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Rising demand for beauty products driving donkeys towards extinction
Rising demand for beauty products driving donkeys towards extinction in Africa, experts warn
Rising demand for beauty products is devastating donkey populations and is on course to endanger the species in Africa, a report reveals.
About six million donkeys are slaughtered every year for their skins, from which collagen is extracted for use in food or drink supplements and in beauty products such as face creams used in Chinese medicine, which are marketed as luxury products.
China’s donkey population has been hit hard by the surge in popularity of such products, with populations there collapsing by 76 per cent between 1992 and 2019, according to The Donkey Sanctuary.
Dealers are now focused on Africa, which has long had the world’s highest donkey numbers, but where the species is facing a crisis, experts warn. Traders either persuade impoverished owners to sell their donkeys – or steal them in illegal bush slaughter.
Donkeys at a slaughterhouse in Kenya
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/donkeys-africa-skins-numbers-china-b2497054.html
This just makes me cry. I hate people that think animals only exist for their greed.
Baby Donkeys are so under appreciated.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1756579168194584601I used to carry my baby, Piper, around when she was little. But she was, maybe, 20 lbs as a mini-donkey. I miss her...
Since it looks like trump will be the rethuglican nominee,
What are the chances he'd pick Nikki Haley as a running mate? How would such a pairing match up against Biden/Harris?
Jokes so bad, they're good
The storm:
Navy admiral, Jim Lorenzo, and Army general, Mike Cunningham, were fishing together on a lake when a storm blew up and their boat capsized.
Both men were left floundering helplessly in the water momentarily.
Eventually, the general managed to right the boat and clamber onto it.
General Cunningham then extended an oar out to Admiral Lorenzo getting him to hang on to it, pulling him in, and thereby saving him from almost certain drowning.
As the admiral was dragged into the boat, he puffed, “Please don’t say a word to anyone about this. If the Navy knew I couldn’t swim, I’d be disgraced.”
“Don’t worry,” said General Cunningham, “your secret’s safe with me buddy. I’d hate my men to find out that I couldn’t walk on water either.”
Chicken in the library:
A chicken walked into a public library, marched up to the desk, and said, “Book, book, book, book.”
So the librarian handed the bird a book, the chicken accepted it and then left.
Ten minutes later, the chicken returned, threw the book on the desk, and said, “Book, book, book, book.”
Once again the librarian handed the chicken another book, the chicken accepted it and then left.
Ten minutes later, the chicken was back again. Once again it marched up to the librarian, threw the book on the desk, and then said, “Book, book, book, book.”
The librarian handed the chicken a third book but this time she decided to follow the bird.
She watched the chicken hurry down the street and stop at a pond just off Main Street, where there was a frog sitting on a lily pad.
The chicken showed the book to the frog but the frog just shook its head and said, “Read it, read it, read it, read it.”
Nine Steps to fitness for the over 60s:
Stand on a firm surface, where there’s plenty of room on each side of you.
With a 5-lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there for as long as you can.
Try to hold this position for a full minute, if possible, then relax.
Each day, hold your arms in position for a few seconds longer each time.
When you can achieve two full minutes, change to 10-lb potato bags.
Repeat the process, until you achieve two full minutes again.
Then try 50-lb potato bags and repeat the process.
Eventually, try to lift 100-lb potato bags and repeat the process until you can hold the position for two minutes.
Once you’re confident holding 100-lb bags, try the exercise again with a potato in each bag.
Teaching psychology:
The teacher welcomed his new English Literature class at the beginning of the academic year and then said, “This year, we will be studying ‘The Canterbury Tales’ by Chaucer.“
He allowed a few moments for the students to reflect on his comment.
“Now, one thing I must tell you,” the teacher continued, “in anticipation of a question I’m always asked, we will not be including ‘The Nun’s Priest’s Tale.”
“Why not?” asked a student at the front of the class.
“Because,” the teacher responded in an obviously disapproving manner, “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale is lascivious, licentious, and utterly improper, especially for students of your age. So, please open your copies to the General Prologue, and we’ll begin with that.“
At the next lesson, the teacher welcomed the class again and then said, “Right, students. Please open your copy of “The Canterbury Tales’ at ‘The Nun’s Priest’s Tale’. I am sure you will all have read this by now.“
Seeking help:
In a little village in the far north of Scotland, an elderly widow was living on her own, struggling to get by with just a small, State pension for income.
