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So this morning a staffmate told me about the recent Miami Zoo Kiwi incident that’s come to light, and I’ve been fucking livid all day.
Just been reading through a bunch of articles (majority NZ news sources) and the Zoo’s official statement, and somehow it’s even worse than what my irate coworker was able to convey to me. Miami Zoo had the absolute fucking privilege of receiving a (North Isl. Brown (?)) kiwi egg to hatch and raise as a species you would never normally see outside our little island at the bottom of the world as part of a some global zoo wildlife initiative.
Brief brief summary: viral videos coming out of this kiwi (Paora) being put on a table and patted by paying customers under bright lights, having selfies taken, made to run around during the day, keeper pursuing him whenever he tried to hide in his box. All around blasé attitude from keeper talking about this bird while he’s being paraded about on display. There’s video footage but I could seriously only stomach watching it once. He’s been there for 4 years and in the wake of this outrage they’re claiming to be building him a ‘proper enclosure’ now. He’s been handled like this at least 4 times a week and his current enclosure has been 3x3m.
They had access to super fucking detailed information on how to take care of this very sensitive and specialized animal, and what the fuck do they do? Disregard ALL of it to sell cutesy, ~rare bird~, self-obsessed animal encounters.
Either you knowingly and intentionally went against SO. MUCH. vital animal husbandry or you are just such a fuckwit you legitimately think it was good animal handling, I don’t know which is worse honestly. If it’s the former, congratulations; American Capitalism continues to be the most nasty, disrespectful piece of shit I see regularly parading about in broad daylight. If it’s the latter, then are your staff for real just exotic pet-obsessed freaks who showed up one day in a uniform and you just went ‘yeah sure you can be a zookeeper good enough’. Shoutout to that ‘keeper’ who had Paora’s head pinned to the fucking table with his fist going ‘hohoh yeah he’s just like a dog he loves being pat on the head’ yeah sure thing idiot I bet your zookeeper degree taught you all animals and birds especially just love being slapped around and treated like dogs.
The thing that’s got me the most though, is how over the top and pitiful they are being in their apology; “we’ve offended a nation...”, “it should have never happened”, “we are so sorry this video has caused stress to people”, ok yeah but fuck what we think why is there exactly ZERO mention of the stress, harm and sheer exploitation you have put this animal through??? Like yes, Paora is a taonga species and that is certainly adding to the severity of this response, but in and of itself the fact that their official statement answers ONLY to humans’ responses and outrage and not the failure to care for this animal is telling as fuck to me.
I really liked reading iwi leader Paora Haitana’s response (who Paora the kiwi is named after), in much nicer words than me expressing deep concern over the harm to Paora, the disrespect it is to him as a taonga species and us as protectors of them, and also heavy, heavy emphasis on words holding no shape under the weight of everything that has happened; they need to follow through and follow through right now with adequate care.
Personally I’d like to see Paora moved to a zoo that actually cares about his needs and conservation education over selling clickbait. I feel the love and intention of bringing him home to Aotearoa, though I don’t know how realistic that is with the risk of introducing diseases from abroad into the NZ populations. I also would expect a thorough investigation of Zoo Miami’s husbandry for all their species and the credentials of their staff.
Thanks for coming along to rant o’ clock, I’ll be back to reblogging regular fandom shit now so please don’t follow me if you’re expecting more of my own content lol. Enjoy some great twitter banter from this mess
#zoo miami#miami zoo#zoo miami kiwi#Paora#paora the kiwi#animal husbandry#aotearoa#nz#kiwi#kiwi bird#taonga#taonga species#cw animal abuse#shoutout to that brilliant blog article#titled 'miami zoo to stop deranged treatement of kiwi'#or something to that note#like thank you THANK YOU please say it louder
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Call for NZ experts to help care for Paora the kiwi after US zoo sparks ...
Zoo Miami fucked around and found out. They mistreated an endangered bird, a kiwi, a taonga of Aotearoa New Zealand, entrusted into their care, thus enraging an entire nation. Their apology doesn’t sound sincere, they did not take Paora’s welfare seriously, nor do they seem capable of doing so. This zoo needs to be investigated to see what other abuses are occurring there.
#youtube#new zealand#paora#paora the kiwi#aotearoa#nz#kiwi#endangered species#zoo miami#maltreatment#florida#us capitalism strikes again#usa#outrage
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Just seen a video of a kiwi being housed at Miami Zoo and I want to SCREAM.
WTF! They clearly do not know how to handle this precious bird. They are nocturnal and sensitive creatures.
They are not lap dogs to be patted under fluorescent lights! Especially not their whiskers!!
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Why there are kiwi overseas in the first place is a whole other argument but FFS….
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Welp! Time to make fake tweets for the boys (and some Ocs!)
Note: Some lewd ones ahead, obviously they are jokes and not too explicit but will still censor it just in case 👍
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#punch out#punch out wii#punch out!!#punchout#punch out oc#piston hondo#bear hugger#aran ryan#bald bull#carmen#don flamenco#great tiger#robin pierre#dean wilson#mighty maritime#little mac#sefina pierre umaga#glass joe#kahurangi paora
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Vesna: “ At least this part is done. “ :)
Thank you @nihilagis for your message hehe !!!
