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Almond Trees, Algiers

Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938)

[samtheslouch]

Mission Peak • 1/21/20 • Fremont, Ca

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[midnight4ever]

[acti-veg]

What do you think about the claim that pigs cannibalising each other is normal behavior and something they do out of boredom?

This is part of a long-running narrative where we pretend that mutilating aninals for profit is actually somehow in their best interests. We make the exact same claim about de-beaking chicks and de-horning calves, all three usually standardly performed with no anasthetic. Cannibalisation is not a normal behaviour, and the idea that it is wouldn’t be taken seriously in any other context besides farming. Pigs have their tails cut off because the cramped and overcrowded conditions they are kept in is extremely stressful; cannibalisation is a stress behaviour.

Farmers don’t do the to be cruel, it’s just way cheaper to cut their tails off so they won’t do this than to actually provide a suitable space where they can indulge their natural behaviours. It’s exactly like dogs biting each other’s tails because of stress aggression, and choosing to resolve that by cutting them off rather than address the actual problem. Note that pigs in sanctuaries don’t need to have their tails cut off any more than pet chickens need de-beaking. These mutilations are is not in the best interests of animals in any way.

Practices like these ones are why it’s so incredibly frustrating to hear people talk about animal cruelty in farming as if its just isolated incidents and use that “not all farmers” rhetoric. Not all farmers are kicking and punching their animals, but I can almost guarantee that any pork you have ever bought from any regular store came from a pig who has had their tail cut off. This is not just an issue with bad farms, or even with factory farms, when an animal is being farmed for their flesh, meat, milk, eggs or skin, their welfare will always be discarded if it interferes with profit.

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[siraxta111]

[acti-veg]

is it cruel to ride elephants?

Yes, definitely. Elephants are known to be trained using incredibly brutal methods, so any place offering elephant riding, whether they claim to be a sanctuary or not, is definitely cruel. Being ridden by humans for entertainment purposes is exploitative in and of itself, so there is really no justifying it.

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BEKKATHYST WINTER 2019/2020 GIVEAWAY

~This giveaway is in no way affiliated with Tumblr.~

Please read thoroughly before entering!

Hello lovely Tumblr folk! It’s that time again- I have a giveaway for you all. But this time our giveaway is far grander and more magical than any we've had before! We've fallen on some tough times lately, and we could use all the support we can get right now. I'm hoping that throwing this big bundle of love out into the universe will bring back some good things to us 💜😘

We have both an online store and a physical location that could use your support!

My business is just a small, family run establishment that I started here on tumblr in 2013. I've been lucky enough to grow to the point where my husband and I opened a brick and mortar store and I've been able to employ my mother and sister as well! I've been supporting my mom and younger siblings since 2016 💜 I've always put compassion and ethics above all else in my business!

What the winner receives:

This absolutely massive top quality amethyst cluster display piece from Uruguay. It weighs OVER 20 LBS and sits on a custom made metal stand. It measures about 15" tall (over 1 foot!)

This piece has a retail value of about $1,300 - this is by far the most valuable giveaway we've ever done!

Rules:

You must be 16 or older. (If under 18 you MUST have parent’s permission)

You don’t have to live in the US to join!

Shipping is entirely free, I will cover it. But if you live outside the US and for whatever reasons your country wants to charge you import tax, you are responsible for it. If it gets sent back to me, you will need to pay shipping to have it sent again.

You must be following me, so you can get updates if anything about the giveaway changes.

Please check out our online shop!

DO NOT tag this post as giveaway. That will risk the notes getting messed up, and this will be ruined for everyone.

Reblog this post to enter. Likes count, too. No giveaway or spam blogs. If you reblog on a side blog, let me know in the tags what the name of your blog is that you’re following me with.

Please don’t spam people with reblogs- limit 2 reblogs per blog per day.  

At the end, each entry will be assigned a number and the winner will be chosen by a random number generator.

The giveaway ends Friday, January 31st, 2020 at 6 pm Pacific time.

The winner will be messaged and must respond with their full name and address within 24 hours, or a new winner will be chosen.

Please respect me and my rules, and have fun!

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[scumbagsblog]

DID ANYONE ELSE NOT KNOW HOW FUCKNORMOUS WOMBATS ARE?!?!?!?!?

[awitchandhersecrets]

Talk about prehistoric rodents!!!

Herding animals? This is beyond intelligence. This is incredible. I’m suddenly fascinated and now understand why others were so fascinated by these guys.

[electricslime]

💜 rainbow aura amethyst hearts 💜

[octobers16th]

Burning Sage.

Reblog in 5 seconds to cleanse that negativity holding onto you.

[hexeandharmony]

✨Cancer Full Moon Affirmation✨🌕

‘I release all that is no longer in alignment with my highest and greatest good’

[klassizismus]

Seascape Waves (1911) by D. Howard Hitchcock (American, 1861-1943)

[sensorykitty]

[podencos]

[s-un-rise]

think about all the cute people you’ve seriously crushed on in class or the times you’ve looked at a stranger and realized how beautiful they looked in that moment, flecks of gold light hitting the tips of their eyelashes, deep in thought, rosy-cheeked and unknowingly captivating

now think about how many times that’s likely happened to you but no one voiced it. just like you have secretly admired others, others have admired you. someone has been silently overwhelmed with the uniqueness of your features or the smoothness of your voice. even though you might not always be told how beautiful you are, remember this. and maybe even tell someone the next fleeting compliment you have, because people aren’t reminded often enough just how beautiful they are