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The US Feds begin, AGAIN, FINALLY, ....
....to put defective huperson criminals, VERY criminal, to sleep, as we do with hopeless cases in other lower animals. As with the latter, using medications, humanely.
Not familiar with the case, except that he was found guilty of cruelly murdering a little girl and her ? Mom, back in the 90's. Something about White supremacy.
The PHUCKING 90's ! Humanely! Puleeze!
The cost of stays on death row, including appeals, etc, can easily come to 100 large yearly. While innocent families suffer awaiting justice.
I'm for more timely justice. And Old Sparky would be my choice for these hupersons, who have voluntarily given up their right to go on belonging to the species. Anyone else?
May the many other similar acts of justice happen forthwith. Buzz buzz buzz. Twitch twitch twitch. Sparkle and pop.
Not familiar with the case, except that he was found guilty of cruelly murdering a little girl and her ? Mom, back in the 90's. Something about White supremacy.
The PHUCKING 90's ! Humanely! Puleeze!
The cost of stays on death row, including appeals, etc, can easily come to 100 large yearly. While innocent families suffer awaiting justice.
I'm for more timely justice. And Old Sparky would be my choice for these hupersons, who have voluntarily given up their right to go on belonging to the species. Anyone else?
May the many other similar acts of justice happen forthwith. Buzz buzz buzz. Twitch twitch twitch. Sparkle and pop.
Terrier Tales....
Dream Worlds
Evil, sharp, little teeth resembling baby alligators' grinned as the three dogs
entered their dream worlds. As they slept their eyelids twitched with the white
orbs rolling round and their padded feet waved in the air as if playing ping-
pong. These Scottish terriers hunted even in their dreams. Extinct animals
were a favourite prey as well as beasts from mythology. No wonder they
woke up their human mother with such loud grunts, growls, groans, howls
and even barks escaping their floppy lips.
Daisy Netallworth, felt like any worried mum, who hears their child in the
night, only she heard all three of her ‘boys’ and so decided to listen in and then
test if they were secretly awake by pulling faces at them. First was her cat-
face, consisting of a slow smile and half-closed eyes. Next, she pulled a frog-
face, her large eyes now goggling from side-to-side with her tongue flicking in
and out. Then came the real tester, her fox-face, this one sent them bonkers
usually, but today they still slumbered. Several attempts at twitching her nose
high, showing off her teeth and flicking back imaginary whiskers made not the
slightest difference: the three terriers were limp and heavy, dead-weights, in
fact, and with smiling expressions and closed shut eyes, they “innocently”
slept on.
‘Hey, you three!’ hissed the poor woman desperate to get to sleep but they
were in another world.
Behind their closed lids, millions of images flickered away like a silent
movie. This was no normal sleep, all three were actually at the ‘mental flicks'.
Within their memories they had stored rolls of creature pictures that they
enjoyed in the privacy of the mind's eye. This is a secret place we all have
inside us where we can retreat to, experiencing wild and wonderful things
through the power of our imagination. Hence, we humans are often puzzled
over a dog's ability to snore for a whole week; yet is it any surprise when they
are not simply lying there but are off in far away places?
Henry, top hunter, nicknamed the General, often took a dream-week in
Wales with the dragons of old. He would snack on the charred remains of their
prey similar to his mum’s barbeques. Angus (better known as Fangz) was
smaller but no less a 'butcher', and dreamt of stalking the dreaded minotaur.
This half man-half bull would be half dead once Fangz got a grip. Lastly,
Dudley, the West Highland White Terrier, fantasized the most. Yet Dudley
only ever thought of one thing -'babes'. As for hunting, it left him too untidy to
get a girl. It followed, therefore, that whatever these three dreamt about,
dreamtime was a noisy affair.
(This is an extract from a series of children's books I have written based on my terrifying terriers who got me banned from every park in London: enjoy!
Evil, sharp, little teeth resembling baby alligators' grinned as the three dogs
entered their dream worlds. As they slept their eyelids twitched with the white
orbs rolling round and their padded feet waved in the air as if playing ping-
pong. These Scottish terriers hunted even in their dreams. Extinct animals
were a favourite prey as well as beasts from mythology. No wonder they
woke up their human mother with such loud grunts, growls, groans, howls
and even barks escaping their floppy lips.
Daisy Netallworth, felt like any worried mum, who hears their child in the
night, only she heard all three of her ‘boys’ and so decided to listen in and then
test if they were secretly awake by pulling faces at them. First was her cat-
face, consisting of a slow smile and half-closed eyes. Next, she pulled a frog-
face, her large eyes now goggling from side-to-side with her tongue flicking in
and out. Then came the real tester, her fox-face, this one sent them bonkers
usually, but today they still slumbered. Several attempts at twitching her nose
high, showing off her teeth and flicking back imaginary whiskers made not the
slightest difference: the three terriers were limp and heavy, dead-weights, in
fact, and with smiling expressions and closed shut eyes, they “innocently”
slept on.
