Comments on: Fluffcation: Slow loris

By: aleks

aleks — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:11:22 +0000

Ok, this is much too late, but Slow Lorii do a lot more than get tickled:

By: Sweet Machine

Sweet Machine — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:20:55 +0000

fatsmartchick, this is a Fluffcation post. I’m not minimizing the issue; I’m saying this is not the place for it.

By: fatsmartchick

fatsmartchick — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:15:58 +0000

“Yeah, I did. What about this did you think you should ignore?”

You posted something supposedly for humor that not everybody thinks is funny. Usually dissent is allowed in the comments section. It feels like you’re minimizing the issue because its about animals by telling people to go to Ning.

But this is the last thing I’ll say about the matter because it is your blog.

By: Sweet Machine

Sweet Machine — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:33:35 +0000

I know you said to take it to Ning.

Yeah, I did. What about this did you think you should ignore?

By: fatsmartchick

fatsmartchick — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:51:54 +0000

A really bad topic for Fluf. The exotic pet trade is nothing short of abusive. And people who own exotic animals are participating in animal abuse.

Sorry SW. I know you said to take it to Ning. This is a very serious issue for public health and for animal activists and it shouldn’t be brushed off as a manner of ‘opinion’. Its a matter of ethics and standing up for what is right.

Thanks to the other SP folks who said something about this issue.

By: Aunty Christ

Aunty Christ — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:36:47 +0000

You all can have your adorable venomous, constantly urinating creature. For some reason, further internet-based research into the world of adorable animals has led me to desire this little guy–the pygmy jerboa.

Awwwwwww! Can’t. Stop. Giggling.

By: suzanne

suzanne — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:26:30 +0000

@meems: I’m not an expert at all, but I live in CA and have a friend who is moving from MA to here with a ferret. She says that the illegal part is transporting them across state lines, but once you’re past that and you actually have the ferret here, it’s legal. You can’t however, purchase one legally here either, but if you make it past the sneaking-in part, you’re golden. At least, that’s what she figured out through internet-research.

Re: The cutest animal ever: There is an endangered relative of the slow loris, called the Slender Loris. In my graphic design class, I had to make a poster about a cause and mine was “Beef Up The Slender Loris Population.” They are so cute!!

By: Timothy (TRiG)

Timothy (TRiG) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:41:44 +0000

Again I’m posting completely off-topic on a fluff thread, because I can’t find a “contact us” page or a “leave interesting links here” blog post. Sorry about that.

This piece is about Amy Wallace, science, vaccination, and feminism:
http://scienceblogs.com/terrasig/2009/10/when_critics_disagree_with_me.php “When critics disagree with me, I’m a Pharma Shill. When critics disagree with a woman, it gets sexual.”

TRiG.

By: The 14th Cylon

The 14th Cylon — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:25:19 +0000

I showed this video to my coworkers, and we were all “awwwwwww.” Great way to start a Monday morning.

By: Grewcock's Sportive Sweet Machine

Grewcock's Sportive Sweet Machine — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:28:45 +0000

Okay, anyone who wants to talk about the "should this animal be a pet issue," please take it to Ning. We are serious about Fluffcation, y'all.