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Topic: Feelgood Stories - Animal Related OnlyPosted By: Gay3
Subject: Feelgood Stories - Animal Related Only
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2015 at 12:50pm
18 March 2015Last updated at 23:57
The lion hugger
By Jason CaffreyBBC World Service
In
2012 Valentin Gruener rescued a young lion cub and raised it himself at
a wildlife park in Botswana. It was the start of an extraordinary
relationship. Now an astonishing scene is repeated each time they meet -
the young lion leaps on Gruener and holds him in an affectionate
embrace.
"Since the lion arrived, which is three years now, I haven't really left the camp," says Gruener.
"Sometimes for one night I go into the town here to organise
something for the business, but other than that I've been here with the
lion."
The lion he has devoted himself to is Sirga - a female cub he
rescued from a holding pen established by a farmer who was fed up with
shooting animals that preyed on his cattle.
"The lions had killed the other two or three cubs inside the
cage, and the mother abandoned the remaining cub. She was very tiny,
maybe 10 days old," Gruener says.
The farmer, Willy de Graaf, asked Gruener to try to save her
and so he took her to a wildlife park financed by de Graaf and became
her adoptive mother, "feeding her and taking care of her".
"You have this tiny cute animal sitting there and it's
already quite feisty," he says. "It will become about 10 times that size
and you will have to deal with it."
She's much bigger now, but when Gruener opens her cage she
still rushes to greet him - ecstatically throwing her paws around his
neck.
The lion leaps on Valentin Gruener as they meet
"That happens every time I open the door. It is an amazing
thing every time it happens, and it's such a passionate thing to do for
this animal to jump and give me a hug," says Gruener.
"But I guess it makes sense. At the moment she has no other
lions with her in the cage and I guess for her I'm like her species. So
I'm the only friend she's got. Lions are social cats so she's always
happy to see me."
The companions spend their time
hanging out in the Botswana bush, doing the kind of things that cats
enjoy, such as lying around under trees, play-fighting, and hunting.
"I don't believe we have to teach the lion to hunt. They have
this instinct like a domestic cat or even a dog that will try to hunt.
Any cat will catch a bird or a mouse. The lion will catch an antelope
when it gets big enough," Gruener says.
"I'm definitely giving her that opportunity to hunt, about
three times a week at the moment. Each walk takes five hours - sometimes
up to nine. We sort of hunt together and I'm helping her sometimes,
trying to show her how to kill something rather than catch it."
After Sirga's first kill Gruener wasn't sure if it would
still be safe for him to get close to the lion. But "she let me come
in", he says. Now he despatches animals the lioness fails to kill
quickly enough.
"It's a bit cruel because she will catch an antelope and hold
it down, and when it gets tired she could simply go and bite it in the
throat and kill it. But because it's so exciting she's like a cat that
keeps on playing with the mouse.
"It's not so lovely to watch when a lion has an antelope in front of her and she's having fun playing with this antelope."
Willy de Graaf has handed Gruener 500 hectares (two square
miles) to create a "miniature park" in which Sirga can roam freely, but
she will not be released into the wild. Not because she could not
survive, Gruener says, but because she has lost her fear of humans.
Under those circumstances she is likely to get too close to
humans, and if there is an accident she will end up getting shot. "And
that's not really the whole point of raising a lion," Gruener says.
In the park Sirga can live like a wild lion, but remain safe, he says. "That's the plan for her future."
And what of his own future? Gruener has put aside work on a
PhD while he has been raising Sirga, and has hardly ever left her alone.
"If she gets into a bigger enclosure and gets more space, and
maybe another lion to give her companionship, I'm sure I would be able
to leave for longer periods of time - which is required for me to finish
my studies.
"But as long as she needs me, and as long as I feel I want to
be there to make her life better, I will have that as my priority.
"I doubt anything will change much between me and her."
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Replies: Posted By: Browndog
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2015 at 12:58pm
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Posted By: Gay3
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2015 at 1:31pm
Deary me, some may need the tissue box handy Thanks BD, wonderful story of love & bonding
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Posted By: Gay3
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2018 at 12:20pm
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From rescue mare: A Girl On A Swing
"Yes , its a good story indeed......however the real lady to thank is
also one of Charlie's owners Marilyn and Tony Stokes ...Marilyn was the
one who helped rescue Charlie's dam Girl On A Swing from the property
where she was starving mixed in with a lot of dead horses ....
