Friday Chat w/ Vlad

Hey, it’s Vlad. I’m going to keep it brief today as I am still recovering from my turkey hangover. I hope everyone had a delightful Thanksgiving. Foxes love this holiday. You can bet that at the first Thanksgiving, way back in 1621, there were foxes nearby. In attendance at this feast were the newly arrived pilgrims and the indigenous Wampanoag people. It occurred in Plymouth Massachusetts. This area was definitely inhabited by red foxes at this time and the smells from the banquet would of been too enticing for a fox 🦊 to ignore. While the native Americans did live off the land, which could include hunting woodland creatures they also had a respect and reverence for all things in nature. This attitude continues to this day in many of America’s first people. For instance in Wisconsin, 6 tribes sued the government to stop or at least reduce the barbaric wolf hunt. By treaty they were given rights over 50% of the states resources. These native Americans wanted their 50% of the wolves to be able to live their full lives free from this needless hunt. They put out the following statement “The Ojibwe are accountable for everything when we hunt, fish, and gather any resources, We’re looking out for the next seven generations of our children. When we know it’s wrong to hunt, we don’t harvest.” So as I sleep off this Thanksgiving, enjoying my tryptophan fueled dreams, I am thankful for people who treat animals with dignity, and respect our right to live.

Vlad out.