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It’s rabid?
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That’s me after one too many tipple.
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“I trust you…I trust you…I trust you… I trust you…”
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At first I thought, “I’m going to have to watch this hilarious hamster for an hour every day!” Now I’m more depressed than before, just depressed in a whole new way.
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It’s weird, when you think about it: animals in distress are just as amusing to watch as animals that are simply enjoying themselves in an unusual way. when I visited the aquarium at Golden gate Park many years ago, a dolphin swam in a loop in its tank, hitting it’s head on glass every time it passed. While that wasn’t as amusing to watch as this little guy, neither was it taken as a sign that something should be done.
As far as the suffering that’s caused, neglect isn’t really much different from abuse.
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This type of abnormal behavior has often been observed in animals kept
in stressful situations, such as small enclosures or overcrowded
environments.
That’s what I was thinking. It may have adopted this behavior while standing up on the perspex walls trying to get out?
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Enough with the political commentary already.
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This is why cruelty to animals was considered good fun for the whole family until the late 19c. Then liberals had to ruin everything.
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In Peru they call this marbling the meat.
You’re right. Politics doesn’t apply to the ones inside the cage.
Perhaps it is just trying to fix a bad back?
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“The rites must be observed…the rites must be observed…the rites must be observed…the rites must be observed…”
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