Squabbles Coos & Clucks LLC

19/08/2024

This is def NOT anything that I would personally support. I am Vegan and believe that no animal should be forced into breeding and then slaughtered for human consumption or exploited for their by-products. I respect and value all sentient-beings, not just those that are considered typical pets. This video is being shared so every one can see the BIG picture. For those with questions I advise you to be respectful.

The Vegan Dragon
Sentient Lives

18/08/2024

Just in case anyone here doesn’t think these animals don’t think and feel. This is your daily reminder that they are sentient beings. Please do NOT harm them.

17/08/2024

Absolutely!

Can we be blunt? We’re gonna be blunt and maybe a little mean.

We get a lot of calls from people who, intentionally or otherwise, kill baby birds and their parents because they’re scared of them. This isn’t okay.

Songbirds are dedicated parents and— just as you would if a giant predator a thousand times your size kept hanging out next to your newborn’s crib— they’ll try to defend their young when we disturb them. This mostly involves simply swooping toward us. It’s usually a bluff attack that doesn’t actually make contact, because songbirds know they can’t win a fight against a human.

It’s unlikely that a songbird will actually make contact with your body, and it’s even less likely that it will actually hurt you. If a two-ounce bird brushes your scalp with its beak, you will probably barely feel it. Songbirds simply aren’t capable of seriously injuring humans.

If you have bird parents guarding a nest near your home or business, you have no choice but to tolerate them for a few weeks until the young are grown. Birds can’t find relocated nests and wildlife rehabilitators don’t have the resources or legal authority to take eggs or young simply because you don’t want them there. Removing a an active native bird’s nest is a federal crime.

Use the back door if you can. Hang out inside instead of on your porch for a couple of weeks. The lives of baby birds matter more than your very temporary inconvenience.

15/08/2024

SMDH, I just can’t with some people for the life of me understand how they are functioning in this world. I came across a post on another page (will not provide full details), but the lady purchased a ridiculous amount of chickens and a lot of them ended up sick and died. Anyway in the comments she was going back and forth with someone else and saying that one of her roosters was not doing well after being r***d by another rooster. Um she literally had to be told that roosters don’t have a p***s. She proceeded to ask how the eggs are getting fertilized. She was clueless and yet these types of individuals are continuing to get animals they have no business getting.

*Pic for attention (doesn’t have anything to do with that post).

15/08/2024

This is genuine and unconditional love of which most people have no idea about.

Every day I make a promise to them that I will not remain silent. I will fight until my last breath to have their voices heard.🌱

11/08/2024

Some good info for everyone! I am even working toward making better choices and removing more of those snacks and things that can possibly cause issues. Some food for thought!!!!

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10/08/2024

Just another typical who literally has too much time on their hands that they literally visit Vegan pages to harass us because they feel threatened by our compassion. They want to continue to use and abuse animals and instead of keeping their BS to theirselves and leaving us alone, nope they choose to go on as many Vegan Pages and Groups leaving comments filled with Vegan hate speech, misinformation, and literally creating ridiculous pages like this one. I choose compassion for all sentient-beings, I choose to be cruelty-free, I choose to do the best I can to do the least amount of harm and that is my choice and I also choose respect by not going on to the Non-Vegan Pages and Groups and harassing those people like they do to us. Crazy huh?????

08/08/2024

Do NOT support cockfighting! Please spread this information and be a part of the solution versus a part of the problem in the background.

We are so grateful KIRO 7 News covered this important issue about cockfighting in WA state today. Our founder gave her input on the matter while holding sweet Wayne, who is one of the hundreds of cockfighting survivors we've rescued over the years. (Link to full story in the comments)

Cockfighting in the state of WA has gotten significantly worse over the last few years. This has made it much harder to find good homes for them. Especially when hundreds of roosters are seized at a time, like in the Buckley bust this week where they've counted 232 birds (!!)

Cockfighting survivors need more folks stepping up for them. They need good, safe homes. They need all of us to report cockfighting when we suspect it and to keep reporting until this horrific blood "sport" ends.

Cockfighting is not just an animal abuse issue. It's also a human abuse issue. Violence to animals is linked to violence to humans. Domestic abuse is very common within the cockfighting community. Cockfighting is also typically linked to illegal drugs, illegal fi****ms, s*x trafficking, and, of course, illegal gambling. We need to put an end to cockfighting.

Once again, thank you, Gwen and Co., at KIRO for covering this important issue. Roosters rarely get a platform, and we are so thankful they got this great one today. 🙏🐓❤️

05/08/2024

So incredibly touching!

