Recently, I have been stumbling across many different types of blogs. I am an animal lover, so the blog that caught my instant attention was from Sage’s advice of “What’s Going on Down Under?” because of its mention of koala bears. I was shocked that koalas were suffering in Australia from the fire destroying their habitats and from the ignorance of humans who do not know how to treat the koalas well.
From what I read from the blog, I would like to expand that it is best if we don’t feed water to any animals by hand; the list includes cats, dogs, rabbits, raccoons, or any other animals living near within your community. For one, your hand may contain some pathogens, which could be destructive to the animal’s health. The amount of virus accumulated within a day is very extensive.
A concern I have was the pain tolerance of the koala and their mental capacity after experiencing such trauma of the fire destroying their habitat. Another curious concern I have is whether the koala have a temporary shelter for such a tragic incident and the quality of the shelter provided. I am sure there would be some GoFundMe donations occurring for the survival of these koalas. However, the institutions benefiting from such service should be regarded and recognized.
It also pains me that animals are losing their habitats. Humans have taken so much land to build roads and homes, destroying other animal’s habitats at the same time. Nowadays, the surviving animals or animals with the highest chance of survival within the cities or domain of humans would be domesticated pets like dogs and cats. One should notice that different breeds are favored and thrived while unlikeable breeds slowly disappear due to their lack of popularity. When humans choose which animals to take in as a pet, the deciding factors would be their cuteness or attractive features, their trainability, and the amount of barks or loud sounds they provide. A lot of times, these humans regard their pets as lower intelligence beings than humans. Hence, the ways humans train the pets are pretty inhumane. Since humans are the pet’s main source of food, humans use the tactic of positive reinforcement to train their pets. For example, their puppy could only receive a treat only if he learned how to sit down or give his or her owner his or her paw. This is one of the contributing factors that led to the poor treatment of animals. There are reasons why campaigns are made that favor adoption over the purchasing of pets. Although city residents do not have much chance to interact with koala bears in America, the message holds true that we should treat each living organisms with care and respect.
by Naive Health Lady Lu January 19, 2020
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