....
Marilyn Stokes put a lot of hard work and a couple of years into
Girl On A Swing ( also known as Holly ) to get her back in order ...I
was just happy to work with Marilyn to give the mare a purpose and a
home ...the old mare Holly now is living at my place and has produced
some lovely babies including 2 full brothers to Charlie waiting in the
wings so to speak ...”
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Posted By: furious
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2018 at 12:57pm
lovely gay
Posted By: ThreeBears
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2018 at 3:40pm
https://twitter.com/BBCOne/status/952956982117502976?s=03" rel="nofollow - https://twitter.com/BBCOne/status/952956982117502976?s=03 What a nice kitty!
Posted By: ThreeBears
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 10:30am
https://twitter.com/attenboroughs_d/status/900667488450596864?lang=en" rel="nofollow - https://twitter.com/attenboroughs_d/status/900667488450596864?lang=en This one's for Macca. Whale the cat.
Posted By: acacia alba
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 10:38am
I cant find a link but did anyone see the cat in the Sydney Harbour Tunnel ? The police tried to catch it but it hid out for something like 3 days, and then a maintenence worker managed to catch it. He took it home and got it up on FB or somewhere , and a lady got him to scan the chip, and it was hers, It came from Homebush, 19Ks away and only been gone a day or 2. Thats one life done. Only 8 left now.
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Posted By: Passing Through
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 11:44am
Vix is feline fine after 20km Sydney Harbour Tunnel trip
Keely McDonough, The Daily Telegraph
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Posted By: Gay3
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 1:39pm
Thanks for that link Now we can all judge it on its' merits or otherwise
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Posted By: maccamax
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 1:52pm
ThreeBears wrote:
https://twitter.com/attenboroughs_d/status/900667488450596864?lang=en" rel="nofollow - https://twitter.com/attenboroughs_d/status/900667488450596864?lang=en This one's for Macca. Whale the cat.
very good TB.. That would be the only jump whale would get with his personality.
Posted By: Gay3
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 1:56pm
macca, I think you'd better dispose of that siggy
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Posted By: maccamax
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 1:58pm
Gay3 wrote:
macca, I think you'd better dispose of that siggy
OK But , Good one aye ..
Posted By: acacia alba
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 2:07pm
Gay3 wrote:
Thanks for that link Now we can all judge it on its' merits or otherwise
Yes, thanks PT. At least I wont get told off for not posting my source , since you have kindly supplied it for me
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Posted By: Passing Through
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 2:19pm
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Posted By: Gay3
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 2:33pm
You have already sinned acacia, wait for the wrath of our resident justice to chastise you
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Posted By: maccamax
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 2:39pm
acacia alba wrote:
Gay3 wrote:
Thanks for that link Now we can all judge it on its' merits or otherwise
Yes, thanks PT. At least I wont get told off for not posting my source , since you have kindly supplied it for me
SAUCE AA.... Drive our spellchecker madder.
Posted By: Whale
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 2:46pm
For Macca
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Posted By: maccamax
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 3:05pm
Whale wrote:
For Macca
BEAUTIFUL
Posted By: maccamax
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 4:53pm
Even had me remove my EGO / IQ joke .
I just couldn't embarrass one so gentle any longer.
Posted By: Whale
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 5:01pm
Embarrassed, not really. I know you keep an exercise book full of joking, humorous sayings you have heard , or looked up on the internet, a quip for every occasion is Macca. And I think chihuahuas are horrible rat like little things, can you even call them a dog ?
------------- Victor Orban 1.74 m, Michael Bloomberg 1.73 m, Emmanual Macron 1.77 m, George Soros 1.8 m
Posted By: maccamax
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 5:06pm
Whale wrote:
Embarrassed, not really. I know you keep an exercise book full of joking, humorous sayings you have heard , or looked up on the internet, a quip for every occasion is Macca. And I think chihuahuas are horrible rat like little things, can you even call them a dog ?
You underestimate the Chihuahua Whale . Mine killed a German Shepherd once .
It Choked.
Posted By: Carioca
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 5:18pm
The old frog and the scorpion tale, fair dinkum I knew it wasn't far off.
Posted By: Isaac soloman
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2018 at 4:56pm
Dog caught riding neighbour's one-eyed pony in the middle of the night
Posted By: Passing Through
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2018 at 5:11pm
Did he use a step ladder to get up there Isaac?
