friend: are you going to do the Charlie challenge?! :)
me:
Wait. What the heck is the Charlie Challenge and WHY are people doing it IF IT INVOLVES DEMONS?!
Basically you make a home made Ouija Board and summon a spirit/demon named Charlie.
THAT IS SUCH A STUPID IDEA!!
now it makes sense why a lot of people are doing it
They’re going to summon some shit, and get themselves killed, and I will have NO SYMPATHY FOR THEM AT ALL
People are stupid. They do these stupid challenges despite being warned how dangerous it was. Remember when people were doing the kylee jenner lip challenge despite a lot of people warning them that it can cause permanent scarring and disfigurement?
On the menu for Maggie tonight is puréed sweet potato, puréed brown rice, sprouted organic tofu, chia seeds, and digestive enzymes. Does she look excited? She is!
This dog does not look excited, this dog looks malnourished.
The diet you are feeding your dog places a huge burden entirely on the pancreas, forcing it to produce large amounts of amylase to deal with the starch, cellulose, and carbohydrates in plant matter. (yes, even with your supplements) The carnivore’s pancreas does not secrete cellulase to split the cellulose into glucose molecules, nor have dogs become efficient at digesting and assimilating and utilizing plant material as a source of high quality protein.
When this stuff sits in the pet’s intestine (yes even with your supplemented enzymes) it not only irritates the lining of the bowels but also provides the perfect warm, wet environment with plenty of undigested sugars and starches as food for bacteria.
I respect your choice in leading a vegan lifestyle, but please do not force this on your pet who does not recognize the difference, your dog absolutely needs a healthier diet or it is going to develop health issues and I guarantee you, will not live as long as it could otherwise.
side reminder that some dogs can have vegan meat and be completely nourished and content, loving and excited over their meals. See: Onision’s two dogs, Dobs and Leelu. Actually, his name is Greg. He, his wife Lainey, and their two dogs are all vegetarian, and both Dobs and Leelu thrive. They look very well nourished, are energetic, very loving towards both Greg and Lainey, and they are fed vegetarian foods. Do dogs and cats eat meat? Absolutely. With the right nourishments, can they live, thrive, and live a happy and healthy life without it? You bet your sweet ass theycan. Stop bagging on this person for feeding this to their dog. I may advise offering meaty treats to your pet, perhaps chop some chicken or throw in some cooked red meat, but your dog seems very okay to me. The meat would be an added bonus that may please your pooch and also provide additional protein and minerals. He/She seems healthy to me, and also seems interested in the food you’re about to feed them. Do not let these people tell you that you’re abusing your dog. If you choose to continue their diet in this way, I would definitely look more into different kinds of treats that would help with the digestion more, though I don’t know too much in that area. Best of luck to both you and your puppy dog!
Hi hello you seem new to veterinary science and animal welfare in general so let me educate you on some topics that you are completely wrong about
1) “side reminder that some dogs can have vegan meat and be completely nourished and content, loving and excited over their meals.”
This is an assumption. The assumption that dogs are omnivores remains to be proven, whereas the truth about dogs being natural carnivores is very well-supported by the evidence available to us and is understood by many science welfare groups, universities, and doctors of veterinary science.
Dogs and wolves share 99.8% of their mitochondrial DNA, those who insist dogs did not descend from wolves must disprove the litany of scientific evidence that concludes wolves are the ancestors of dogs. And guess what? The wolf is a carnivore. Since a dog’s internal physiology does not differ from a wolf, dogs have the same physiological and nutritional needs as those carnivorous predators.
By stating otherwise you are ignoring and disregarding the work of contributing doctors, educators, and researchers who have compiled over 300 years of research and observations of the wild canine.
2) Do dogs and cats eat meat? Absolutely. With the right nourishments, can they live, thrive, and live a happy and healthy life without it?