A very cold, hard winter had been forecast and, naturally, the old lady was worried that she wouldn’t be able to pay her heating bill, with gas becoming so expensive.
She had no family left, she was completely alone and had no one else able to help her.
So, she turned to God for help.
She decided to write a letter to God, in which she said, “Dear God, You’ll know that I’m on my own now since my late husband Jack died and you’ll also know that I have very little income. In your endless mercy, can you please send me £150 to pay my winter gas bill to help me survive by warming my little house during the bitterly cold winter nights ahead?”
Not having an address, the old lady simply addressed the envelope “To God” and then dropped it into her local post box.
The following morning the letter arrived in the local postal sorting office and, on seeing the address, the postal workers were unsure where to send it.
So, the supervisor opened the letter for more information, and on reading it, he felt genuine sympathy for this poor widow.
Being a decent man, he decided he would do something to help her.
So, he called all his colleagues together, explained this poor woman’s predicament, and requested they all dig deep into their pockets to raise money to help her.
This collection raised a total of £130, which was close enough, so the supervisor put the money into an envelope with a letter explaining that he hoped it would help her. The letter was signed “God” and addressed to the old lady.
A few days later, another letter addressed to God arrived at the postal sorting office.
The supervisor gathered his colleagues together before opening it, thinking the old lady would be conveying her gratitude.
It was not quite what they expected. It read, “Dear God, Thank you for the money. It was truly appreciated. However, you should be aware that those thieves in the postal sorting office had stolen £20 from the envelope.”
Unhappy sergeant:
Sergeant Wilson was appalled to discover that ten of his men were late arriving back at camp following their leave.
As he waited impatiently at the camp gates, one of his men finally ran up to him, panting heavily.
“Sorry, sir, I can explain,” said the soldier.
“Soldier, this better be good,” responded his sergeant.
So the soldier told Sergeant Wilson his story, “Sir, you see I had a date and it ran a little late. I ran to catch the bus but I missed it. So I hailed a cab but it broke down. I managed to find a farm where I bought a horse but it dropped dead on me. In the end, I had to run 10 miles but I am here now.”
Sergeant Wilson was sceptical about the soldier’s explanation but at least he’d made it back to camp. The sergeant thought about it momentarily and then decided he’d let the soldier off this time.
A couple of minutes later, eight more of Sergeant Wilson’s men ran up to the camp gates, panting heavily. The sergeant demanded explanations for why they were all late and each of them told the same story.
“Sorry sir, you see I had a date and it ran a little late. I ran to catch the bus but I missed it. So I hailed a cab but it broke down. I managed to find a farm where I bought a horse but it dropped dead on me. In the end, I had to run 10 miles but I am here now,” each soldier repeated in turn.
Sergeant Wilson eyed them all suspiciously but since he’d decided to be lenient with the first soldier, he decided that it would only be fair to excuse them too.
A few minutes later the tenth and final soldier came running up to the camp gates, panting heavily.
“And where have you been?” snapped Sergeant Wilson.
The soldier quickly responded, “Sorry sir, you see I had a date and it ran a little late. I ran to catch the bus but I missed it. So I hailed a cab but….”
Sergeant Wilson interrupted him immediately, “Let me guess soldier. It broke down?”
“No, sir,” said the soldier, “There were so many dead horses on the road it took forever for the cab driver to find a way around them all.”
The rare centipede:
Whilst out hiking, a guy finds a rare but long and poisonous centipede.
The guy is amazed by what he’s found and naturally, he wants to show this rare creature to his drinking buddies. So he captures the centipede and places it carefully in a ventilated box.
Once he gets it home, the guy decides he wants to take the centipede to his local bar immediately. So he taps on the box and says, “Would you like to go to Jimmy’s Bar with me and have a beer?“
There’s no answer from the centipede.
The guy waits a few moments and then says, “What do you think? Would you like to go to my local bar and meet my buddies?“
Again, there’s no answer.