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Posted By: Gay3
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2018 at 5:23pm
Neighbours' Corgi on her mini pony, caught in her headlights & filmed! Funny little pair & the dog stayed put even when pony trotted
A-ha, it's on Y/tube
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Posted By: Isaac soloman
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2018 at 6:42pm
no doubt about it pt you are across everything
Posted By: Passing Through
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2018 at 6:50pm
I saw that this morning on tv in some channel's regular cute animal video segment, and they said the owner followed the corgi and found him up on top of the pony riding it around in the dark
I am no expert on corgis or how high they can jump, but from what I can see of them they struggle to keep their tackle off the ground with those stumpy little legs, ket alone launching like a cat up there
I called #fakenews on it
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Posted By: Isaac soloman
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2018 at 7:25pm
fakenews?! regardless of whether the dog had help to be on the back the look on its face was certainly worried, like "get me off this horse"
Posted By: VSP.
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2018 at 11:56pm
Posted By: ThreeBears
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2018 at 10:53am
Creepy big bird at opening ceremony = correction
Posted By: jujuno
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2018 at 7:58am
Passing Through wrote:
I saw that this morning on tv in some channel's regular cute animal video segment, and they said the owner followed the corgi and found him up on top of the pony riding it around in the dark
I am no expert on corgis or how high they can jump, but from what I can see of them they struggle to keep their tackle off the ground with those stumpy little legs, ket alone launching like a cat up there
I called #fakenews on it
without a doubt...I once owned a corgi and no way could it get on even a miniature horse...
but my next door neighbour's German Shepherd used to climb the stairs of a huge (old fashioned) slippery-dip and slide down...
------------- Desert War, Rain Lover, Latin Knight, Hay List, Mustard...my turf heroes...
Posted By: Passing Through
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2018 at 8:49am
Sort of animals, but very cute and clever, like puppies escaping their cages in the pound.
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Posted By: Isaac soloman
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2018 at 11:08am
funny, strange pt you think them cute and clever as most viewers thought them creepy.
Posted By: Passing Through
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2018 at 11:42am
Funny you never ''get'' irony Isaac.
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Posted By: Isaac soloman
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2018 at 11:58am
irony? is that what you call it pt?
well there you go and i thought you were being serious all along.
Posted By: Gay3
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2018 at 12:17pm
Ingenious but also interesting that they've used legs vs, wheels, perhaps with a view to coping with steps/stairs.
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Posted By: Passing Through
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2018 at 12:30pm
Posted By: ThreeBears
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2018 at 2:04pm
Reported today that a would be poacher has been found dead after being eaten by a lion pride. A loaded gun was founded near his snacked on corpse. Good work lions!
Posted By: ThreeBears
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2018 at 2:05pm
Mrs Bears comment - "Was the name on the gun D.Trump Jnr?"
Posted By: Passing Through
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2018 at 3:17pm
This beautiful image of a gorilla hugging her caretaker, titled " http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/wpy/gallery/2017/images/special-award-people-s-choice/5283/pikin-and-appolinaire.html" rel="nofollow - Pikin and Appolinaire ," just won the People's Choice Award in the 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest.
Posted By: acacia alba
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2018 at 4:28pm
ThreeBears wrote:
Reported today that a would be poacher has been found dead after being eaten by a lion pride. A loaded gun was founded near his snacked on corpse. Good work lions!
What is 'kind milk'? Meet the dairy farm starting a revolution
At first glance, there’s little to suggest anything unusual is going on at http://hownowdairy.com.au/" rel="nofollow - How Now dairy ,
a small family-run farm located in Wunghnu, northern Victoria. The
370-acre farm has the same green pastures as its neighbours, a creek
that runs through the property, and it has Rosie, Thelma, Judy and other
female herd members chewing happily on the grass. Nope, it’s only when
you look carefully that you notice that very thing you weren’t able to
put your finger on before – calves. Not on the back of a truck and not
in a separate pen, but happily walking alongside or suckling on their
mamas. This has been a vision years in the making – and it's one that
Cathy Palmer, co-owner of How Now, says she hopes will pave the way
forward for the dairy industry in general. “I empathise with the
pressures placed on the current dairy farmers, but I’ve long believed we
could do things differently and now I know first hand that it’s
possible.”
