding my mom's cat and she turned the vacuum on.
I woke up today with it swollen and throbbing.
Can't even bend it.
Should I go to the ER?
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Forgot the part about it biting my knuckle to the bone
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>>2122165
Oh yeah, you need to go to the doctor, brah.
Get a shot of antibiotics. Had this happen to me a year ago. It'll get super infected if you don't.
If you have good health insurance you might also want to get x-rays done.
>tfw it was cheaper for me to go to the doctor and get xrays, antibiotics, and see a specialist than it was to get antibiotics for my cat after it got bit.
:|
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>>2122164
Cat bites usually get infected. It's basically a puncture would + a shit ton of bacteria
go to the hospital and get on ABC's
Mother Nature's most vicious predators in action
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Hello /an/
Just went through a very hard and depressing day. Had to put down my 15 year old, 2 weeks shy of 16, Dalmatian today. Covered in tumors, could barely keep in her excrements, cataracts in both eyes, and today she could no longer stand.
She's been the light in the dark for me, ever since we rescued her when I was but 8 years old and it's hard knowing I won't wake up tomorrow and see her. She's lived past three other dogs, and has been an absolute soldier.
Could we maybe get an old dog thread, maybe talk about our last moments with our pets, reminisce on the good times. Just feel like reading some of your stories. Thanks everyone.
Pic related, since we never had her bred, every month towards the end, she'd gather her stuffed toys and treat them as if they were her puppies.
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>every month towards the end, she'd gather her stuffed toys and treat them as if they were her puppies
;-;
Sorry for your loss my man
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>>2121779
One of the most beautiful things about love is that even when the person is gone, they still are there with us.
Remember the good times, celebrate her memory
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>>2121779
When my little one was dying, just before my dad came to take him to the vet to have him put to sleep, I sat out in the garden with him.
It was a sunny day and it was just nearing sunset and I just stroked his fur for a long time.
I think about that a lot.
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Reptile & Amphibian General 2016-05-13 19:27:39 Post No.2121461
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Reptile & Amphibian General
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We classic name again.
Not too many creatures can claim to be “one of a kind,” but that’s a boast the tuatara can make. In fact, the tuatara is one of the most unique animals in the world. Although it looks like a lizard, it really is quite different. Found in New Zealand only, the tuatara’s closest relatives are an extinct group of reptiles around at the time of the dinosaurs. This is why some scientists refer to tuataras as “living fossils.”
Things to keep in mind:
>sand a shit
>tile a best
>heat rocks cook the reptile
>leopard geckos don't need lights
>use a thermostat
>read all the caresheets
>set up your tank before you get your herp
>regulate temps prior to herp arrival
>Allow reptile time to settle in
>PVC tanks are way better for most applications and worth the extra money
News:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160513111757.htm
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Couple-Gets-Six-Months-for-Smuggling-Sea-Turtle-Eggs-into-California-trending/
http://www.livescience.com/54676-ancient-herbivorous-hammerhead-reptile.html
http://www.livescience.com/54593-do-australian-dragons-dream.html
http://www.livescience.com/54378-worlds-longest-snake-dies.html
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/04/28/seven-new-animal-species-discovered-in-bolivia.html
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/04/01/ancient-snakes-colors-revealed-through-10-million-year-old-fossil.html
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Forgot to include link to Last Thread. >>2114905
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Boo! /herp/ forever!
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Henry is currently 119 years old.
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I like foxes too, but do we really need three threads?
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Anyone here grow mushrooms as a hobby? is it any fun? I'm thinking about picking it up. I'd love to be able to grow something like this in a pot, maybe along with a few different colours of mushrooms, make a nice arrangement.
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Anywhere I can read about Fungus and all their weird little features? I've always wondered why they secrete fluid like that, or why certain mushrooms have certain structures, like a net mushroom. But any guide websites I find only really focus on if they're edible or not.
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>>2120117
>make a nice arrangement
Mushrooms grow in dark and humid places, you won't be able to display them, you know.
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Doesn't fungus need decaying organic material to live off of?
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Dane?
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Get em on board, I'll walk them in.
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>>2116262
Uhh you don't get to bring a pack
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>CAT DOESN'T SHIT IN HER LITTER BOX ANYMORE
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Post colorful animals, plants, rocks, anything. Psychedelic and exotic trippy patterns.
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I'm not sure whether this is Photoshoped because I see a lot of altered snakes.
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Dogs or cats you can't see anymore 2016-05-20 03:42:15 Post No.2125976
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Dogs or cats you can't see anymore
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My ex gf's dog he was really cool and fluffy
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I miss my ex's parent's dog. I also miss his parents. They were cool. Shame about their son
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>>2125978
Picture of dog or GTFO
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My ex's family's schnauzer. She got away with bossing them around too much but she was very smart, soft, photogenic, and always eager for walks!