‘Hey, you three!’ hissed the poor woman desperate to get to sleep but they
were in another world.
Behind their closed lids, millions of images flickered away like a silent
movie. This was no normal sleep, all three were actually at the ‘mental flicks'.
Within their memories they had stored rolls of creature pictures that they
enjoyed in the privacy of the mind's eye. This is a secret place we all have
inside us where we can retreat to, experiencing wild and wonderful things
through the power of our imagination. Hence, we humans are often puzzled
over a dog's ability to snore for a whole week; yet is it any surprise when they
are not simply lying there but are off in far away places?
Henry, top hunter, nicknamed the General, often took a dream-week in
Wales with the dragons of old. He would snack on the charred remains of their
prey similar to his mum’s barbeques. Angus (better known as Fangz) was
smaller but no less a 'butcher', and dreamt of stalking the dreaded minotaur.
This half man-half bull would be half dead once Fangz got a grip. Lastly,
Dudley, the West Highland White Terrier, fantasized the most. Yet Dudley
only ever thought of one thing -'babes'. As for hunting, it left him too untidy to
get a girl. It followed, therefore, that whatever these three dreamt about,
dreamtime was a noisy affair.
(This is an extract from a series of children's books I have written based on my terrifying terriers who got me banned from every park in London: enjoy!
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How to wash a cat.
1. Put both lids of the toilet up and put 1/8 cup of pet shampoo in the bowl.
2. Pick up the cat and sooth him on the way to the bathroom.
3. In 1 smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and put down the lids. You may have to stand on the lids.
4. At this point the cat will self-agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises. That's just the cat's way of enjoying the process.
5. Flush the toilet 3 or 4 times. Provides a power wash and rinse.
6. Have someone open the front door to your home. Make sure nobody is in the way of the path from the bathroom and the front door.
7. Stand well back behind the toilet and quickly lift the lid.
8. The cat will rocket out of the bathroom and streak right out the front door and dry himself off.
9. Both the toilet and cat will be sparkling clean.
2. Pick up the cat and sooth him on the way to the bathroom.
3. In 1 smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and put down the lids. You may have to stand on the lids.
4. At this point the cat will self-agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises. That's just the cat's way of enjoying the process.
5. Flush the toilet 3 or 4 times. Provides a power wash and rinse.
6. Have someone open the front door to your home. Make sure nobody is in the way of the path from the bathroom and the front door.
7. Stand well back behind the toilet and quickly lift the lid.
8. The cat will rocket out of the bathroom and streak right out the front door and dry himself off.
9. Both the toilet and cat will be sparkling clean.
State botanist rescues hunting dog from 80-foot hole in Hawaii
When a 1-year-old hunting dog named Orange fell 81 feet into a shaft in the Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve on Kauai, it was a state botanist who came to his rescue.Thursday morning, botanist Adam Williams, a certified arborist with the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife, rappelled into the shaft to successfully rescue the Catahoula mix, who had been stuck in the pit since Saturday.
Interesting dolphin story
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Pelorus Jack
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species Risso's dolphin
Years active 1888–1912
Known for Escorting ships near French Pass
Appearance White colour with grey lines or shadings; round, white head
Named after Pelorus Sound, in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand
Cook Strait is located in New Zealand
Pelorus Jack (fl. 1888 – April 1912) was a Risso's dolphin that was famous for meeting and escorting ships through a stretch of water in Cook Strait, New Zealand, between 1888 and 1912. Pelorus Jack was usually spotted in Admiralty Bay between Cape Francis and Collinet Point, near French Pass, a notoriously dangerous channel used by ships travelling between Wellington and Nelson.
Pelorus Jack was shot at from a passing ship, and was later protected by a 1904 New Zealand law.
Appearance
Pelorus Jack was approximately 13 feet (4 m) long and was of a white color with grey lines or shadings, and a round, white head. Although its sex was never determined, it was identified from photographs as a Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus. This is an uncommon species in New Zealand waters, and only 12 Risso's dolphins have been reported in that area.
History
Pelorus Jack guided the ships by swimming alongside a water craft for 20 minutes at a time. If the crew could not see Jack at first, they often waited for him to appear.
Despite his name, he did not live in nearby Pelorus Sound; instead, he would often guide ships through dangerous passages of French Pass. However, some local residents familiar with his habits claim that he never went through French Pass itself.
