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Iz-kan-reddit t1_jckzujd wrote

>Animals are dying.

They are, but not from the shipping process.

>I don’t know about you, but I’m for making that happen less rather than arguing about semantics with someone on Reddit.

Then push for a change in the law that allows for the USPS to do something with the chicks sooner. Or, make it illegal to order them and not pick them up.

That's much better than arguing from a point of abject ignorance about both chick biology and the shipping process.

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Iz-kan-reddit t1_jckyizz wrote

>We’re splitting hairs here.

No, we're not. You're taking the rare instances where chicks are undeliverable, and extrapolating them to the general practice of shipping chicks. In reality, chicks aren't "undeliverable," as they don't get delivered. These are chicks that someone decides to not pick up from the post office. That's a shitty recipient problem, not a shipping problem.

>Plenty do survive.

You just said most don't. Which is it?

>not many people are even aware of birds get transported this way.

The vast majority of people don't know how the vast majority of things are done.

>Awareness can hopefully lead to improving the process so that fewer birds are harmed.

There's nothing wrong with the process. It's extremely reliable with very low mortality rates. Someone choosing to not pick them up at the post office isn't a reflection on the shipping process. Claiming otherwise is like claiming that Amazon has a problem with their shipping process because you left your package on the front steps for a week after they dropped it off.

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Monkeyboogaloo t1_jckua2m wrote

In the mid 90’s I was recruiting and I got a cv from a guy who had been in prison.

He’d been in since 1969. And his experience on his CV was that he’d been a road manager for bands.

I can only imagine he was in for murder because of the length of incarceration.

(I was vetoed from inviting him in for an interview.)

This story reminded me of that.

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benefit_of_mrkite t1_jckofwv wrote

He played on some incredible albums - mad dogs and Englishmen, Layla and other assorted love songs, played with Zappa, the Byrds, Delaney and Bonnie (and friends), Donovan, Dr John, and so many more.

Incredible career

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