๐ฎHello! I'm Barg - V-artist, resident purple faehound. This is my personal account, I mostly post my pets/daily life stuff here! ๐ฎ
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CW// DOG DEATH
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE YOUR DOGS TO ANY STANDING FRESHWATER. Weโre currently having a blue green algae epedemic in multiple states and multiple confirmed dog deaths from this. Please use your best judgement and wait till the weather cools down.
This is honestly how I wish shelters would write their posts more often instead of immediately demonizing owners without knowing the full story. People are so quick to anger over animals being surrendered.
The game industry will forever profit off the sexualization of women while treating them like dirt. ๐ Being a sex worker currently or in the past shouldn't be treated as some grave sin where you're barred from any and all other work and community.
Former Adult Star Adriana Chechik has stated that Epic Games has denied her involvement in the Twitch Rivals Fortnite No Build event because of her past involvement in the adult industry
She was also unfortunately notified just an hour before the event
If you ever commission an artist and you feel like they're significantly undercharging - tip them! It's kind of empty words when you tell them they should charge more but pay their current, undercharged, pricing.
Hey if your animal is supposed to eat meat, live bugs, fish, etc. and youโre not comfortable feeding it what itโs supposed to eat...donโt get that animal. ๐
Something people reallyyy need to drill into their head that just because someone is online they are not obligated to respond to messages. I.e. I am on Twitter a LOT but that doesnโt mean Iโm mentally โthereโ enough to want to hold any sort of conversation or private interaction
And this isnโt about โmuhh cancel culture badโ, 100% hold people accountable and actions definitely have consequences but also...give people room to make mistakes and help them grow?
Obviously totally dependent on what the mistake was but it definitely feels like people are -
I think the worst part about being low income is that constant urge to monetize your leisure time, your hobbies, everything. Like I can't sit down and just make stuff for FUN anymore, art feels like I either have to a) draw stuff to boost attention or b) draw stuff I can sell
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Accredited zoos do extremely important conservation and species preservation work, some of these endangered animals would be extinct without these breeding programs. Not all zoos are the same.
And this case she was โdumpedโ but tied somewhere highly visible and in a secure manner. Itโs been stated her original owner has cancer and is homeless, she attempted to find BG a home and was going to surrender properly but thought she had to pay a fee she couldnโt afford.
Disappointed that people have this mindset still regarding zoos. Yes thereโs bad zoos, lots of bad ones, but thereโs also wonderful zoos that are a huge staple in conservation and species preservation. Call out the bad zoos but highlight the good work great zoos do!
Supporting human resources supports animals too. If you want animals to have safe and secure homes you have to make sure humans have safe and secure homes first.
I also really worry for younger generations because oh boy did I do stupid shit when I was a kid but I also had a much more nurturing environment growing up where I learned better - but I still make mistakes - all the time! And probably always will b/c Iโm human!
Iโve talked about this a lot but behind so many pets in shelters are humans struggling and suffering without any sort of resources to help them keep their beloved pets.
The fact that this is even a hot take shows how impossible it is to have literally any conversation about animal care on this platform. ๐ญ Crates are not abuse if you're using them properly and they can literally save your dogs life.
Oh also to end this, Baby Girl got adopted :)
And I lost the comment (there's a LOT on the original post on fb) but I THINK her original owner has been contacted and is getting help too!
A lot of dumped dogs happen because thereโs either no room at the shelter, long appointment times and/or fees to surrender, or people boogeyman about open-intake (โkillโ) shelters so people erroneously believe releasing them is giving them a better chance.
Btw I 100% support indulging in plushies and toys as an adult, like not only because it can be comforting for any of us who's got fun-childhood-trauma but I think we really shouldn't "grow out of" play anyway.
CW// Spider
This is Twinkie, sheโs a Grammostola rosea. Iโve had her for just as long as Cecil but I bought her as an adult, so sheโs probably at least ten years old! Female tarantulas can live up to 20 years depending on the species!
Itโs a much more hostile environment online now and sometimes itโs best to just pull someone aside and talk one on one before sending them to the dungeon. Take a deep breath before you assume the worst intentions.
People who say โmoney doesnโt buy happinessโ are typically privileged af. I constantly think about how much better of a headspace Iโd be in if I could, idk, afford basic healthcare and therapy.
Tiktok during dog show season drives me insane, people upset that the sealyham terrier won best in show when they don't realize that it's based on what dog is the most ideal version of it's breed standard. Also having a rarer breed like a sealyham win is seriously huge.
CW// Spider
This is my Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens spiderling. I havenโt named them yet because I donโt want to get attached until theyโre at a safe size...slings can die very easily and this one was very $$$. ๐ญ
I also think a LOT of us (myself included) get into a self righteous mindset when you see someone saying something bad/ignorant/etc. but before you even engage - consider why youโre doing this. Is this actually making a POSITIVE difference? Is starting a fight going to change-
CW// Spider
This is Bowser, theyโre a Lasiodora klugi. Idk their sex because they destroyed their last molt so I was unable to sex them. :I Theyโre the only one of my adult tarantulas I would not handle, and is very defensive and pissy lmao.