No. But congratulations, you got one thing right, dogs and cats eat meat. Can they live a happy and healthy life without it? No they cannot. Cats and dogs health is largely dependent on the body’s ability to digest and make use of the food that is a part of their natural diet that is supplemented from meats. By creating a lack of naturally produced (meat, not supplements) protein in the body of the animal, you are putting your animals at risk for something called protein-losing enteropathy. Although this condition can affect any breed or age of dog, some dog breeds are more likely than others. That being said, feeding your dog and cat an all vegan or vegetarian diet and expecting them to thrive on it is a gamble at best.
There is an entire array of problems that can arise from a lack of natural protein.
Occasional bouts of diarrhea
Chronic diarrhea
Weight loss
Lack of energy (lethargy)
Difficulty breathing (dyspnea)
Enlarged abdomen
Legs and feet may be puffy or swollen (edema)
Cancer in the intestines
Infection in the intestines
Bacteria such as salmonella(from rotting plant material)
Fungal infection
Intestinal parasites like hookworms and whipworms
Inflammation of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease)
Food Allergies
Stomach or intestinal ulcers
Congestive heart failure
Problems with the movement of lymphatic fluid out of the intestines (lymphangiectasia)
3) “He/She seems healthy to me, and also seems interested in the food you’re about to feed them.”
Hey, wrong again. This dogs nose is dried out, it is almost a pale white pink, this is an indication of dehydration or something more serious. The eyes are not clear and bright as they should be, they are red and puffy around the edges, the lining of the eyelids should be pink rather than red. This dog also has a blank stare on its face, and the nose is not pointing at the food, this means the dog is uninterested and is a sign of lethargy. This dog is begging for this meal to be something nutritious. I work at a highly respected veterinary hospital and I see this more often than you would think, I know how to tell when a dog looks malnourished, and so would you if you worked and studied every day in the field of veterinary medicine.
Next time I hope you will take the initiative to educate yourself on these and other important topics on the care for your animal, before you preach something you have no idea about.
AS A VEGAN, I AM SAYING TO FEED YOUR PETS WHAT THEY NEED TO EAT. IF THEY ARE CARNIVORES, FEED THEM MEAT! HUMANS ARE OMNIVORES BUT CATS AND DOGS ARE NOT. TO MALNOURISH YOUR PET IS ANIMAL CRUELTY, WHICH IS AGAINST THE VEGAN LIFESTYLE. IF YOU DO NOT FEED YOUR CAT OR DOG MEAT, YOU ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE VEGAN LIFESTYLE. DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR
Seriously if you want a pet that doesn’t need meat get a rabbit or bird or something. I’m sick of people starving their dogs, cats, reptiles,etc. because they believe the animal who needs meat to survive can become vegan/vegetarian.
I respect that people have the choice to be vegan. But do not force your animal companion to starve because you live in some fantasy where everything is okay.
Feeding a carnivorous pet an all vegan diet is animal abuse.
Yes, I know this blog is about
women the film industry, but it applies to me as well because of the
transphobia and sexism I am targeted by.
One of my film teachers saw a
short film wrote, edited, directed, and filmed myself, and said that
only “Real Men” could write and direct good films. He then proceeded to
tell me that I needed to act like “the girl I was born as” and “go join
the hair and makeup crew.”
Heartbreaking Simpsons Moments 1/∞: Bart Gets an F
I never understood why it’s an F if he gets more than half out of 100? Unless it’s more than 100. If you get more than half the answers right how is it an F?
You must not be from America. Here, grading is fucked up.
Average American Grading Scale: A+- 97-100 A - 94-96 A- - 90-93 B- 80-89 C- 70-79 D- 60-69 F- 59 and under
oh wow that is fucked up
why do they skip E in america
There’s an E in other grading scales?
