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There is so many things wrong with this I don’t even know where to start

This is what I meant in that post about media influencing people–I hope that poor owl gets surrendered to the appropriate authorities and I hope her dumb ass stays away from animals forever

–mod Nick

her name is vegan hippie dont expect intelligence outta her

I’m a dipshit. what exactly is wrong here besides the leather strap thingy?

She has a “pet” owl, and she’s advertising on social media how to “care” for it, which is dangerous ( and more then likely is incorrect information) because other idiots with no clue are going to want an owl for a pet because it’s “exotic” 

(There’s actually nothing wrong with the strap, which is called a jess. It allows for handlers to keep control of a bird, and you’ll often usually see it in falconry.)

No the big issue is that, normal (untrained or uneducated in wildlife or animal science) people shouldn’t have wildlife as pets. There’s this trend of people buying “exotic” wildlife, for the aesthetic but are completely unequipped to properly care or house these animals.

There’s a reason wildlife should only ever be kept in specialised facilities, taken care of by highly trained professionals.

It also raises the question of how she brought the owl in the first place. They aren’t extactly sold in pet shops or given away to normal people wanting a pet. I can almost guarantee that that owl was unethically sourced.

It’s also illegal in certain countries for private individuals to keep native owls asa pets. Only trained and licensed individuals are allowed to keep wildlife like this but only for the purpose of rehabilitation, as part of a breeding program, or for educational purposes.

And her username just makes it worse. Funny that vegans want to claim they care more about animals then everyone else, yet they continue to contribute to animal abuse with shit like this. 

Also, having the owl perch on her shoulder like that is just *asking* to lose an eye or have the bird clench its feet and drive those talons to the bone.

Here is a picture of me being stupid with a tame screech owl. (seriously, this was fucking dumb on my part and I was chanting “don’t clench your toooooes” the entire time)

If pointy birb had decided to flex those feet, those talons would have gone all the way in my flesh. Look at how large they are even on this small a bird. Now imagine how big they are on a barn owl. We’re talking about 4 times as long, and much, much thicker.

Great point! 

I don’t have much experience with birds (unless the bird is 6 feet tall and flightless), let alone with handling raptors.

Basics of owning an owl: 

1: own a zoo or wildlife sanctuary

2: DON’T show it off as “look at my cute awesome pet lol :D”