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<\/a><\/p>\nOkay. Time for some replies.<\/p>\n
Judas, no I don’t care about any other animals. All the animals I don’t know can be rounded up and slaughtered and ground into a thick paste and distributed to the poor. As long as they don’t touch my<\/i> animals. Seriously, what’s your point? I think it’s a quite natural and human reaction to not want people to eat animals that you know, that you have named, that you love. Does that make me a hypocrite? I’m fine with that then, I never claimed to be perfect. This is not a discussion about veganism or vegetarianism. For the record, I have always believed that it’s not morally wrong to eat meat. I have always felt that it makes more sense to fight for the ethical treatment of animals rather than for us to not eat them at all. But my experiences with the playground has got me seriously thinking about vegetarianism. It’s irrelevant right now though. Whether I was a vegan or not wouldn’t change a thing and I wouldn’t get far with a holier-than-thou feeling. I am human and I am flawed, like everyone else. I am as much an evil human as the evil humans who might end up eating 3B and Springbok. That does not make me cry any less.<\/p>\n
Fuse, I understand how you feel about neutering. Just the thought of anyone messing with Plume’s family jewels makes me quite upset. But neutering is a pretty normal thing when it comes to goats and cats, and probably other animals. Mads is neutered and he is still every bit the character, every bit the male and very happy. It hasn’t hurt his personality. So if the choice is between killing and neutering, I know what I’d take.<\/p>\n
I don’t actually know much about the technical aspects of it. But I imagine that if a potential buyer was only interested in neutered males then they would be neutered before the purchase.<\/p>\n
Making fliers is a good idea. I will try to come up with something. My new printer will come in handy. If I ever get it set up. <\/p>\n
The reason that they let the goats breed is indeed that baby goats are so cute and fun. It brings a lot of joy to the people who work there and the kids who go there and visitors in general. I guess in a way it’s a little irresponsible? Kinda like buying a little pet for your kids and then flushing it down the toilet when it grows up and isn’t so cute anymore… but in their defense, they do not breed kids continually all the time and discard them without thought. They have kids at most once a year. I don’t think there were any kids the year before Magnethe. And when they do get kids then they try to keep them, like Magnethe, or to get them to other playgrounds or places where they can be happy. It’s not like a conveyor belt of kids being run into the slaughterhouse. Hopefully Springbok and 3B will find a nice place to go to too.<\/p>\n
Luis, you don’t have to apologise. It means a lot to me that people care and leave comments. It took some courage\/energy from me to take the talk with Kurt and your comments helped me gather it.<\/p>\n
Once again, thank you all for the comments. Send good vibes and let’s hope a home will be found for the two little lovely ones.<\/p>\n
Some non-goat related stuff. Welcome home to Florida Girl who was on vacation in Denmark. I hope we presented ourselves well. Maybe some day I can visit Florida. Although I hear the weather there isn’t exactly my favourite kind.<\/p>\n
Also a big thank you to Jane. She sent me lovely photographs of her family. They are beautiful. The photos and the family. It is a funny thing to think of. Two people I know through diaryland has had babies recently. I don’t know how much “publicity” they want so I’m not gonna link them unless they say I can, but I will just say that they have had absolutely beautiful babies. And I’m not saying that in a Seinfeld polite way. No, they are gorgeous. And their names too. Julian and Raven. Gorgeous names for gorgeous kids. I hope they will have long and gorgeous lives.<\/p>\n
I will finish off with some pictures from the playground. Just to remember that it is still a wonderful place, and I need the positivity from it more than ever.<\/p>\n
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