I know this is uplifting news but that picture raises my bile. I would rather see those thieves impaled on that horn.
Edit: In case it’s not obvious, I didn’t read the article before commenting. I saw the image and was unhappy with how it made me feel so I didn’t read the article at that time. If you read the article the context is this is dehorning to reduce the incidence of poaching. Still the image is distressing if you don’t have the context.
Regardless of the motivation it’s still awful to consider. Poachers will kill dehorned rhinos to avoid wasting time tracking them again. Another comment posted an article on the practice and how it’s efficacy is debated.
I know this is uplifting news but that picture raises my bile. I would rather see those thieves impaled on that horn.
Edit: In case it’s not obvious, I didn’t read the article before commenting. I saw the image and was unhappy with how it made me feel so I didn’t read the article at that time. If you read the article the context is this is dehorning to reduce the incidence of poaching. Still the image is distressing if you don’t have the context.
sure it’s thieves? I thought it was vets removing horns so nobody comes to kill the rhino
Regardless of the motivation it’s still awful to consider. Poachers will kill dehorned rhinos to avoid wasting time tracking them again. Another comment posted an article on the practice and how it’s efficacy is debated.
Removing the horn is part of the conservation effort.
https://www.savetherhino.org/thorny-issues/de-horning/
I get it. It still makes me irritated and the picture lacks that context.
The context is right under the photo. It literally says what they’re doing and why.
I was commenting about the preview image in app.
You expect a lot of context out of a preview image do you?
I expect preview images to not be distressing in a community called uplifting news. Don’t be dense.
Example Headline: Cure for Childhood Leukemia Discovered
Example Preview Image: Dead children
Me: Well that really kills my mood.
Enlightened Lemming: It makes sense when you read the article. 🤓
People fighting against filthy poachers is certainly uplifting to me. Maybe not to people like you.
You seem to misunderstand me and frankly I don’t much care to help you work through it.