And in some places in America it goes by a 7 point scale, so it’d be A - 100-93 B - 92-85 C - 84-78 D - 77-70 F - 69 and below
Now you understand why American kid’s feel like there’s no point to school. If you have a 100 question text, and get 79 of them correct, that’s a C. That mean’s your Average Intelligence on this particular subject. And it get’s even worse when you have only like… a 10 question quiz. If you get two wrong? that’s a B. 80 fucking %. Now tell me again why American school’s are easier?
No wait but whats the grading system in other countries?
UK Grading Scale
100-70: A
69-60: B
59-50: C
49-40: D
Below 40: F
ARE YOU FUCKING WITH ME?! THATS INSANE!!!!
next time you try to tell americans that we’re stupid
i’m gonna remind you
that our “average” is your “A”
French system: a grade on 20, 40 on big exams, 10 for short tests. There are no real levels but kids made them: above 15 is great, above 10 is good, above 5 is a bit low and under 5 is bad. We are only judged by our unofficial system we do by ourselves, teachers often announce an average on tests so you know how good you did. And it’s better like this.
If you want to know why the United States has one of the highest student depression/anxiety rates in the world, please examine this post. Americans aren’t stupid, our grading scale is much harder.
*Stewie voice* THIS IS WHY THE OTHER COUNTRIES ARE BEATING US, YOU KNOW!!!
Haha… there’s no D in my school… if u don’t get a C or higher, u fail.
Since my university is on this bullshit plus minus system, if yeen got a C+ or higher you might as well drop out.
Same, there’s no D in my high school, less than a 70 is an F
….are you kidding me? That’s fricking ridiculous
Well I got a UK B in My Bio College Course so i guess thats a way to put it but GODDAMN yoooooOOOO
I can tell you, I only failed one test and one prelim. I’m Scottish. I got about 69-75% right. B every time for what I know. SO DAMN SOMEONE FUCKED UP THE AMERICAN SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEM.
I know! Also here are teachers aren’t paid NEARLY enough. Like you have to REALLY WANT to go into teaching to be a good teacher because it’s not like going into law or nursing where you can do it because you have a mild interest in it and can do it for the money. Teachers are also treated like shit by some parents, and often get blamed for the child not performing well. Like, I know not all teachers here are perfect, but it’s really disheartening to know that one of your favorite teachers is getting angry emails and conferences by parents of the laziest kid in the class who doesn’t do shit but acts perfect in front of the parents. Because ya know it can’t be the kid’s fault.
So, basically teachers barely get any respect. Because of all this we have ALOT of crappy teachers that just decided to do it for benefits or to be off in the summer and on weekends who don’t care about the kids. Seriously my fourth grade teacher was SHIT and I have plenty of stories about her…Anyway, on top of all this the class sizes are WAY too big. Like on average 20 students to 1 teacher. Which means if you’re a quiet student you’re not gonna get noticed when you need to be because the teacher simply CANNOT cater to you and the rest of their class.
Now they have this program called “No Child Left Behind” which is supposed to help this. Basically, if you’re bored in class because it’s not challenging enough or you are struggling and need extra help the school is supposed to cater to you and make a personalized program to help you. Now, I ask you, with shit pay, barely any respect, and crap benefits why would they want to do this for a few students? They DON’T. They put students (capable and handicapped) in a catch-all class that assigns them with a non-specific learning disability (or ADD if you were like me and bored as hell in class) that doesn’t actually help at all.
Plus teachers pick favorites and it’s not uncommon for the favorites to pass while those who the teacher dislikes to struggle and fail (again that 4th grade teacher. Or my math teacher in highschool who passed every football player there.)
So yeah it’s not just the grading system. It’s out whole school system.
And don’t even get us STARTED on the tests and exams.
Not to mention they only take “core classes” (math, science, social studies) seriously and refuse to acknowledge that you CAN do good if you go into arts. As a result, arts are even more underfunded in an already underfunded school and if you’re good at something like music and that’s where your future lies but you’re bad at like, calculus, then the education system dictates that you are doomed to fail at life
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.
