New Killer on the Loose... or Maybe Not

[Virgil Showlion]

In a sad turn of events, one of nature's most prolific killers has been freed from its imprisonment:

A young snow leopard that has been kept in a small cage on the side of Pakistan’s Karakoram highway for two years after being captured will get a suitable enclosure soon–part of an educational rehabilitation facility that will raise awareness for snow leopard conservation.

The life of a snow leopard cub in northern Pakistan is about to change for the better! (sic!) Six major national and international partners–Snow Leopard Foundation, Parks and Wildlife Department, Gilgit-Baltistan, US State Department’s Embassy in Islamabad, IFAW, Snow Leopard Trust, and Snow Leopard Conservancy—are partnering together to construct a new and specially designed 11,000 square foot wildlife care facility—the first of its kind in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region.

We may yet be able to prevent this travesty. Uncia Prava is in contact with the Pakistani government, educating them on the incredible devastation wrought by the Uncia. We hope to negotiate an end to this project--one that will undoubtedly lead to the deaths of many Pakistani civilians.

There is a small bit of positive news: as frequent readers of our newsletters are aware, the Uncia typically only kill or abandon their spawn when the spawn are insufficiently evil (insufficiently affected by the sanguis maleficarum, the blood condition responsible for the necrotic black spots covering their fur). Abandoned uncian spawn are what unciologists call "conflicted"--neither completely benign nor completely malevolent. Parents abandon them in the "hopes" (i.e. with the instinctual expectation) that starvation will drive the spawn to murderous fits of consumption, thereby cementing a malevolent temperament. This particular spawn was rescued, however, making it still conflicted.

Regardless, I think we can all agree that things are moving in the wrong direction here. The noble intentions of these Pakistanis may well end up costing them or others their lives.

As always, if you wish to help stop these atrocities, donations are accepted on my profile page.

[mmhmm]

Awww. Too cute! That little guy seems awfully small for being two years old, at least. I guess that's from being kept in a small cage? I hope they're able to bring the little critter up to speed and get him out there, being a cat! 

[Virgil Showlion]

Dec 5, 2014 10:53:43 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

Awww. Too cute! That little guy seems awfully small for being two years old, at least. I guess that's from being kept in a small cage? I hope they're able to bring the little critter up to speed and get him out there, being a cat! 

Quite often the "journalists" will take two photos: one where a handler is carrying a small comical item (like a goofy doll), and one where (s)he's actually carrying the spawn. They subsequently photoshop the spawn from the latter photo into the former one.

They do this mainly to capture "happy-looking" expressions on people's faces in the former photo (which definitely don't appear in the latter), and because they need to doctor the photo anyway to edit out the bloodlust in the spawn's eyes and the dried chunks of blood and viscera in its fur. In this case it appears they've also scaled down its size to make it appear more harmless. It could easily be three times the size depicted in the photograph. It may not even be the spawn being relocated. The "journalists" may have simply pulled one of their pre-doctored photos and dumped it into the image.

[lexxy703]

Virgil's afraid of a little kitty!

[Virgil Showlion]

Dec 5, 2014 12:25:34 GMT -5 lexxy703 said:

Virgil's afraid of a little kitty!

I fear for the sake of others.

Don't mock me for that.

[Peace Of Mind]

AWWWWW!   Virgil adopted another babyyyyyyy!  

[Jaguar]

Dec 5, 2014 15:30:02 GMT -5 Peace Of Mind said:

AWWWWW!   Virgil adopted another babyyyyyyy! 

Awwwwwwww that's so purrfect.

[Virgil Showlion]

Why do you sick people not take this seriously!?

Just because you think something looks "cute" and harmless doesn't mean it is "cute" or harmless. I'm treating you as rational beings and all I ever get for my efforts is "cute kitty" jokes.

Do you want me to post photos of the victims? Do you want to see footage of a 20-pound uncian "cub" dismembering a 300 lb Indian man? Because I'll do it. I'll paste one of those videos right here in this thread and you won't be able to eat for a week.

[NoNamePerson]

Go for it Virgil Showlion I love blood and guts   

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

Do you want me to post photos of the victims? Do you want to see footage of a 20-pound uncian "cub" dismembering a 300 lb Indian man? Because I'll do it. I'll paste one of those videos right here in this thread and you won't be able to eat for a week.

DO IT! I don't think you'll be able to find one though.

(You need to find a way to get over your err - kitty-phobia. )

[Virgil Showlion]

You think I'm bluffing.

I'll show you.

I can't post the video now because our video archive server is down due to a DoS attack, but as soon as it comes back up...

[Jaguar]

Dec 5, 2014 17:28:12 GMT -5 Virgil Showlion said:

You think I'm bluffing.

I'll show you.

I can't post the video now because our video archive server is down due to a DoS attack, but as soon as it comes back up...

Oh what bullcrap, lol. I just love how feisty you get over your love for your baby. When are you going to post pics of you and your little ones ?

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

His baby is "Shen" - and I don't think that "Shen" is a baby anymore. He's packed on a few pounds since adoption.

(Of course, Virgil will claim it's the Himalayan villagers it ate).

[Jaguar]

Dec 5, 2014 17:38:51 GMT -5 ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ said:

His baby is "Shen" - and I don't think that "Shen" is a baby anymore. He's packed on a few pounds since adoption.

(Of course, Virgil will claim it's the Himalayan villagers it ate).

Well he's got a new one now again, you know he feels horrible when he doesn't have a baby purr running around.

[wyouser]

You guys are missing the whole "other" story here. This is but phase one of the new ultra secret CiA plan for this part of the world. You see the future will not be driven by "boots on the ground" but rather by "paws on the mountainside". You guys have got to learn how to read between the lines on these news releases!!!

[Jaguar]

Ohhhhhhh "Paws on the Ground" that means one thing, Virgil adopted a herd of snow leopards. How many did he get, 20 or 30 kitties ?