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lunaxvx: Most of the world’s wool comes from Australia. The...

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:10:26 -0800

Most of the world’s wool comes from Australia. The most commonly raised sheep in that country are merinos, who are specifically bred by humans to have wrinkly skin, which means more wool per animal.

This unnatural overload of wool causes many sheep to collapse and even die of heat exhaustion during hot months, and the wrinkles collect urine and moisture. Attracted to the moisture, flies lay eggs in the folds of skin, and the hatched maggots can eat the sheep alive.

To prevent this so-called “flystrike,” Australian ranchers perform a procedure called “mulesing,” in which they force live sheep onto their backs, restrain their legs between metal bars, and carve huge chunks of skin and flesh away from the animals’ hindquarters without anesthetic to produce a scar free of wool, faecal/urine stains, and skin wrinkles.

Mulesing involves cutting a crescent-shaped slice of skin from each side of the buttock area; the usual cut on each side is 5 - 7cm in width and extends slightly less than half way from the anus to the hock of the back leg in length. Skin is also stripped from the sides and the end of the tail stump. This surgical procedure is usually done without any anaesthetic.

Over 20 million merino breed lambs are currently mulesed each year. Most will have their tail cut off and the males will be castrated (‘marked’) at the same time.

Mulesing does reduce (but does not eliminate) the incidence of breech strike, that is, flystrike around the buttocks. It has no effect on the incidence of flystrike on parts of the body other than the buttocks.

The large scars left after mulesing take several weeks to heal and the wounds often become infected or flystruck. Many sheep who have undergone the mulesing mutilation still suffer slow, agonizing deaths from flystrike.

When the sheep no longer produces enough wool, they are sold for slaughter. This means they can be transported and shipped all over the world (often sold to live export) and are stuffed into overcrowded containers with no food or water.

The journey can take several days and endure intense weather, and many lambs are born during transportation and trampled to death -many adults are also injured or die. Only to arrive in countries that have no slaughter regulations, where the animals are dismembered when they are still alive.

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Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:37:45 -0800

shit-thoughts: You need this on your dash.

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:36:36 -0800

shit-thoughts:

You need this on your dash.

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Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:56:54 -0800

Misconceptions of Milk: Unhealthy & Unnatural

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:18:00 -0800

Misconceptions of Milk: Unhealthy & Unnatural:

I wrote this for my college speech class. Have fun.

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Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:05:33 -0800

I feel...

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:39:53 -0800

Lonely…

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Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:37:59 -0800

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Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:36:33 -0800

noshoes-noworries: You know you did great when they don’t need...

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:09:26 -0800

noshoes-noworries:

You know you did great when they don’t need you anymore…

noshoes-noworries: It makes me feel very uncomfortable You...

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 22:27:34 -0800

noshoes-noworries:

It makes me feel very uncomfortable

You know what’s so uncomfortable about this? It shows that perhaps one of the most evil men in history, was a human being. That, on occasion, he could be nice, even flirty. That’s not all. You want to see evil people as evil, screaming horrible stuff over a desk with 20 microphones with 20, 000 people saluting them. The evil is clear and recognizable then. This shows a completely different image, it scares you because that means that evil isn’t a stereotype, that evil is not recognizable, that evil could be anyone. It scares you because this shows that could be lurking inside anyone and you’ll never ever know. Maybe in you?

That comment is one of my favorite post commentaries, because it’s completely right. People aren’t inherently evil. Like good, it’s a role they grow and live into. We have just as much potential to destroy as this man exhibited. And it’s a very eye opening experience to realize that.

Does anyone even remember that one time Hitler attended that luncheon between world leaders, some guests of which even included china’s socialist leader as well as Stalin. And then when they were ordering, everyone was gladly ordering impressive dishes one after the other, but Hitler placed an order for barley tea and a pheasant (considered a peasant’s meal by standard). When he was questioned as to why he would order something like this in something as grand as a world leader’s congress, he replied,

“I don’t smoke when my people cannot smoke, and I cannot eat when my people are going hungry.”

He wasn’t evil for its own sake, let’s try to remember that despite the countless murders, but for a moment, he did actually believe he was doing something for the good of his countrymen.

veganlove: I want to take her out for tea :3

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:11:53 -0800

veganlove:

I want to take her out for tea :3

daysilivefor: TEEEEHEEEE.

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:07:02 -0700

daysilivefor:

TEEEEHEEEE.

lactoria: pagan-posts: wasabikun: bellasparse: My body is...

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:24:10 -0700

lactoria:

pagan-posts:

wasabikun:

bellasparse:

My body is not shameful

Just because you’re uncomfortable doesn’t mean you have to make me feel bad that I’m not

I normally wouldn’t reblog real boobs, but this is a good message.

Love this and will always reblog

A man bares his chest and it’s totally ok, sexy or not. A woman bares hers and SHAME ON YOU YOU ATTENTION SEEKING SLUT.

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227. Potaliya the wanderer came to visit the Lord, greeted him courteously, and sat down at one...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:03:33 -0700

227. Potaliya the wanderer came to visit the Lord, greeted him courteously, and sat down at one side, and as he did, the Lord said to him: “Potaliya, there are these four persons found in the world. What four? Concerning this, one criticizes that which deserves criticism at the right time, saying what is factual and true, but he does not praise that which deserves praise.
Again, one speaks in praise of the praiseworthy at the right time, saying what is factual and true, but does not criticize that which deserves criticism. And again, one neither criticizes that which deserves criticism, nor praises the praiseworthy.
And finally, one criticizes that which deserves criticism and praises the praiseworthy, at the right time, saying what is factual and true. Now, of these four persons, which do you think is the most admirable and rare?”
“In my view, good Gotama, he who neither criticizes that which deserves criticism nor praises the praiseworthy is the most admirable and rare. And why? Because his indifference is admirable.”
“Well, I maintain that he who criticizes that which deserves criticism and praises the praiseworthy, at the right time, saying what is factual and true - he is the best. And why? Because his timing is admirable.”

Anguttara Nikaya II.97

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223. I have taught the Dhamma in full, and if one understands the meaning of even a stanza of four...

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:43:44 -0700

223. I have taught the Dhamma in full, and if one understands the meaning of even a stanza of four lines of Dhamma, and is set on living in accordance with it, one may be called widely learned, one who knows Dhamma by heart.

Anguttara Nikaya II.177

afroboheme: liberalbutnotpartisan: This point can never be...

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 07:26:11 -0700

afroboheme:

liberalbutnotpartisan:

This point can never be repeated often enough.

I don’t understand how people can disagree with this.

noshoes-noworries: Six websites I go to when I am upset: 1) When I am disgruntled 2) When I need...

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 08:54:55 -0700

noshoes-noworries:

Six websites I go to when I am upset:

1) When I am disgruntled

2) When I need a quiet place

3) When I want everything to be okay

4) When I need a hug

5) Just click this.

6) When I need to calm down.

7) When I need some encouraging words

8) When I need someone to listen