An inconvenient truth
If you’re keen on your flat whites, yoghurts and cheeses, the truth
behind conventional dairy production is not an easy one to face. Most
people perhaps are not aware that to produce the milk we desire, cows
are kept almost continually https://rspca.org.au/campaigns/dairy-cows" rel="nofollow - pregnant , with calves https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150428081801.htm" rel="nofollow - taken away from their mothers within 24 hours so that milk can be harvested for human consumption – a process that leaves both https://www.wired.com/2014/06/the-emotional-lives-of-dairy-cows/" rel="nofollow - mother and baby deeply distressed
and bellowing for each other for days. Palmer (and animal welfare
groups) estimates between 400,000 and 800,000 of male calves (known
within the industry as ‘bobby calves’) are sent to slaughter, as is https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/07/downside-no-kill-dairies/" rel="nofollow - a significant portion of females and while a cow has a natural life expectancy of https://books.google.com.au/books?id=qe2rBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT2582&lpg=PT2582&dq=COWS+LIFE+EXPECTANCY+20+YEARS&source=bl&ots=yJrubrl3Ur&sig=OjjyzphJAocAHsfgBtNW5BcnYe0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ-tit_6PZAhUHJ5QKHVGVCs04ChDoAQg2MAI#v=onepage&q=COWS%20LIFE%20EXPECTANCY%2020%20YEARS&f=false" rel="nofollow - 20-30 years, most dairy cows are slaughtered around the four-to-five-year-mark https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/07/downside-no-kill-dairies/" rel="nofollow - once their milk dries up .
It was a revelation that former music executive Palmer says shook her to
the core. “I’d been a vegetarian for many years, but I continued eating
dairy and when I met my partner Les (Dr Les Sandles, a third-generation
dairy farmer), he asked how I could reconcile my beliefs with consuming
dairy products,” she says. “Once he told me about conventional milk
production, my entire world changed and I knew if someone else wasn’t
going to do something about it, it might as well be us.”
Marion and Mira are part of the well-loved herd at the farm.
Chasing dreams
How do you spark a ‘kind milk’ revolution, an intuition-led journey
free from the binds (or assistance) of texts, research and rules? Palmer
says they entered what she calls "unchartered territory" with the dream
of a small farm where all calves (including the bobby calves) would be
raised and kept by Palmer and Dr Sandles – with no separation from the
mothers, no abattoirs and no skimming from hungry calves. “We knew,
early on, it would be the kind of place where we would only ever take
the excess milk only after the calves had had their fill,” says Palmer.
Their first 15 Jersey cows were purchased in August 2016 and the
question was posed: if you build it, will they come?
18 months later, the business is thriving – http://hownowdairy.com.au/customnews/delicious-produce-award-winner/" rel="nofollow - "State Finalist in the 2017 Delicious Produce Awards"
kind of thriving. Their herd has grown to 50 with 25 cows currently
producing approximately 500 litres of milk each day. “The average cow
will produce 20 litres of milk a day – but a calf only drinks around
seven litres, so we only use what remains,” says Palmer who explains
that from the age of two months, the calves are moved to a nearby
paddock after their morning feed and reunited with their mums after the
afternoon milking-session finishes – a system Palmer refers to as
"crèche".
“Once he told me about conventional milk production, my
entire world changed and I knew if someone else wasn’t going to do
something about it, it might as well be us.”
To reduce the number of bobby calves born, artificial intelligence is
used to produce predominantly females using a more expensive type of
semen that Palmer says has a 90 per cent success rate. “When you intend
to keep every calf born, you can’t have tens or hundreds of male calves
who grow up to become bulls running around,” she says. “And while this
isn’t the most financially viable option when it comes to earning a
living through dairy, we’ve stuck to our guns [so] that kindness and
compassion should triumph over economics every time.”
Moving forward
Every business has its own set of unique challenges and How Now dairy
is no different. The duo milk, process and distribute the milk around
Melbourne, Geelong and Shepparton themselves and Palmer often finds
herself at the receiving end of hate campaigns from both vegans and
conventional dairy farmers (Palmer only ever responds by continuing to
post pictures of happy calves with their happy mums).
“And while this isn’t the most financially viable option
when it comes to earning a living through dairy, we’ve stuck to our guns
[so] that kindness and compassion should triumph over economics every
time.”
