losers-count-sheep: Okay no. I saw this video on facebook...
Okay no.
I saw this video on facebook yesterday and I wanna clear something up.
This rabbit is not relaxed. Throughout the video, the rabbit is stiff as a board.
When rabbits are flipped onto their backs, they go into tonic immobility, which is a natural state of paralysis that rabbits and some other animals sink into. This is a protective, stress-induced behaviour that would protect them from potential threats, much like 'playing dead'.
This is not a cute video of a rabbit enjoying a bath. This is a video of a rabbit showing stress-induced behaviour that has been known to kill rabbits. In this state, the heart and respiration rates of the rabbit lower significantly and if left for a long period of time - such as having a 'nice relaxing bath', can cause suffocation or indeed, a stress-induced heart atack.
A study led by Dr. Anne McBride of the University of Southampton found that rabbits show signs of extreme stress after an episode of tonic immobility. Another danger of placing a rabbit on his back is that he could break his back if he struggles against being turned over.
Never purposely place your rabbit into tonic immobility unless for medical reasons - meaning, if you're a veterinarian or an EXPERIENCED rabbit handler or groomer. Intentionally inflicting severe stress on your pet to gain views for your cute video is fucking disgusting and abusive.
lizzgrace: me and a sneak peek of some Lizz Grace...
me and a sneak peek of some Lizz Grace Design
New summer line is coming out soon!! Can't wait to see what this lovely lady has for us!! <3 <3 <3
lizzgrace.tumblr.com
lizzgracedesign.etsy.com
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angelophile: "I got a fan letter from a young lady. It was a...
"I got a fan letter from a young lady. It was a suicide note.So I called her, and I said, "Hey, this is Jimmy Doohan. Scotty, from Star Trek." I said, "I'm doing a convention in Indianapolis. I wanna see you there."
I saw her — boy, I'm telling you, I couldn't believe what I saw. It was definitely suicide. Somebody had to help her, somehow. And obviously she wasn't going to the right people.
I said to her, "I'm doing a convention two weeks from now in St. Louis." And two weeks from then, in somewhere else, you know? She also came to New York - she was able to afford to got to these places. That went on for two or three years, maybe eighteen times. And all I did was talk positive things to her.
And then all of the sudden — nothing. I didn't hear anything. I had no idea what had happened to her because I never really saved her address.
Eight years later, I get a letter saying, "I do want to thank you so much for what you did for me, because I just got my Master's degree in electronic engineering."
That's…to me, the best thing I've ever done in my life."
Always reblog.
FUCKING STAR TREK!!!! Best of the best of the best, undeniably. So much love and respect <3
Saddest episode ever. They really outdid themselves when they...
Saddest episode ever. They really outdid themselves when they made this one.
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sadpigeon: sadpigeon: pigeongrrls: PIGEONGRRLS GIVEAWAY HEY...
PIGEONGRRLS GIVEAWAY
HEY so I'm looking for a way to promote my shop PigeonGrrls so I was like, "hey you stupid dumb idiot baby, why don't you do a TUMBLR GIVEAWAY????" so now I am! thanks brain for giving me that idea!!!
SWAGGITY SWAG WHAT'S IN THE BAG
the winner will receive:
- oNE flower crown
- a rosette brooch
- a not-so-sweet candy heart pin
- a t-shirt
- and a portrait of of anyone you admire by me
- annnnnnd I'll throw in a personalized poem JUST FOR YOU
wow!!!!! super cool!!!!!
RULES
- GIVEAWAY ENDS JUNE 30
- you MUST be following pigeongrrls
- reblog as much as you like, but likes DO NOT count
- you should send nice notes to people you don't like in an effort to resort your negative energy into positive vibes
- also it would be super cool if you favorited my shop on etsy
I'll be using a random generator to pick a winner to make sure everything is fair and square and I'll message you from my ~personal~ account, sadpigeon.tumblr.com, when the winner has been chosen
so!!! go to it!!! go go go!!!!!
sup
HEY NERDS
"Students who acquire large debts putting themselves through school are unlikely to think about..."
"Students who acquire large debts putting themselves through school are unlikely to think about changing society. When you trap people in a system of debt they can't afford the time to think. Tuition fee increases are a "disciplinary technique," and, by the time students graduate, they are not only loaded with debt, but have also internalized the "disciplinarian culture." This makes them efficient components of the consumer economy."-
Noam Chomsky (via lesilencieux)
I got an email today from StudentDebtCrisis.org asking people with student debt to take a survey about their experience paying off their loans and dealing with lenders. They're going to present their findings to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, so if you're one of the millions of college grads suffering under a mountain of debt, you should definitely fill it out.
(via stfuconservatives)
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It is always a good night for the X-files. Always.
It is always a good night for the X-files.
Always.
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not-in-my-ambulance:
analfetus: yayy
yayy
floralslut: lovenotfadeaway replied to your post: what things do you hate? WHY THE ODYSSEY, OH...
WHY THE ODYSSEY, OH WHY?!??!?!it's really boring and it's all about some guy on a boat and i don't care??? XD
but but but!!! when he lsnds on the island of the cyclopes and is sassy as fuck and super clever by calling himself Nohbdy and shit… ancient sass is some of the best sass! :D
theonlymagicleftisart: (William Hundley)
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madrantings: If I went back in time and told my 5 year old self that coloring would become one of...
If I went back in time and told my 5 year old self that coloring would become one of the most difficult things in my life I'd probably laugh at me.
real. fucking. shit.
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