Comments on: Building with animals in mind http://blog.liberationbc.org/2009/06/building-with-animals-in-mind/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:04:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gary http://blog.liberationbc.org/2009/06/building-with-animals-in-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Gary Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:49:13 +0000 http://blog.liberationbc.org/?p=586#comment-556 I love the spirit of this. Yes, there are potential pitfalls and it's great to be thinking of those also. I've been thinking along these lines for some time now, on a smaller scale: things that people can do with their houses and yards that animals would like. For instance, I was going to take an old rooftop TV antenna to the dump, when I thought...maybe I can make something out this that birds would like, and put it in the yard. I'm no craftsperson, but I sawed off part of the base so it wasn't so tall, stuck it in the ground n a sunny spot near some thick hedges, put a couple of hanging plants on it, and hoped the birds would appreciate the new roosting spot. And they do! I also have this idea of adjacent neighbors cutting out part of the fence that separates the two yards and putting little above-ground tunnels through the cutout area so rabbits and maybe other smll non-climbing critters wouldn't have to go into the street to get from yard to yard. I guess I've been thinking "Sorry animals, for taking up so much of your space. How can I make my little corner where I live more friendly to you?" I love the spirit of this. Yes, there are potential pitfalls and it’s great to be thinking of those also. I’ve been thinking along these lines for some time now, on a smaller scale: things that people can do with their houses and yards that animals would like.

For instance, I was going to take an old rooftop TV antenna to the dump, when I thought…maybe I can make something out this that birds would like, and put it in the yard. I’m no craftsperson, but I sawed off part of the base so it wasn’t so tall, stuck it in the ground n a sunny spot near some thick hedges, put a couple of hanging plants on it, and hoped the birds would appreciate the new roosting spot. And they do!

I also have this idea of adjacent neighbors cutting out part of the fence that separates the two yards and putting little above-ground tunnels through the cutout area so rabbits and maybe other smll non-climbing critters wouldn’t have to go into the street to get from yard to yard.

I guess I’ve been thinking “Sorry animals, for taking up so much of your space. How can I make my little corner where I live more friendly to you?”

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]]> By: wo_dao http://blog.liberationbc.org/2009/06/building-with-animals-in-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-281 wo_dao Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:19:31 +0000 http://blog.liberationbc.org/?p=586#comment-281 Aye, I would say this would be ideal for pigeons....if their eggs aren't vulnerable to damage, since I do recall them laying eggs in the most inconvenient places. I won't forget the days where I even held baby pigeons in my childhood days, due to them nesting in a "seemingly safe spot." As one who's also fond of worms, it would be ideal if things were set up in a way where rainy days...worms won't be on the sidewalk to get stepped on. Earthworms end up dead when they rise above the deep soils. Red wigglers are better off, but I still sometimes notice some of them getting trampled on. You won't believe how many worms I've picked up over the years when it rains; that sometimes I wish there was some sort of architecture to keep them safe, while they enjoy the surface and the rains. Aye, I would say this would be ideal for pigeons….if their eggs aren’t vulnerable to damage, since I do recall them laying eggs in the most inconvenient places. I won’t forget the days where I even held baby pigeons in my childhood days, due to them nesting in a “seemingly safe spot.”

As one who’s also fond of worms, it would be ideal if things were set up in a way where rainy days…worms won’t be on the sidewalk to get stepped on. Earthworms end up dead when they rise above the deep soils. Red wigglers are better off, but I still sometimes notice some of them getting trampled on. You won’t believe how many worms I’ve picked up over the years when it rains; that sometimes I wish there was some sort of architecture to keep them safe, while they enjoy the surface and the rains.

]]> By: Joanne http://blog.liberationbc.org/2009/06/building-with-animals-in-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Joanne Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:23:55 +0000 http://blog.liberationbc.org/?p=586#comment-278 I like the idea in theory. But in reality if that happened people will start to shoot the animals as soon as there's an unfriendly encounter. Just like we do with bears or dogs. I like the idea in theory. But in reality if that happened people will start to shoot the animals as soon as there’s an unfriendly encounter. Just like we do with bears or dogs.

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