05/08/2024

When you are just so darn adorable Ezra that even the Managers and Staff at the Feed Store cannot resist you. They asked me if they could have Ezra’s picture and then gave him a treat bag of dried meal worms, which he gladly accepted for his ladies. No worries, he got some too! I was so impressed with how incredibly well he did on the car ride and he was chatting up a storm for everyone at the store too.

05/08/2024

Being woken up around 1:23am and in total panic mode thanks to a fly that got inside of my ear, like way down inside of my ear. After about 5 minutes of various attempts to get it to come out on its own, I had to take a different approach of suffocating it by flushing my ear with warm Olive Oil. Talk about freaking out from the fluttering and buzzing sound. Anyway, the Olive Oil did its job and needless to say, I will be sleeping with cotton balls in my ears. I have two bug zapper machines in the house, but with all the crazy weather it is as if flies and mosquitos have quadrupled and every time I open a door there are a ton getting in. I also think they are making their way in through the AC Units. I am still a bit freaked out. Since there was no way I was gonna fall back to sleep I then sat up in bed around 3:30 and spent nearly 3 hours working on programming. Time to get moving though and get over to the Feed Store and then back home to clean before I begin another crazy work week tomorrow. BTW I do struggle with knowing I am killing the flies and yes they are most likely sentient, but flies and mosquitos can cause a lot of problems for the birds and with there being cases of WNV from the mosquitos, I want to keep all risks as low as possible.

29/07/2024

Can you guess the Song that this melody belongs to?

I just started learning how to play a Steel Tongue Drum and began working on this song yesterday.

27/07/2024

I am absolutely filthy after spending 5+ hours doing a thorough cleaning in the Chicken Community. Time for a shower haha! With as filthy as I am you would think I was rolling around in the chicken’s dust baths with them lmbo. I feel so good that it is all done and I have the rest of the night to just kick back for a bit.

27/07/2024

Never make any animal suffer, please do the right thing by them. People need to be as responsible with an animal as they would a child and if they cannot or refuse to, then they simply shouldn’t have them. Again, if an emergency situation arises there are ways to seek assistance or at least search for a rescue or animal sanctuary willing to take in another animal. Never ever let or make an animal suffer though.

27/07/2024

Please people, please stop saying you have canines like a Lion, not only do you sound ridiculous, but you look ridiculous too!

So proud too 🤣😂🤣😂🤣🦁

25/07/2024

Good Morning Everyone! Life can become so chaotic at times and lately these birds bring me back to being calm, but my career and going into an office where there is a LOT going on can sometimes make a person lose their mind, which is putting it politely haha. So I started off my week on Tuesday by wearing this T-Shirt (another favorite of mine), which made a nice statement for the day haha. Some days seem longer than others and I get home later and only get about 90 minutes with the birds before starting night time routines and it makes me sad that I spend most of our time together sleeping. I know they are birds and they have each other, but some of them are super social and do really enjoy their interactions with this hooman and vice versa. My weekly hours will most likely be decreased once my clients return to school so I will either pick up hours elsewhere providing Telehealth or running events for the birds, etc. I have some fun ideas in mind and will share them when the time comes. Also thinking about providing some SCC, LLC and WF&BS, NFP merchandise in the near future. Anyone interested in playing Wingo (Birdie Bingo)??? If anyone has some ideas and would like to share please do. Have a Great Day Everyone!

24/07/2024

Gracie is one of the sweetest and most loving doves in my care. We had an instant bond and even though she now prefers more attention from her husbird Zane, she definitely loves to be held, cuddled, given scritches, and kissed on her head and under her wings by her hooman. Today we celebrate Gracie and look forward to many more years together.

23/07/2024

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRorpnS6/

Check out LynnAnn322’s video.

22/07/2024

Please never dump any animal. This is why it is so incredibly important to make sure you are capable both physically and financially to provide a loving and caring home for any animal in your care. Of course there are genuine emergencies, but then you should be finding another quality person and home for the animal and never just dumping somewhere out in public.

We recently were asked by residents of a local apartment complex if we would adopt out a domestic duck to reside at their community retention pond. While we understand the enjoyment of having neighborhood ducks, adopting out a duck in this manner would not be giving them a forever home, it would be a form of animal abandonment known as “duck dumping.” As a federally-licensed rescue organization, it would be not only unethical, but illegal for us to participate in a domestic duck being abandoned outside with no protection and no security. We would never put a domestic duck in this sort of situation. Why?

Domestic ducks are farm animals, not wild animals with the necessary skills to evade predators and live, long successful lives in the wild. While their ancestors were capable of surviving on their own, these skills have long been bred out of them. Domestic ducks released at local ponds are, quite literally, sitting ducks for predators, susceptible to being hit by cars when crossing the road, and prone to disease. On top of this, they are an easy target for human violence, and domestic animal attacks. 9-out-of-10 domestic ducks that we take in reveal BB pellets inside of them when put under an x-ray.