Thinking the centipede can’t hear him, the man gets right up close to the box this time and yells, “Hey! Would you like to go to Jimmy’s Bar and have a drink with me?“
A little voice comes out of the box, “I heard you the first time! I’m still putting my shoes on.“
Collision course:
The captain of a large US naval aircraft carrier is on the bridge when on his radar he spots what he believes to be another vessel, with which his ship is now on a collision course.
The captain immediately gets on his open channel radio and says, “This is the USS Pittsburgh and you’re on a collision course with this ship. You must take immediate action and change course.”
In response, the captain hears a man with a Spanish accent but speaking perfect English say, “No sir, I’m sorry but it’s your vessel that must change course.”
The captain is irritated by this response and says, “This is Captain James Munroe, captain of the USS Pittsburgh, the largest ship in the US fleet. You are a maritime hazard sir and I will report you to the authorities unless you change course now.”
There’s silence momentarily and then the captain hears the response, “This is a lighthouse. Your call.”
From Roy Sutton's Wit and Wisdom
" Share these jokes with all your friends on social media. "
Anybody else feel like this?
14 degrees for a high today, 8 degrees tonight, snow. Going out to take care of animals, I'm wearing flannel lined jeans, a t-neck, sweatshirt, 3 pairs of socks in tall boots, heavy coat with hood, heavy knit hat, and thermal gloves. All the hoses are frozen, so Mr. Bayard is carrying buckets of warm water to everybody.
Baby, its cold outside!
Adorable Mini Horse Just 3 Days Old
https://madlyodd.com/adorable-mini-horse-just-3-days-old-will-melt-heart-instant/
And another one--"Cat-Sized Mini Foal May Be The Smallest Horse In The World" Born in Russia.
Elena Chistyakova, his owner, describes him as a "miracle".."Most horses born with dwarfism have some sort of malformation, but Gulliver is perfectly proportional."
I'm guessing he's a bottle baby! .
The one mini-donkey we had born here was as tiny as the first one. I could just scoop her right up and snuggle her ears.
Rarely Seen Images Of Things We've Always Wondered About
So The Mystery Is Deeper Than We Thought!
Ancient Polynesians carved the mysterious Easter Island Heads between A.D 1100 and 1500. Although their traditional name is 'moai', people know them as those incredible giant heads. When it was discovered that giant heads have bodies as well, it shocked a lot of people.
An Intact Human Nervous System
Two medical students in Kirksville, Missouri, were given a unique challenge and they had the 'nerve' to complete it. The challenge was to dissect the nervous system of a cadaver (corpse) starting from the brain downward but making sure they leave the entire system in one piece. It took over 1,500 hours to complete the process. This extraordinary display is located at the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine at A.T. Still University (ATSU) in Kirksville.
No Need For A CT Scan Or MRI
You can see every organ in the glass frog. Although glass frogs are primarily lime green, the abdominal skin of some members of this family is transparent. Scientists are not really sure about the reason behind their see-through skin, but they think that it is meant to resemble eggs and confuse predators. You can find reticulated glass frogs in the rainforest of Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador
An Albino Raccoon
This cute albino raccoon looks like a doggo or piglet with lots of hair. Did you know that one raccoon named Rebecca lived in The White House? She was kept as a pet by US President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge. We all know raccoons for their bandit black and white look, but this cutie is a rare one. As albino raccoons lack camouflage, they find it difficult to hide from predators and have a shorter lifespan.
Not A Head Scratcher
Don't be fooled by this picture that looks like a head-scratcher or some alien. It is a processed image of an actual virus. Its level of creepiness does not disappoint. It comes from the family of bacteriophages, or phages for short. Frederick Twort discovered them in 1915 and Félix d’Herelle in 1917. At that time, scientists didn't know how phages worked as they were used to treat cholera. It was in 1940 when scientists used an electron microscope to understand how phages work. This virus infects bacteria and cannot reproduce or survive without it.
More at:
https://www.buzzerilla.com/en/rarely-wondered-images?ly=native_one&abtv=611b1dfb-b280-41b4-a76e-3fffe1bf5a59
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