Pelorus Jack was first seen around 1888 when it appeared in front of the schooner Brindle when the ship approached French Pass, a channel located between D'Urville Island and the South Island. When the members of the crew saw the dolphin bobbing up and down in front of the ship, they wanted to kill him, but the captain’s wife talked them out of it. To their amazement, the dolphin then proceeded to guide the ship through the narrow channel. And for years thereafter, he safely guided almost every ship that came by. With rocks and strong currents, the area is dangerous to ships, but no shipwrecks occurred when Jack was present.
Many sailors and travellers saw Pelorus Jack, and he was mentioned in local newspapers and depicted in postcards.
Jack was last seen in April 1912. There were various rumours connected to his disappearance, including fears that foreign whalers might have harpooned him. However, research suggests that Pelorus Jack was an old animal; his head was white and his body pale, both indications of age, so it is likely that he died of natural causes.
Since 1989, Pelorus Jack has been used as a symbol for the Interislander, a ferry service across the Cook Strait, and is incorporated into the livery of the ships in the fleet.
Shooting incident
In 1904, someone aboard the SS Penguin tried to shoot Pelorus Jack with a rifle. Despite the attempt on his life, Pelorus Jack continued to help ships. According to folklore, however, he no longer helped the Penguin, which shipwrecked in Cook Strait in 1909.
Protection
Following the shooting incident, a law was proposed to protect Pelorus Jack. He became protected by Order in Council under the Sea Fisheries Act on 26 September 1904. Pelorus Jack remained protected by that law until his disappearance in 1912. It is believed that he was the first individual sea creature protected by law in any country.
Pelorus Jack
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species Risso's dolphin
Years active 1888–1912
Known for Escorting ships near French Pass
Appearance White colour with grey lines or shadings; round, white head
Named after Pelorus Sound, in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand
Cook Strait is located in New Zealand
Pelorus Jack (fl. 1888 – April 1912) was a Risso's dolphin that was famous for meeting and escorting ships through a stretch of water in Cook Strait, New Zealand, between 1888 and 1912. Pelorus Jack was usually spotted in Admiralty Bay between Cape Francis and Collinet Point, near French Pass, a notoriously dangerous channel used by ships travelling between Wellington and Nelson.
Pelorus Jack was shot at from a passing ship, and was later protected by a 1904 New Zealand law.
Appearance
Pelorus Jack was approximately 13 feet (4 m) long and was of a white color with grey lines or shadings, and a round, white head. Although its sex was never determined, it was identified from photographs as a Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus. This is an uncommon species in New Zealand waters, and only 12 Risso's dolphins have been reported in that area.
History
Pelorus Jack guided the ships by swimming alongside a water craft for 20 minutes at a time. If the crew could not see Jack at first, they often waited for him to appear.
Despite his name, he did not live in nearby Pelorus Sound; instead, he would often guide ships through dangerous passages of French Pass. However, some local residents familiar with his habits claim that he never went through French Pass itself.
Pelorus Jack was first seen around 1888 when it appeared in front of the schooner Brindle when the ship approached French Pass, a channel located between D'Urville Island and the South Island. When the members of the crew saw the dolphin bobbing up and down in front of the ship, they wanted to kill him, but the captain’s wife talked them out of it. To their amazement, the dolphin then proceeded to guide the ship through the narrow channel. And for years thereafter, he safely guided almost every ship that came by. With rocks and strong currents, the area is dangerous to ships, but no shipwrecks occurred when Jack was present.
Many sailors and travellers saw Pelorus Jack, and he was mentioned in local newspapers and depicted in postcards.
Jack was last seen in April 1912. There were various rumours connected to his disappearance, including fears that foreign whalers might have harpooned him. However, research suggests that Pelorus Jack was an old animal; his head was white and his body pale, both indications of age, so it is likely that he died of natural causes.
Since 1989, Pelorus Jack has been used as a symbol for the Interislander, a ferry service across the Cook Strait, and is incorporated into the livery of the ships in the fleet.
Shooting incident
In 1904, someone aboard the SS Penguin tried to shoot Pelorus Jack with a rifle. Despite the attempt on his life, Pelorus Jack continued to help ships. According to folklore, however, he no longer helped the Penguin, which shipwrecked in Cook Strait in 1909.
Protection
Following the shooting incident, a law was proposed to protect Pelorus Jack. He became protected by Order in Council under the Sea Fisheries Act on 26 September 1904. Pelorus Jack remained protected by that law until his disappearance in 1912. It is believed that he was the first individual sea creature protected by law in any country.
That's the legend. However, what's the reality ?
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A few days ago, one of my younger cats got ran over and killed. Today I finally got around to burying her and it was fking hard. Been depressed ever since 
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