Domestic ducks need seasonal or annual vaccinations. In the wild, these ducks can be vectors to disease, spreading them to wild ducks without showing symptoms themselves. Even the ducks that reside in your neighborhood retention pond are defecating in the water and spreading disease, when these ponds are meant solely for overflow or water mitigation.

Just like you cannot take your pigs, cows, chickens, or turkeys to the beach or park to release them, it is illegal and unethical to release farm or pet ducks into the wild. This practice referred to as “duck dumping” is a form of animal cruelty, which is now a felony. Life in the wild is nothing short of cruel to these ducks. They do not live very long, either being attacked by wild predators or domestic dogs, hit by cars, or starving after being unable to find sufficient food (which will lead to further disease). Domestic ducks are stressed and scared alone, as any flock animal would be. These ducks feel safest within a flock of their own kind. They are meant to be kept on someone’s private property, in a fenced-in, predator-proofed setting with proper feed and vaccinations, just as any farm animal or pet.

Anyone who is observed releasing domestic ducks at a retention pond, park, or neighborhood can be charged with animal abandonment and cruelty. These places are not their home, and they deserve to be safe and secure with lifelong owners. If you see ducks in your neighborhood and are unsure if they are wild or dumped domestics, check out the below photo to see some examples — these birds can come in a wide array of breeds and colors. You are also welcome to send us a photo of a duck you are unsure about for identification anytime.

You can find printable pamphlets on duck dumping in the comments below. Please save and share these resources, and spread the word about how we can all be a part of the solution. If you or someone you know has unwanted domestic ducks, please post them them on a pet adoption site, or contact SkyWatch or your closest shelter to find them a forever home, but never release a domestic duck at your local neighborhood pond.

21/07/2024

Amazon Prime Day Purchasing Mishaps haha. I already have a full size ironing board and a steam iron, both of which are old and needing to be replaced. I was however trying to save some money and instead of buying a full size ironing board I was thinking of a smaller one that I could place on my bed or table haha. Of course I saw the photo and wasn’t paying full attention to the measurements, but the description was similar to the other small table top ironing boards, but definitely did not state “Sleeve Board” in the description. I opened the box and saw the label and board and was like NO WAY hahahahaha. Returnless refund for $10.40, which I applied to a full size ironing board that is now on sale for $50 haha. Now that Prime Day is over all the smaller boards are nearly as expensive as the normal size ones that are on sale. I honestly never knew that a “Sleeve Board” was even a thing LOL.

20/07/2024

When people make comments about small farms and homesteading being better than Factory Farmed animals, um NOPE, not one bit. As a Vegan I place animal rights alongside of human rights since they too are sentient-beings. Animals on small farms are able to be abused the same way they are on factory farms and are considered to have limited to no rights. It really is heartbreaking what some people can and will do to them just because they can get away with it. Just because humans can do something doesn’t mean they should. Sadly most people look at those non-pet animals as an “It” not an actual being, but an “it” as a commodity, as a disposable object, and not as a “Who” as another living, breathing, feeling being just like us. I just printed out the materials from Animal Welfare Institute and wanted to share with anyone else who may be interested in learning more about this.

14/07/2024

Sunday Chill Day for the Birds, oh wait that is most days haha. Today I gave them all Cauliflower and Blackberries and even my Conure Kiwi decided to swoop down and steal a Blackberry from them haha. Jillian decided to gobble up a very large blackberry without even attempting to break it apart haha. Marzie has been packing away at a large pice of cauliflower for a while now. I will be enjoying my brunch in a minute and watching them for a bit before I begin a day filled of cleaning and working on treatment planning from home. We hope everyone is having an Amazing Weekend!

11/07/2024

I am absolutely against ALL ANIMAL EXPLOITATION. Silly humans constantly using and abusing animals for their entertainment and so many other unnecessary things.

The stall a racehorse will live their entire life before being sent to slaughter or dying on the track....

No window, can't see the horses in the stalls next to him, nothing to entertain him for the hours he will be stuck in here every day....

This is at Colonial Downs, the track outside of Richmond, Virginia.

Which, my puppy was fostered nearby this track so I went by it when I went to pick her up at the foster's house.

But this type of housing is normal at all tracks. They don't care about their slaves.

11/07/2024

Please read the following and if you are going to help, then please do so by following the information provided. It is always best to get an experienced rescuer/rehabber involved and not attempting to do what you “Think” is right, because most likely what you think is actually WRONG.