Electra is awake tonight and has chosen a slew of photographs for your viewing enjoyment. I have added a few quotes because I felt that I really should do something to contribute.
"Let us remember that animals are not mere resources for human consumption.
They are splendid beings in their own right, who have evolved alongside us
as co-inheritors of all the beauty and abundance of life on this planet" ― Marc Bekoff
"Maybe it's animalness that will make the world right again: the wisdom of elephants, the enthusiasm of canines, the grace of snakes, the mildness of anteaters.
Perhaps being human needs some diluting." ― Carol Emshwiller
"The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men." ― Alice Walker
"Animals are born who they are, accept it, and that is that.
They live with greater peace than people do." ― Gregory Maguire
"We patronize the animals for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours, they are more finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other Nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendor and travail of the earth." ― Henry Beston
"Clearly, animals know more than we think, and think a great deal more than we know."
― Irene M. Pepperberg
"Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem." ― A.A. Milne
This is an open thread.
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PWBPeeps is a group that posts a daily diary and nightly open thread for animal lovers. We share photos, seek & give advice about pet health and behavior issues, support each other in times of sadness and stress, celebrate together when times are good, and on most days have an inordinate amount of fun.
You are welcome to join us!
Easy PWB Rules
- Do not “Troll” the Pootie Peeps Diaries. If you don’t like animal diaries, there’s no need to tell us about it. Just go find some other diary more to your liking.
- Whatever happens in the outer blog STAYS in the outer blog. This is a place to relax and play; please treat it accordingly.
- If you would like a pic from the comment threads, please ask the poster. He/she may have a copyright to those pics. Many thanks!
- There are some pics we never post: snakes, creepy crawlies, any and all photos that depict or encourage human cruelty toward animals. These are considered “out of bounds” and will not be tolerated.