They’ve branched out into cheese and cream with the view of extending
into yoghurt and butter, but says business expansion comes down to two
things: remaining committed to their ‘kindness first’ goal, and finding
like-minded farmers in other states to buy into the idea and take a
gamble on something new. “We’ve already had some great discussions in
getting the How Now message into all the different states and I hope as
well go, we’ll also get the message out that this could very well be the
way of the future.”
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Posted By: ThreeBears
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2018 at 10:38pm
Posted By: acacia alba
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2018 at 10:45am
ThreeBears wrote:
Could be a TBV member that cat .... but which one?
PT .
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Posted By: Passing Through
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2018 at 11:42am
I had a beautiful grey Burmese similar to that cat AA. They are very intelligent creatures, but suffer with respiratory problems
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Posted By: acacia alba
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2018 at 12:36pm
All cats are intelligent , PT Smarter than a lot of people I reckon.
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Posted By: Passing Through
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2018 at 12:46pm
Cats are, but for sheer delight in just being, it is hard to beat baby goats in pyjamas
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Posted By: Isaac soloman
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2018 at 1:34pm
Here's what happens when you leave your camera on the ice in Antarctica. These curious emperor penguins seized the opportunity for a selfie 📸
http://ab.co/2FjQ8OZ
Posted By: Isaac soloman
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2018 at 10:25pm
Dogs found guarding elderly Tasmanian owner's body weeks after death found new homes
By http://www.abc.net.au/news/catherine-grant/166974" rel="nofollow - Cate Grant
Updated about 6 hours agon old man dies. Alone except for his two old dogs, Indigo and Blue.
They stayed by his side for weeks until his body is found.
It's the sort of tragic story that makes people wonder how it could happen, and often ends sadly for all involved — including the faithful pets.
That was the scenario faced by Tasmania Police when they entered a property in the north of the state to check on the welfare of the occupant.
While nothing could be done for the elderly owner, the police called the local dog catcher, Des, who "has a way with animals" according to Emma Haswell, the founder of Brightside Farm Sanctuary.
Des called Ms Haswell, who had already heard about the dogs.
"The owner had died, and no-one knew, and he had been dead for two weeks when the police found him," she said.
"His two dear old dogs protected him and wouldn't let the police go near him, they were guarding their owner.
"It would have been very stressful for the dogs and very difficult for them when the police came in and they didn't know what was going on. They were very, very protective. Apparently the police weren't game to go near them.
"Nobody from the family could or would take them, so their future was looking pretty grim, so I said I would [find them a new home]."
The two old dogs are believed to be 10 and 12 years old, and Ms Haswell said it was likely they would have been euthanased."I was amazed. They were the most beautiful dogs. They were adored. You just want to squeeze them," she said.
"They are mother and daughter, so the [red] heeler is the mother, and the kelpie-cross is the daughter.
"When I took them to their new home, I took them out into the garden to explore and it was just gorgeous. The daughter kept looking back and checking on the mother as they wandered around — they're really bonded.
"They're well cared for and in good health."It's not always easy to find the right home for older dogs. They often have complicated and expensive medical problems.
A friend of Ms Haswell's was sceptical when she said she was going to find them beautiful homes.
"And I rang her about five hours later and said 'Guess what? they've got the best home!' and it's with an incredibly good vet who does mainstream vet work, but also does acupuncture and all those things," Ms Haswell said."She took another old dog from me once before … http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-17/jack-the-chip-shop-dog-gets-new-lease-on-life/7174198" rel="nofollow - a 10-year-old shepherd that had been left out the back of a fish and chip shop and had been in a terrible state of ill health — he could hardly walk.
"And he looked and behaved like a five-year-old dog by the time she had finished with him."
Ms Haswell said it was a good story among those of the swathes of abandoned and unwanted animals that people want her to take each week.
"Just pages of animal surrenders for the past six weeks — it's just insane. Every day getting numerous calls about dogs, heaps of rabbits, guinea pigs — it's very difficult when you can't say yes to them all," she said.
"It's nice when you can just pluck some animals out of something awful and just transfer them straight into paradise, it's just a really good feeling."
Posted By: Isaac soloman
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2018 at 10:26pm
Posted By: Isaac soloman
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2018 at 10:28pm
Posted By: ThreeBears
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2018 at 12:38am
They sure look well fed. A lovely pair of dogs.