Anytime I see parents encouraging their childrenโs fascination with bugs and creepy crawlies (especially little girls) itโs a big green flag ๐ค๐๐๐
their mind?
Like when I was a kid on the Internet if someone pissed me off Iโd just...go do something else. But now I get obsessive over arguments that are almost never constructive or positive, more so about exchanging quips than anything else.
Everytime someone in the UK is like โoutdoor cats are fine here because thereโs no predators ๐โ Like damn I didnโt know you guys didnโt have cars, poison, weather, dogs, or other humans to harm your cats!! Thatโs so crazy
Found an interview with the original owner, she wishes to remain anonymous due to backlash over the first photo but oh my god itโs heartbreaking.
She was there just down the block watching and waiting for someone to pick Baby Girl up. ๐ญ Ugly sobbing.
I also want to add: Although my time working animal control was short (it's honestly a VERY traumatizing job, both for what you see humans and animals go through) I met far more people that were struggling one way or another than truly cruel people who were intentionally harmful.
It made me far more empathetic to humans for what I saw behind closed doors, what your neighbor might be going, what that homeless person with their dog on the street is going through. Yes poor dog, but poor human too. Learn to be compassionate.
Main point is; hold people accountable, but approach with empathy and patience when possible. And remember people CAN change and most people are not unsalvagable, no one knows everything. The internet lacks a lot of nuance.
And itโs something I need to learn to be better about - disengage, blocking before even engaging if I donโt feel like a conversation is going to be helpful or educate the other person, and spend my energy doing things that actually matter.
It's not fun being Too Knowledgeable โข๏ธ about animal content so you're constantly seeing shit pop up on your TL that immediately makes you feel dread because you know it's bad.
People really need to learn that if you hurt your old friends who now want nothing to do with you, it doesnโt matter if youโve changed and become a better person. You need to let go of them and move on. Treat your new friends better than you treated people in the past.
I posted this on reddit too and surprised people are actually asking me genuine questions and respecting my request to not make mean comments towards her.
Iโm also surprised a lot of people donโt know of the broadway version, I thought it was very well known?? But seeing comments in the trailer leads me to believe people donโt?? Definitely check out some of the broadway performances, the songs and costumes are awesome
It is so easy to immediately rush to anger when you see neglected animals, and their neglect isn't excusable, but what does your anger solve? How do we help the animals AND the people so the neglect doesn't get repeated?
Hereโs my tarantula shelf! The tanks are all subadults/adults, the Tupperware are all baby tarantulas! Also thereโs hissing roaches in the cabinet underneath lol
Looking at their site they also have a domestic violence victim support foster program!! (Basically will hold someone's pet for 60 days while they try to get out of a DV situation) which is super lovely.
Change also isnโt always instant either, humans are stubborn by nature and a lot of it comes with time and being exposed to other people and their experiences.
Not pictured but I also have a Hapalopus sp. Colombia, Tliltocatl albopilosus x2 and Lasiodora parahybana - all slings though the Hapalopus might not be, itโs a dwarf species so super small. :โ)
I really hope she is truly getting the support and help she needs, and BGโs new owners reconnect with her. :(
If we werenโt such an absolutely fucked country she wouldnโt have had to do this just so she could go through chemo.
Omg the wildlife rehab I volunteered at (All Things Wild) made a big running wheel for their blind opossum Betelgeuse and he runs on it all the time ๐ฅบ
One of my coworkers specifically ONLY did ongoing neglect cases and she was the sweetest, nicest person I've ever met. It always boggled my mind how she could be so calm and kind to the people we dealt with but it makes so much sense now that she was IDEAL for that position.
I'm not touching the human remains debate because I've already gone through this way too many times lmao. But there really is no ethical way to obtain human skulls for private collections. Especially not in the US due to abuse-of-corpse laws where even if someone gave you consent
Throwback to the coyote pup I rescued off a highway at my old job. ๐ฅฐ They were taken to wildlife rehab and I hope they made a full recovery! Coyotes are amazing and fascinating animals that donโt deserve all the hatred they receive.
I 100% support safe, consenting, autonomy-positive sex workers, regardless if they decide to keep doing sex work or wanting to go on to other things, and it's so exhausting to see them constantly treated like absolute shit.
cw spider
Also for anyoneโs concerns over the enclosure, this is pretty typical for jumpers. Many bug species luckily thrive well in small enclosures (speaking as someone who is bigger is always better for literally every other animal).
Hereโs one of mine!
Side note it's also fucking weird that people act like sex workers are automatically predators or they're responsible for someone not supervising their child's online time. (i.e. if a minor watched her stream that's sfw and then they go search her name, that's not her fault lmao)
Taxidermy is such an important way to preserve the memories of species. Theyโre invaluable to natural history collections and I wish more people appreciated their importance.
All of these are extinct animals.
(Great Auk, Passenger Pigeon, Thylacine, Quagga)