Depressing threads about different deaths, abuses, etc.

WriterofWords · May 5, 2009

It seems with Spring there are not only wonderful little hatches going on, but a lot of things that happen that are an affront to all of us. I've noticed a trend the last couple of days and it bothers me enough to mention it. If one person sees a baby chick being abused, then someone else sees 10 and they have to describe it blow-by-blow. It's like they are trying to prove they can find an even more heartbreaking story than the last one.

I try to avoid them, but sometimes it's like a train wreck, you just have to look even though you know you shouldn't and it's ugly, and depressing. Most of these are things that will break our hearts if we do read it, but things we can't do anything about because it's not in our area, or it's already happened and it's after the fact.

Please, this is a place to come and celebrate our fowl friends, is there any chance we can focus on the good and try leave the bad alone for awhile? I know some of the responses to this will be ugly too, so I don't plan on reading them, I just wanted to say enough is enough, stop trying to find the most heart-breaking, heart-rending, stories you can to post.

Pumpkinpup · May 5, 2009

I have to agree. These are real downers. I wish there were more positive and uplifting stories to be told.

rhondapiper · May 5, 2009

I can't even stand reading the subject line. Once I've seen it, if it's descriptive, then I have the image of the animal being abused stuck in my head for the rest of the day.

I'm not so innocent as to think these things don't go on, I'm just overly sensitive about animal cruelty (I delete animal planet form all my TVs so I don't accidentally come across those awful animal cops shows) that even reading a headline gets me upset.

I know I'm a ninny, but I wish people wouldn't post such graphic subject lines.

Mourningdove · May 5, 2009

I also agree with you!

Lil_Chickadee · May 5, 2009

debilorrah · May 5, 2009

My abandoned dog story has a happy ending. Happier yet when I can get all the puppies out from under the house - again

gretchenhau · May 5, 2009

Uplifting story:

My mean mean rooster protects my crippled duck every day, when the duck squals, he comes running. It is so cute, I would get rid of the rooster, but they are so cute together, it makes me happy that he has a protector, at night the rooster rounds him up into the coop, like it is nite nite time.

gypsy2621 · May 5, 2009

on a good note , poor preggo dumped kitty is havng her kittens tonight 3 so far. and more to go.
kttens will find loving homes through a vet office and mom will be spayed as soon as everything has gone back to normal ( weaned)

Sissy · May 6, 2009

Up lifting story,

rehomed my roo ,
friends grampa said he is followed all over by Moses
and is not as lonely having him around.

conny63malies · May 6, 2009

i posted a pic of momma duck and her babies being helped across the road by police last year. but unfortunatley the world is always roseyred, thought it should be atleast a little more

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