Posted By: RED HUNTER
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2018 at 11:16am
Posted By: RED HUNTER
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2018 at 11:18am
that didnt work......google...west australian looking after horses
and find this
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-10/calan-horse-sanctuary-one-man-mission-to-save-neglected-animals/9529282" rel="nofollow - Calan Horse Sanctuary is the vision of a dream to save the horses ...
1 day ago - He's turned his 40-hectare property in Highbury, in WA's Wheatbelt, into a horse sanctuary, where he devotes his time and energy working to transform their eyes from what he ... Looking afterhis horses is a herculean job, which for Mr Gent — who lives alone on the property — starts each day about 4am.
Posted By: RED HUNTER
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2018 at 11:19am
ok... there now...just click (prev post) Calan.....etc
Posted By: RED HUNTER
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2018 at 12:23pm
Posted By: acacia alba
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2018 at 3:33pm
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Posted By: Isaac soloman
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2018 at 7:00pm
NT cattleman rescues heifer wrapped around a tree by its tailA Northern Territory cattle producer has come to the rescue of a heifer who had accidentally wrapped its tail around a tree and got stuck.
Annaburroo Station manager Adrian Phillips said he had been checking one of his paddocks when he came across the animal"It seemed a bit odd the way she was on her own, so I poked over on the bike and found out she had herself tied in knots," he http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nt-country-hour/nt-pastoralist-rescues-heifer-with-tail-wrapped-around-tree/9550460" rel="nofollow - told the NT Country Hour .
"I tried to unravel it [the tail], but couldn't because she was proper tied up.
"So I went home, grabbed the chainsaw, cut the tree, and she got up and on her way."
How did it happen?
Mr Phillips said it seemed the heifer had been trying to get rid of flies when the freak accident happened.
"She's then gone around the tree trying to get herself free and has made the situation even worse for herself."
Mr Phillips said he had never seen "such a freak accident by the tail" during his years working in the cattle industry.
On a station http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-08/crocodiles-dragged-from-top-end-cattle-station-after-eating-cows/9410852" rel="nofollow - renowned for its big crocodiles , Mr Phillips said the animal was lucky he had found her so soon.
"Although she wasn't very appreciative [when I rescued her]," he laughed.
This
is the heartwarming moment a giant humpback whale protects a marine
biologist from a nearby shark attack by shielding her with its body and
pushing her out of shark’s way. The point-of-view footage was filmed
in the waters off Muri Beach, Rarotonga, of the Cook Islands in the
South Pacific where whale biologist Nan Hauser, 63, was snorkeling with a
50,000 pound mammal.
Moments later, a 15-foot tiger shark is
lurking in the distance. Initially the snorkeler presumes that the shark
is another whale coming to join the fun, but when she sees its tail
moving left to right instead of up to down like sharks do, she realised
it is in fact a more menacing animal swimming towards her, so she rings
the alarm of trouble.
This video is proof of whale’s intuitive
nature to protect other species of animal as this humpback whale
protects Nan and her team from a circling https://rumble.com/v32rhq-orcas-vs-shark-killer-whales-take-down-tiger-shark.html" rel="nofollow - tiger shark by putting her under its pectoral fin and using its head and mouth to push her away.
Watch
as the giant mammal is tucking Nan under its pectoral fin and even
lifts the biologist out of the water at one point. Soon after, Nan
returned to safety and the https://rumble.com/v348za-humpback-whale-breaches-surface-by-docks.html" rel="nofollow - whale surfaced to check on her at the boat.
Nan,
who lives on the Cook Islands, says “I’ve spent 28 years underwater
with whales, and have never had a whale so tactile and so insistent on
putting me on his head, or belly, or back, or, most of all, trying to
tuck me under his huge pectoral fin.”
“I tried to get away from
him for fear that if he rammed me too hard, or hit me with his flippers
or tail, that would break my bones and rupture my organs. If he held me
under his pectoral fin, I would have drowned.”
Who would have expected that whales can be such protective creatures and save you from trouble! Amazing!
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Posted By: Passing Through
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2018 at 6:11pm
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Posted By: Isaac soloman
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2018 at 2:52pm
Posted By: Gay3
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2018 at 4:29pm
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Houston's
Mounted Police unit goes bitless! Their 40 horses from all breeds and
backgrounds working 8-10 hours every day in downtown Houston have all
been barefoot since 2003, Now they have been swapped to bitless bridles
and halters. The horses are all thriving, healthier than ever, and their
vet bills have been cut in half.
