Hello there,
Animal Liberation Front.
I'm an Asian white pheasant. I was pen-raised and abandoned, so I ended up at the E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area near Adair, Oregon. That's because there is no way I could otherwise survive the dogs, feral cats, birds of prey, raccoons, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, cougars, cars, motorcycles, trucks, unfamiliar surroundings, and lack of food pellets outside my enclosure. I was puzzled
that night when you sliced open the coop and waited for me to joyfully escape to a freedom I've never known and am totally unequipped to handle.
I know you hate to see caged animals and my pen makes you sad, but you also promote no-kill shelters, right? Because that's what I'm in: a no-kill shelter for birds that are injured or domesticated. I wish you had educated yourself on this point before foolishly cutting open my enclosure. Sure am glad I had the sense to stay put after your insanely idiotic gesture.
I award you no points.
Bravo! Bravo! Yea, whistle, stomp, clap, yell "WooHoo!" and remind the world you cannot cloak us in a single one-size-fits-all remedy for anything!
ReplyDeletewow. such an idiotic thing to do!
ReplyDeleteGranny: Yes. Thank you! The world is a complex place & calls for thoughtful solutions.
ReplyDeleteTWG: Seriously. What were they thinking?
How perfectly stated and thanks for sharing. Such a beautiful bird, I have never even seen a photo of one of these before.
ReplyDeleteThe only one I've seen is this guy at the tiny refuge outside of town. The pic is from May, but this is one of the birds that was recently given the option of flying the coop. Unusual-looking fellow, who wouldn't last a day 50 yards from his pen.
Deleteanimals have more sense than some humans.
ReplyDeleteNot a single bird actually left its coop when given the choice. They know when it's safe & when it isn't.
DeleteAnimal Liberation Front? I don't think much educating is going on there... I'm so glad this beauty stayed safe.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I guess you must be right. They just like sneaking around in ski masks & wielding wire cutters.
DeleteThe ALF, that is, not the pheasant who does in fact look like he's wearing a ski mask himself.
DeleteMorons. I'm glad the birds remained safe.
ReplyDeleteAt least they only caused $50 worth of damage, and yay for the birds!
DeleteAwesome looking bird that needs to be protected & conserved for the sake of posterity.
ReplyDeleteRR: He's kinda crazy-looking. Like an inspiration for a cartoon character of some sort maybe.
DeleteGlad the bird was wise enough to stay safe.
ReplyDeleteA wise ol' bird:)
DeleteIdiots gonna idiot.
ReplyDeleteYup. I wish they'd stop.
DeleteI was going to crack a joke about the animal being more intelligent than the humans, but your post is so good that it needs no follow-up. Many thanks.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from London.
How right you are.
ReplyDeleteSome of these maniacs have been letting mink out of their cages with the result that they now infest the river banks and kill and eat every indigenous creature that used to live there.
Minus points, if any.
Ideology can turn well-meaning people into right idiots, can't it? Glad the bird stayed put.
ReplyDeleteCuban: Thank you! It's pretty weird when a chicken is smarter than a human. OK, a pheasant, not a chicken.
ReplyDeleteFriko: Oh man, loose mink? Exotic predators let loose in your landscape? Much worse than this guileless pheasant. Minus points for sure.
Stephanie: There is a small, well-meaning part of me that understands the person who cuts open cages. But then there's the other part of me that thinks about the consequences, and that's the non-idiot part of me. I like to think that not all well-meaning gestures are idiotic.
You are fiercely, bitingly clever Kerry.
ReplyDeleteGAH!
ReplyDeleteSuze, I'm feeling dull today, so thank you. I'm better now.
ReplyDeleteDaryl, Do you have animal liberators in nyc? What does that look like in the big city I wonder. A scary thought.