10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2021

I kind of expected to see some sort of industrial wasteland; but a fair amount of forest is still there. I would have guessed it would be the first species to abandon this now-disturbed site. Still, the current pandemic’s extreme social-distancing requirements have limited my site options. No doubt, my low expectations were key.

2013 166

2013 Emotional Abandon Abandoning 166

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Dogs are able to detect diseases such as cancer and diabetes and warn humans of impending heart attacks and strokes. Many animals also display wide-ranging emotions, including joy, happiness, empathy, compassion, grief, and even resentment and embarrassment. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

Animal Person

MARCH 9, 2010

But I found that if my goal was for my message to be received, I had to judiciously use accurate terms because there was an intense emotional reaction to them that prevented the message from being received intact, or unadulterated by the emotional baggage. Put simply, many people just can't handle the truth--or too much of it at once.

Animal 100

Animal Vivisection Suffering Emotional 100