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Posted By: acacia alba
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2018 at 12:38am
It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the passing of Sudan - the last remaining male Northern White Rhino.
To all the
wonderful people at Ol Pejeta Conservancy who watched over him - well
into his old age, we thank you and can only imagine the hurt you must be
feeling right now. Our thoughts are with you.
We hope that
Sudan's legacy ensures that we never again have to hear this story.
Never again do we want to have to say "the last of his kind".
Rest in Peace Sudan.
You can read more about Sudan and the fate of the northern white rhino https://benchafrica.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=edefb080de9ba1673218af913&id=c1118c3777&e=2efec76928" rel="nofollow - here .
And if you want to hear more news from the continent of Africa then please feel free to https://benchafrica.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=edefb080de9ba1673218af913&id=9797de04ea&e=2efec76928" rel="nofollow - like us on Facebook .
News From Africa
Not reall a happy story but we need to be aware these animals are fast vanishing and your kids might never see the likes again.
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Posted By: ThreeBears
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2018 at 1:23am
Don't bother calling the midwife - self service and a lot of love
Posted By: Passing Through
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2018 at 9:00pm
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Posted By: Passing Through
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2018 at 7:06pm
Loyal blue heeler stays with three-year-old lost in bush overnight
By http://www.abc.net.au/news/gail-burke/9108082" rel="nofollow - Gail Burke and http://www.abc.net.au/news/matt-eaton/5903552" rel="nofollow - Matt Eaton
Updated about an hour ago
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-21/missing-girl-found-safe-and-well-bushland-overnight/9683496" rel="nofollow"> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-21/missing-girl-found-safe-and-well-bushland-overnight/9683496" rel="nofollow - An old blue heeler named Max remained by the side of a three-year-old girl and led searchers to her after she spent more than 15 hours lost in rugged bushland on Queensland's Southern Downs overnight.
Aurora was reported missing about 3:00pm yesterday after she wandered off on her own, but a search of woodlands and hills on the rural property in wet weather last night found no trace of her.
This morning, more than 100 State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers, police and members of the public resumed the search and found the girl safe and well with Max the dog at 8:00am.
For his good work in keeping the little girl safe, Max has now been declared an honorary police dog.
Kelly Benston, the partner of Leisa Bennett, who is Aurora's grandmother, said Ms Bennett and other searchers heard the little girl faintly from the top of a mountain this morning.
"She found the dog first. Max led her to Aurora," Mr Benston said.
"Max is 17 years old, deaf and partially blind."
SES area controller Ian Phipps confirmed a family member spotted Aurora and Max about two kilometres from the house, still on the family property at Cherry Gulley, 30 kilometres south of Warwick.
"The area around the house is quite mountainous and is very inhospitable terrain to go walking in, so she'd travelled quite a distance with her dog that was quite loyal to her," he said.
"I think [Aurora] was a bit overwhelmed by the tears and the howling, but I explained to her how happy those tears were," she said.
"It could have gone any of 100 ways, but she's here, she's alive, she's well and it's a great outcome for our family."
Mr Phipps said Aurora suffered minor cuts and abrasions but was otherwise well and it was a wonderful outcome for the family and searchers.
"With the weather last night it's quite lucky she is well because it was cold, it was cold and raining," he said.
"She's a very hardy young lass to survive that without any ill effects and everyone, all the volunteers are extremely happy.
"They had travelled from all over the region just to do the search and that's one of the things they join the SES for is to look after the community and do these activities ... and bring happiness to a family.
"There was a little bit of dread going into it with a cold night last night, but to get such a positive outcome the volunteers are very happy, and will be tucking into a bacon and egg sandwich very shortly."
Posted By: Gay3
Date Posted: 02 May 2018 at 4:02pm
From acacia alba
Anzac mystery and a horse-torian's decades-long search for WWI hero Dipso
http://www.abc.net.au/canberra" rel="nofollow - ABC Radio Canberra
By http://www.abc.net.au/news/hannah-walmsley/5889046" rel="nofollow - Hannah Walmsley
Australians paused this week as part of Anzac Day
commemorations to remember and honour the service of men and women past
and present.
For 82-year-old Pat Gallagher, it was also a time to remember the thousands of horses that went to war.
And one horse in particular has been on his mind for more than 60 years — a horse named Dipso.
"We'd moved to Sydney from the bush and I was just a teenager at the time," Mr Gallagher said.