#vesna#vesnamachop#machop#story#an odd friendship chapter#Overseer info#eye contact#eye horror#Angel Imagery#disturbing#askblog#ask blog#niko paora#angels be like dont mind me just checking on your soul k bye#or maybe it is just vesna who is rude dhzehdhed#all i got so far it took so long to finish life is WILD for me dhuezude and not slowing down either hehe ^^"
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"Kia Ora! It's me, Rahi! Was just curious if you had anything interesting on Kahu. If you don't then just say hi to him for me, he's my bro. By the way, congrats on the little one, Robin!"
P.S, Don't suppose someone could give me a bit of love advice? There's this pretty Samoan artist I wanna try talking to... Mataalii I think she was called?
"I have heard a few interesting things on your bro. One of the most intriguing being how many people he has injured...well injured and possibly retired..."
"And I don't just mean in the ring either. That man has done way more injuring in the Rugby field than in boxing. He's broken at least 12 knees, 5 ankles, 2 skull fractures and 18 broken collarbones..."
"H-Honest to God, Kahu, how did you NOT get suspended from the field yet? And more importantly, how were you considered for boxing? I mean it's easily dwarfed by what Maritime does but...I'm truly baffled!"
"Bro, I honestly don't know...Koro probably has something to do with it...that guy always finds a way..."
"R...Right..."
"On this...Mataalii girl...sorry pal, don't know enough about her to really help but like we've told Adarna, just smile, be polite and be yourself! It's the best thing to do"
"And Flowers!"
"Oh! And Flowers!"
#punch out#punch out!!#punchout#punch out wii#punch out oc#ruby johnson#jo hampshire#jazzy answers#kahurangi paora
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#Paora Joseph#film director#motivational speaker#film#movie quotes#paora paul joseph#paora te oti takarangi joseph
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Hato Pāora College old boys celebrate 75th years
Hato Pāora College old boys celebrate 75th years
Māori Catholic boys’ school, Hato Pāora College, celebrated its 75th jubilee over Labour Weekend.
Generations of former students gathered to reminisce about their time at the celebrated school.
As one past pupil said: “We are unique. We are the only Māori Catholic Boys College in the world! So let’s remember; let’s celebrate; let’s build a sustainable future”.
Beginning with a pōwhiri welcoming…
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GUYS MIAMI ZOO IS STOPPING THEIR KIWI PROGRAMME!!
All it takes is angering 4 million New Zealanders, you don’t know rage until you mess with our national bird.
But they also didn’t acknowledge that this was literal ill treatment??? YOU DONT PUT A SHY NOCTURNAL BIRD IN A PETTING ZOO
This is the cutie, called Paora — he has a hyper sensitive beak and whiskers so shouldn’t be handled.
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I will say, unless tangata whenua and associated experts directly request it, I don’t think taking Paora back is necessarily a good idea.
Transporting him across the world would be again, an extremely stressful and risky situation for his health. As well as that, he was hatched overseas and we have fairly strict rules in place for our breeding programmes that there is a good chance he would not meet. There is a good chance that he would be being brought back here to also be a display animal or conservation ambassador.
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crossposting from my twitter because i am big mad
As your resident Bird Enthusiast I would like to publicly express my outrage and disgust at the treatment of the Kiwi Paora by the Miami Zoo. This endangered animal is not a prop, it is a cultural treasure of the Māori and should be treated with respect.
I of course cannot speak for the Māori people of Aotearoa. But I know animal mistreatment when I see it, no nocturnal animal should ever be dragged out into the daylight or under bright artificial light to be manhandled by the public
Animal experiences with ambassador animals are important to conservation and education, but there are other species far better suited to it than the Kiwi.
I ask my American friends and mutuals to make as much of a noise about this as it deserves. Let our Māori friends know they are not alone in their outrage, and let the Miami Zoo know your disgust at their behavior. Paora deserves better.
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DOC to raise concerns with Miami Zoo over treatment of kiwi
How this American zoo is treating this poor kiwi is disgusting. The bird is clearly stressed, probably because kiwi are nocturnal and they have it in a brightly lit room that is basically a fucking petting zoo.
#new zealand#nz#world news#aotearoa#youtube#nz news#usa#florida#miami zoo#barbaric treatment#kiwi#nocturnal bird#nz icon#doc#possible international incident#biology#ornithology#flightless bird#taonga
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there was recently a video that got posted on tiktok of a kiwi at miami zoo (which is already fucking weird) being petted and touched under bright lights with no regard for the kiwis comfort or the fact that kiwis are nocturnal animals?!?! there are multiple videos of the miami kiwi (named Paora) where people are touching it and handling it under bright light in a shitty room with no bush or any plant life at all. kiwi are taonga and they should be treated as such, it’s so horrible seeing such an important animal get mistreated by a foreign zoo (still have no idea why a kiwi was shipped off to florida of all places???) where they have even less of a reason to care about indigenous life, Mātauranga Māori and tikanga.
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