@friendofcritters: Encountered an injured wild animal? Google animalhelpnow.com for resources. This is an old trend but I recently saw a woman vlogging her experience of “keeping a deer company” who had been hit by a car and could not run away 💔 While it’s done with good intentions, please DO NOT do that! You are stressing that animal horribly, if they seem calm, they are in shock 💔 #wildliferehab #wildlife #animalrescue
Like if a bear came sit by me and pet me while I was bleeding out I’d fucking hate it 😭 like just eat me already whatt
2026-08-10 21:43:52
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skippyluvr :
i worked at a wildlife rehab center and the amount of people that would bring an animal in and say "it was so relaxed and calm every time i held it" like no babe it's paralyzed in fear
2026-08-11 00:55:11
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Kattie :
Literally got attacked for kindly explaining this under someone’s post who was literally cuddling a dying deer😭
2026-08-11 09:56:24
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farmer pickles :
one time my dad and i were driving and we found a baby deer hit by a car. it was still alive, its legs were crushed, couldn’t stand, and was bleeding out heavily. my dad took his pistol out and just shot it so it wouldn’t have to suffer in pain anymore. it really traumatized me as a kid because i couldn’t understand why he didn’t try to comfort it, but i got older and realized that it was probably so scared, couldn’t run away, and had no chance at life. what he did was probably the most humane option
2026-08-10 21:20:02
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🥫 :
this was one of the most heartbreaking realizations of my life — that I am incapable of providing non-domesticated roadkill any solace when they are suffering. The best we can do is to give them space if we aren’t actively & humanely putting them out of their misery.
2026-08-10 20:31:18
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:p :
“aw, it knows you’re there to help” no it doesn’t!!!!
2026-08-10 21:15:11
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Aneirin :
That video of a woman who got out and sat with a black bear during its last moments I left a comment and people got SO pressed
2026-08-10 23:03:52
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Charlie :
idk why people ever thought that staying with dying wild animals comforted them. imagine you get hit by a car or something and a bear decides its going to sit there and watch you die
2026-08-11 01:29:34
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Sandwichgoblin4228 :
THANK YOU. why would an animal, terrified of humans, want to be pet by a human when it’s most defenseless
2026-08-10 21:10:38
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Dust and Air :
a lot of people think they're snow white 😭
2026-08-11 07:52:51
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Sierra :
"at least it died knowing it was cared for" not quite 😭😭😭
2026-08-11 00:21:25
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Adya Soto :
spread awareness but don’t shame. it’s a good intentioned human emotion to share empathy in the way that we do and some people don’t realize
2026-08-10 22:04:25
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rickytickybobbywobbin :
they’re not letting you touch them because they know you mean well, they’re letting you touch them because they’re so terrified of you that they can’t move
2026-08-11 04:21:46
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Kate Halstrum :
genuinely the kindest thing you can do is leave them in solitude, unless you are able or willing to end their suffering
2026-08-11 03:02:30
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ᚹᚺᛁᛋᚴᛖᚤ ᛞᚨᚱᛚᛁᚾᚷ~ :
THIS. me moving a raccoon off the road so he doesn't continue to get hit and telling my friend to leave him the fuck alone because he's hurt and TERRIFIED OF US
2026-08-10 23:01:58
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Aliyah🦢 :
Not to mention sometimes ppl sit with them dying for hours, in those hours they could’ve called a rehab centre or something and the animal could’ve survived
2026-08-11 02:10:12
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Wren :
People won’t like it but THIS is what a real animal lover looks like
2026-08-11 09:50:25
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parsasboyfriend :
“It knew you were there to help ❤️🩹” and the animal is showing every fear response possible
2026-08-11 03:36:31
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Quinn :
"They're more afraid of you, than you are of them." But then they somehow magically can sense your good intentions in their most vulnerable moments.
2026-08-10 23:13:34
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tinifauna :
People forget that most animals actually see humans as mid-tier predators, not “friends” 😂 we are scary creatures… lording over a prey animal like a deer in its last moments causes it to freeze in fear and shock because it can’t do anything
2026-08-10 23:12:31
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stoops :
I’m tired of people thinking their knowledge of pet behavior like cat/dog transfers to other animals. Personifying and projecting their own thoughts onto a wild animal that is almost always incorrect
2026-08-10 22:04:41
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annmarie :
and while we’re at it, it’s the same vibe as people giving their pets THE WORSTTTT meals on their last day because “they deserve a treat” which is undoubtedly causing your pet stomach pain as they go out 😭
2026-08-10 23:09:05
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𓏲ּ𝄢 :
"humanization of animals is not that deep" some people would pick up baby turtles and help them into the ocean thinking they've done such a good deed.
2026-08-11 08:02:18
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Jayce🩵💚 :
theyre just exploiting tge fact that the animal can't escape/fight back to give themselves a warm fuzzy feeling 💔
2026-08-11 02:06:05
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