"They'd
opened a memorial for the horses of the Desert Mounted Corps in
Macquarie Street in Sydney on the corner of the Botanic Gardens.
"I was walking up there one day and there was a wreath made of oats laying on the ground and a card with the name Dipso.
"The name itself was odd, because Dipso was the old term for an alcoholic and that's a funny name for a horse."
Mr Gallagher said the thought of a drunken horse stuck in his memory.
"I so often wonder who left the wreath there."
Twenty years later, Mr Gallagher found himself in Canberra walking down Anzac Parade.
"There
had been something on at the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial and there
again was a little wreath and that same name on a card, Dipso," he said.
"There just couldn't be two horses with that same name 20 years apart.
"Someone was still leaving wreaths in this horse's memory."
Mr Gallagher just couldn't ignore the coincidence any longer. What
followed was a lengthy search following every thread of information he
could find to trace the Dipso's story.
"I'm more of a horse-torian than a historian.
"The Trove facility at the National Library has all the old newspapers.
"People used to write home with news that Dipso had won such-and-such a race and the letters would get into the papers."
Dipso was one of the original horses of the 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment.
Reared
at a station near Dubbo in New South Wales, the race horse was a
thoroughbred and originally part-owned by Reginald Roy Brown.
"Records show that Dipso started his racing career in 1911," Mr Gallagher said.
"He ran second in the Nyngan Lady's Bracelet that year but won that event in 1912 and again in 1914.
In 1914, Brown paid his brother £70 to own Dipso outright and enlisted with the 6th Light Horse Regiment on October 27.
On December 21, Brown and Dipso departed Sydney aboard HMAT Suevic bound for Egypt.
"In
April 1915 the Australian infantry and artillery landed on Gallipoli
but the light horsemen were left in Egypt," Mr Gallagher said.
"In
just a couple of weeks the Anzacs had sustained so many losses that
their leaders gladly accepted the volunteer light horsemen.
"They
would leave their horses in Egypt with a quarter of the force to care
for them while the other troopers fought in the trenches as infantry."
Records tell that Brown served at Gallipoli where he became ill and was evacuated to a hospital in England.
During his recovery Brown accepted a commission in the Royal Field Artillery.
He
won a Military Cross for bravery on the Western Front and was elevated
to the rank of major, but he was killed in an accidental explosion in
October 1918.
Mr Gallagher said in Brown's absence officer Stuart Archibald Tooth inherited Dipso.
"There were many empty saddles after the Gallipoli campaign."
But
while Mr Gallagher has been able to document much of Dipso's experience
at war, he remains mystified by who might be leaving wreaths in his
memory.
"The Tooth name is reasonably common and while I've made
many phone calls, I haven't been able to track down the Tooth family,"
he said.
Tooth had worked with Dipso in the Sinai and Palestinian campaigns and returned to Australia in June 1919.
"Tooth
and Dipso had been through many perils together but the joy of victory
was saddened by a parting that had to come," Mr Gallagher said.
"The horses could not be brought home."
At the end of the war 13,000 horses could not be returned home because of Australia's quarantine restrictions.
A
select picking were sold as remounts for the British Army of
Occupation. Wounded horses and those over the age of 12 were put down.
"Some, to the disgust of the Light Horse, were sold locally," Mr Gallagher said.
"If
Tooth lived to read The Referee [newspaper], he would be pleased to
know that Dipso went to the Indian cavalry and they were known for good
horse care."
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Posted By: acacia alba
Date Posted: 02 May 2018 at 5:13pm
Thanks Gay .
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Posted By: Passing Through
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 9:33pm
My mom put oil on her bird feeder to keep squirrels from stealing the bird food
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Posted By: maccamax
Date Posted: 07 May 2018 at 3:44am
acacia alba wrote:
So who says animals dont twig,,,dont know whats going on,,,
I did a leg of lamb for dinner tonight .. I hope your wrong A.A.
I feel bad already.
Posted By: acacia alba
Date Posted: 07 May 2018 at 2:49pm
3 Bears, you post cat vids. Have you ever watched Simon,s Cat on youtube ? For anyone who likes cats, he is so funny and so typical . Especially when the cat is trying to get Simon out of bed to feed it.
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Posted By: ThreeBears
Date Posted: 07 May 2018 at 11:21pm
I get the vids from my wife AA. The best one lately was about cats that don't like kids. I'll try and find it.