Nostr

Ohhh nooo! Poor animal!

Why poor? Are you an ostrich behaviorist?

Do you honestly think that the ostrich is enjoying this?

Likely not. I just think it’s not guaranteed torment or abuse all the way on the other end of the spectrum. There’s nuance between enjoyment ↔️ abuse. Maybe they’re trained/domesticated from birth and cannot survive in the wild and a brief ride from a child is the worst thing they experience while being fed and cared for 🤷🏻 Maybe that’s too generous/optimistic for the keepers. Hard to confirm from this short clip.

I’m certainly not saying that he/she isn’t cared for all I am saying is that ostrich’s are not meant to be ridden - period.

As an animal activist I can assure you that to do this type of thing whether it’s a child or not riding it it is animal abuse. Ostrich’s are not horses.

I mean, were horses “meant” to be ridden?

Bingo

Do you think the weight the horse can carry is the same for an ostrich?

No, hence why I pointed out the child. Implying lighter load.

Of course not, but proportional mass, a horse, a man, an ostrich, a small child…vis á vis.

Do we really want to debate this here?

I much prefer to do this in person at some point in time.

Relax, is something stressing you out? Just my glancing observation, but you seem uncharacteristically high strung lately?

Oh no this is a dangerous reply 😂🤣🤣

😜

Me, highly strung?

Ummm I don’t think so 🤔

🤘🏻🤗

I have a thought experiment if you’ll entertain it. No worries if not: why are horses meant to be ridden? What if the horse panics and runs 64 separate times before making peace with the rider? Is forced subjection to those 64 attempts abuse? Are elephants meant to be ridden?