My death's-head is paested on yay!

[den]

I have just picked up from two different houses two galahs who, between them, have:

-have 3 broken wings
-2 broken legs
-at least 1 punctured lung and coughing up blood
-maggots.

One of the birds reeked of decay. I lifted the wing and could see things moving in the wound. The little girl looked at me and asked "What will you do to the bird?" Her mum gave me a haunted look and silently mouthed the word 'Vet.'

"I'll take it to the vet tomorrow," I lied.

So now I have 2 galahs quietly expiring on my back patio.

The other people asked me about who to call about a dog they found in the park. It had been killed, burned and buried, hopefully in that order. I told them to call the RSPCA. I hope they find the owner. I really hope they do.

Comments

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[level-head.livejournal.com]

It is sad. You might remember the series of incidents involving cats and firecrackers following the airing of such a prank on "Beavis and Butt-head".

Should we ban such nonsense? No. But it would be a far better world if we did not find such things attractive and worth sponsoring advertising for.

===|==============/ Level Head

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[kayshapero]

I think something's busted in someone who does that - this sort of thing is one of the early signs of a sociopath, though some don't carry it through to their own species.

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[kayshapero]

Wouldn't have to be passed on genetically per se if it was a fairly easy mutation in an area that generally IS important. It could also be the non-genetic result of relatively minor unnoticed brain damage. Or even learned behaviour from exposure to others who do damage, witness the kid who was abused as a child and grows up to abuse others. "Because I can" may not be a sane motive, but that doesn't keep it from existing.

Certainly there is a pack display mode in humanity that can cause serious damage (we call it mob behaviour), which probably was originally useful for the same reason baboons gang up to throw rocks and branches at leopards.

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