This is why I took in my local goth as a pet. They keep the same hours and have the same dance moves, but it's much less cruel to lock a goth in a dark room for hours with snacks.
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Adopt me?
Only if we go pillaging together!
Who wouldn't trust a serial murderer?
Brilliant.
They might even thank you
That's why I care for black cats because they're batty as hell.
Voids are the best!
Imogen is gorgeous! Baxter, our new community mascot, wants to say hi! He spent 12 years all by himself in poor conditions, but now he is happily flying around at a bat sanctuary.
look at those little chin hairs!
It's why I keep mine in caves on my farm and a few bat boxes...in the pastures right at dusk, hundreds of them flying around. It's awesome.
At the farm from my parents you could always see bat's flying around during the later hours in the summer. Sadly we never had that much bat's. Instead we always have a lot of swallows flying around. Last time I counted we had like 25 nests(not all are used every year).
We have a good number of birds but our bat population is huge. It's really awesome at dusk to see them all come out when I getting in from evening chores. Just tons of them everywhere
People keep bats as pets?
Believe it or not, they do. It's a cool-looking animal, and may seem low-maintenance to the untrained eye ("they just hang there").
On the other hand bat houses and hummingbird feeders full of water are a great way to keep wild bats hanging around eating bugs.
ok np
they mentioned a study in the article. which study was that?
The quoted text seems like it could apply to any animal. I think a more effective argument is "You will likely get rabies and die."