~ Animals..So yeah! ~

Woodrow said:
They are very common. I see herds almost daily. They are not a true antelope and more properly called pronghorns. The Lakotah name for them is tahheenchala. We also have herds of Bison (American Buffalo) Elk and deer. There are also Mountain Goats and Mountain sheep, but the only place they are still in any number is on the Pine ridge Reservation. We only get there a few times a year, about once a month during the summer. We try to get there a few times in the winter to bring clothes and food to the people.

The wild life here is indescribable. We often see eagles. Some of the other animals are getting rare, we have only seen one Badger. The wolf packs have been almost fully exterminated, which is harming all of the animals. It has now been found that the wolf is a necessary part of the ecology for all of the animals to survive. My wife and myself are now part of a project involved with reintroducing wolves to the Dakotahs. There has been some success but sadly misinformed people keep killing them. As a result the "vermin" animals are increasing and in doing so spread disease and destry croplands causing the death of much wild life. The wolves are a natural means of keeping things in balance. Although wolves are predators, their normal food is the sick and injured animals along with the small rapidly reproducing animals such as mice and rats. This in turn limits the spread of disease among the wild life and as a result the wildlife numbers increase where wolves are present. The native Americans only killed animals for food and never did kill wolves. As a result there was plenty of food to feed the tribes. Oddly until the coming of the white man no human was ever killed or attacked by a wolf in America, although the wolves were numerous.

Here are some Bison pictures. We never get close to them, they are very unpredictable and can be very dangerous.

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MashaAllaah they are awesome animals. Jazakallahu for sharing the awesome info Uncle Woodrow (well thats what everyone calls u) sorry
 
Muslim World 12 said:
MashaAllaah they are awesome animals. Jazakallahu for sharing the awesome info Uncle Woodrow (well thats what everyone calls u) sorry
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The Bison were a very important part of life for the Lakotah, it was the destruction of the vast herds that brought about the defeat of the Lakotah Nation and reduced the tribes to reservation life. The Bison is called tatanka in Lakotah. The old men of the tribe (There actually are some people older than me) still speak of the days when the prairie was solid black with the herds of tatanka migrating through.

The senseless slaughter of the tatanka is one of America's biggest shames.

"Sport" hunting from trains by the "brave" rich white hunters from the eastern cities:

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From an estimated 100 million bison that roamed the prairies the number was reduced to less than a thousand by 1905 with nearly all of the slaughter being between 1870 and 1905. Buffalo Bill Cody by himself killed 4280 in just 17 months
 
There is a Lakotah legend that the white man will only rule Turtle Island (America) until a white buffalo (tatanka) calf is born and then the Lakotah will rise up again as one and drive the wasichu out of the lands.

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Oh-oh

Actually there is now a movement headed by Russell Means for us to reclaim Lakotah land as the Republic of Lakotah and sever all ties with the USA
 
Woodrow said:
The Bison were a very important part of life for the Lakotah, it was the destruction of the vast herds that brought about the defeat of the Lakotah Nation and reduced the tribes to reservation life. The Bison is called tatanka in Lakotah. The old men of the tribe (There actually are some people older than me) still speak of the days when the prairie was solid black with the herds of tatanka migrating through.

The senseless slaughter of the tatanka is one of America's biggest shames.

"Sport" hunting from trains by the "brave" rich white hunters from the eastern cities:

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From an estimated 100 million bison that roamed the prairies the number was reduced to less than a thousand by 1905 with nearly all of the slaughter being between 1870 and 1905. Buffalo Bill Cody by himself killed 4280 in just 17 months
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Wow so that animal once existed, it doesnt exist today right?
 
Muslim World 12 said:
Wow so that animal once existed, it doesnt exist today right?
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The tatanka still exists the herds are even rapidly growing and now number in the thousands all from the few survivors in 1905. There are several thousand on Standing Rock Reservation and are in at least 3 different herds. I have seen 3 different herds, one seems to have at least a thousand in it. The pictures I posted of the Bison in the distance are one of the herds on the Cheyenne River Rez. There are at least 4 herds there, but I only know were that one herd usually is. Pine Ridge has quite a few and the herds there are truly magnificent to watch. But the land is so rugged that the only way to get to them is by light plane. Here is one of the Pine Ridge herds.

Most of the Lakotah find this film clip highly offensive as the section they are on has been designated "Custer" State park. A very big insult to the Lakotah as the park is on Pine Ridge and was stolen by the government and named after the most hated enemy the Lakotah ever faced.


This is the largest wild Buffalo (Bison) herd in the US, There are now over 1500 in the herd. The video just shows a very small part of the herd. It is also the easiest to get to as the state built roads through the park. There are many more Buffalo on the rest of Pine ridge but they are not in a single herd and very hard to get to.
 
