{"id":94105,"date":"2016-04-22T16:15:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T00:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=94105"},"modified":"2016-04-22T16:18:17","modified_gmt":"2016-04-23T00:18:17","slug":"steve-sailers-rabbit-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=94105","title":{"rendered":"Steve Sailer’s Rabbit Died"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comments<\/a>:<\/p>\n

* Rabbits are fantastic animals and companions.<\/p>\n

We had one for nine years; presently we have five-year old doe. She\u2019s a litter-trained house rabbit. She\u2019s incredibly intelligent \u2014 rabbits are not nearly as stupid as some people think they are \u2014 and she\u2019s got a very rich personality. When we come home from work she\u2019ll roll over on her back and do a \u201chappy flop.\u201d She comes charging out to greet me every single morning when she hears me wake up. Nobody has ever been happier to see me than her!<\/p>\n

(I feel bad for some of the ignored, hutched rabbits out there who do not get human attention \u2014 they\u2019re really quite social.)<\/p>\n

* Whenever you have a pet you know you will see it die and you know you have a responsibility to let it die comfortably. This is absolutely not the way animals die in nature, which is cruel and without any mercy.<\/p>\n

The first cat I had to put down \u2013 kidney problems, I carried on until he started to howl \u2013 I brought to the vet. The issue is, the cat was terrified of the vet so I basically saw him die terrified [1]. I learned from that, had a vet come over for other animals that had to be put down [2].<\/p>\n

It goes to show that there is no such thing as an animal right. Rights are typical human behaviour. But there certainly is a human responsibility toward animals.<\/p>\n

[1] It is not entirely true, he was given a calming shot first. But I learned my lesson there.
\n[2] My rule of thumb is: Be there before the hard suffering starts.<\/p>\n

* If this is an absurdist critique of pop culture hysteria over the death of a drug addled degenerate then bravo, brilliant.<\/p>\n

* When my daughters brought home a kitten I studiously ignored it, because I am not a cat person. Eight years later when he died, I cried, real tears. He had attached himself to me and I to him. A furry presence to keep me company and listen to my opinions on whatever. Steve, sorry for your loss.<\/p>\n

* I\u2019m impressed that Trump has seemed to manage to get a positive article written about him in the NY Times.<\/a><\/p>\n

The comments likewise are illuminating, and generally pretty positive on Trump.<\/p>\n

Trump is obviously pivoting to the general election, and he seems so far to be doing a very good job of it, coming off as far more moderate than any recent Republican candidate.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always felt that Trump would blow a lot of minds in a debate against Hillary by attacking her not infrequently from the left, such as on our crazy wars in the ME.<\/p>\n

He seems to be commencing the process earlier than I had expected \u2014 though not a moment too soon if he wants to get elected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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