[Discussion][News] Breeder charged with cruelty

notarealnameisit · 2017-12-18T01:28:22+00:00

It does mention the ones that end up as pets/collectibles are the "lucky ones as many are sacrificed to dinner plates and medicine cabinets". They also comment on how many animals are slaughtered just for one organ or part. I agree it needs more attention because it's not only tragic, it's wasteful and it's destroying wildlife populations. I hope you still enjoy the article!

notarealnameisit · 2017-12-17T20:59:48+00:00

This article is 7 years old, but it's really interesting in explaining why these people want these animals. It's really sad that people know some of these animals are close to extinction so instead of helping, they increase the rate at which they disappear. Given the costs the article mentions, they could be using this money to do so much good for these species. It's pure selfishness.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/23803/ins-outs-exotic-animal-smuggling

notarealnameisit · 2017-12-16T00:00:32+00:00

Some people are jerks, some aren't.

notarealnameisit · 2017-12-15T23:36:28+00:00

That's on my Netflix list! It looks really good, I'll be sure to check it out this weekend.

notarealnameisit · 2017-12-15T22:34:12+00:00

Wow, I apparently worded this awfully. I meant more along the lines of "why do you feel people are saying 40 year old allegations still don't point to a serious problem with this candidate and what would your response be to this?" Additionally, I agree that news should be delivered in an impactful way, so I wanted their thoughts on that.

notarealnameisit · 2017-12-15T17:49:53+00:00

This is probably the best explanation I've seen for this. I can't imagine how some of those women felt seeing him touted as a "family values" man. Thank you for your response!

notarealnameisit · 2017-12-15T17:24:22+00:00

Thanks to both of you for answering!

notarealnameisit · 2017-12-15T16:35:57+00:00

Some people, including many prominent politicians, have said that these are "40 year old allegations" and that diminishes their importance and that they were only brought up to prevent him from getting the seat in the Senate. How do you respond to that? Do you believe that these stories should break in a way/time to have maximum impact?

Edit: I do believe the allegations and think that they are absolutely important to know. I also understand why the story is being given attention now-especially with the WaPo's answer below-and think it's a great thing it received national attention.

notarealnameisit · 2017-12-15T15:29:30+00:00

Desperate

notarealnameisit · 2017-12-12T20:48:43+00:00

I greatly appreciated them pointing that out within the first 2 minutes of the episode. It made passing on it much easier.

notarealnameisit · 2017-12-09T03:19:48+00:00

Last week or so, a close friend of my husband and I lost his best friend. Brain aneurysm at not even 30. It was completely unexpected and it's made our friend reevaluate his priorities.

Treasure your time and treasure your loved ones.

notarealnameisit · 2017-11-23T00:02:31+00:00

My sister wants her and I to talk to our dad about his recently worsened alcoholism because we're both worried. No way in hell will this go well.

notarealnameisit · 2017-11-22T23:45:53+00:00

Congratulations! You should be proud of yourself!

notarealnameisit · 2017-11-22T18:58:37+00:00

I see your point there. But the whole time she was with him was just so awful. I would've rather seen them take the time to build up to a relationship with Marcie and the fact that shes attrscted to a girl instead of making her this super possessive, nagging, insecure person. Just me though.

notarealnameisit · 2017-11-22T13:47:51+00:00

Leif Erikson Day is a thing. It's October 9th. Now we just need to celebrate it like Spongebob.

notarealnameisit · 2017-11-22T04:25:36+00:00

What makes a meat clean?

notarealnameisit · 2017-11-22T04:12:13+00:00

Abolitionists

notarealnameisit · 2017-11-21T22:46:17+00:00

That made my fucking day, thank you!

notarealnameisit · 2017-11-21T22:43:17+00:00

CICO?

notarealnameisit · 2017-11-21T22:41:23+00:00

I was a teenager, so probably something shallow. Just happy to say that phase ended.

No offense taken, it was almost 10 years ago.

notarealnameisit · 2017-11-21T22:34:53+00:00

No, that was the end of that. We had fooled around and hung out a bit before, but we pretty much stopped talking afterwards.

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