Please click on the audio player immediately below (click the little triangle at the left of the bar below these words) and listen to my explanation for why Grumpy Cat – aka Tardar Sauce – has the facial expression that she has.
This is an alternative file type if the player fails:
If the audio players don’t work, this image with an audio track will:
This is a new way to present information. I thought I would give it a try. Words can be a bit tiresome in a busy world. It can be easier to grab a cup of tea and listen for 7 minutes, which is not a long time. The concept is to make life easier for the visitor.
However, on a technical level, I don’t know if the audio file will play on the computers of all visitors. There may be technical glitches.
For that reason, I would appreciate some feedback on playability and on what I say. I am not a talented speaker. I am adequate. If I can get the message across in a convenient way, I am happy. That is all I expect.
Here are two relevant pages on this subject:
- The original Grumpy cat article that has over 180 comments. I don’t have time to read them all. I don’t need to read them all because my argument is based in first principles not details. All the criticisms are fine arguments justifying what I consider to be exploitation. They don’t address the basic principles that I refer to in the audio file. They, therefore, lack relevance to me.
- A page on the medical conditions that are associated with feline dwarfism. This page was used in the making of the audio file. This page was written about 6 years ago and it is still good and found by Google.
Photo: by LittleStuff.me
We might think we are “advanced” with animal welfare laws in the UK, but the reality is that cock fighting, dog fighting, cat coursing, hare coursing, fox hunting – all still abound. These foul activities, are practiced by people from every social strata, all over the country.
Tail docking is still carried out by cruel breeders (at home, using anything from kitchen scissors to vegetable knives) despite it now being illegal. Vets have to have a licence to perform tail docking now, and see evidence that the dog they are being asked to mutilate is a “working” animal. Of course, this system is widely abused, though I am heartened to see that many vets refuse to carry out this procedure.
There is a huge market for selling animals with deformities on sites such as Gumtree too.
Like it or not, the UK has a VERY long way to go regarding animal welfare.
Well said all around.
Thanks Dan. My ideas are personal of course and a lot of people think I am wrong. I am pleased you think I am right 🙂
A lot of people think we are right too Michael and we have to go on trying to convince those who think we are wrong that it’s them who are just that.
We are making progress but very slowly and we must keep on …..
I agree, I am hopeful. People will change and start thinking like us 😉 They will start seeing sense….