Muslim World, when did you get a kitty? Did you post pictures and I missed it?

The Squeakster looooves prayer rugs. We used to let her fluff around on them while we prayed, but with her dander right in where we make sujood, it effected our eyes, so now no kitty on the prayer rugs.

As for treating them as children, well, I seem to remember a companion of the prophet (saws) who was known for carrying kittens around with him, and doting on them to the point where his friends called him father of the small cats. Perhaps you're heard of him, Abu Huraira (ra)? :statisfie

As for loving our animals too much, I say there's almost no such thing! I love my Squeaky for the sake of Allah (swt), precisely because she is a marvelous creation and a reminder of Allah (swt). That such a little ball of fuzz and fat can bring me such happiness is truly a blessing from my Lord, and for that I say alhamdulilah. If having her, loving her, playing with her, cuddling with her, reminds me of Allah (swt) and gives me more opportunities to thank Him, then alhamdulilah times a million!

Just now, the Squeakster and I were sitting on the balcony. The cottonwoods are fluffing their seeds, so our balcony is covered in white fluff (which could be a whole nother tangent to praise Allah [swt], for such an ingenious way to spread seeds). My fat little cat, who spends all day lazing around the house, displayed tremendous bursts of energy, running and leaping to catch the seeds. SubhanAllah, that Allah (swt) created her this way - she rests to preserve energy, and then when the time comes to hunt, she displays such physical fitness, it puts me to shame.

Alhamdulilah for our animals :statisfie
 
UmmSqueakster said:
Muslim World, when did you get a kitty? Did you post pictures and I missed it?

The Squeakster looooves prayer rugs. We used to let her fluff around on them while we prayed, but with her dander right in where we make sujood, it effected our eyes, so now no kitty on the prayer rugs.

As for treating them as children, well, I seem to remember a companion of the prophet (saws) who was known for carrying kittens around with him, and doting on them to the point where his friends called him father of the small cats. Perhaps you're heard of him, Abu Huraira (ra)? :statisfie

As for loving our animals too much, I say there's almost no such thing! I love my Squeaky for the sake of Allah (swt), precisely because she is a marvelous creation and a reminder of Allah (swt). That such a little ball of fuzz and fat can bring me such happiness is truly a blessing from my Lord, and for that I say alhamdulilah. If having her, loving her, playing with her, cuddling with her, reminds me of Allah (swt) and gives me more opportunities to thank Him, then alhamdulilah times a million!

Just now, the Squeakster and I were sitting on the balcony. The cottonwoods are fluffing their seeds, so our balcony is covered in white fluff (which could be a whole nother tangent to praise Allah [swt], for such an ingenious way to spread seeds). My fat little cat, who spends all day lazing around the house, displayed tremendous bursts of energy, running and leaping to catch the seeds. SubhanAllah, that Allah (swt) created her this way - she rests to preserve energy, and then when the time comes to hunt, she displays such physical fitness, it puts me to shame.

Alhamdulilah for our animals :statisfie
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Aslaamu Alaaykum
I got her on Friday:statisfie. . .
I havent posted any pictures lol so you havent missed any:p
Alhamdulilaah for your active kitty, mine loves to play a lot lol MashaAllaah, btw why do they make that Purring sound? is that a good sign? Alhamdulilaah indeed that Allaah created em soo beautifully :). . .

Wa Alaaykum Salaam
 
funny little incident. we have four chickens (really cute!) and i was showing them off to my friend the other day. she has a pet cat herself. so she goes, 'ohh, they're so cute. can i bring my cat over one day and they can be friends? oh wait, your chickens won't eat my cat up will they?' funny part was, she was asking seriously, with innocence written all over her face. she's in first year uni mind you. i was like, 'my chickens? eat your cat?' she was like, 'oh wait, that can't happen hey?' Lol! funny girl.

but yeah, i have chickens :D cute animals i must say. the things they do... just reminds you who the Creator is of such lovely creations, subhanallah.
 
About all I have is horses and cats. We spent yesterday working with some of the horses that had never been ridden or it had been a long time since they were last ridden. Lots of fun. But we finished the day with no new broken bones so I guess it was a success.

We only use a bridle or hackamor on the horses. We do not use bits. Seldom use a saddle too, although when we use saddles we use the Australian Saddles, they are better suited for gaited horses.

The first 2 pictures are Annie An older mare that we are going to breed with a White Andalusian.

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The next 2 are of Dandy, we plan to sell her later this year, but want to train here for working with cattle first

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The next is DeeDee part of our foundation herd

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The next couple are of Sassy. He is one that had never been ridden by a man before.

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The next 2 are Windy she is Rowdy's 3 year old daughter and is part of our foundation herd. She is very high spirited and has never been ridden. We tried to get a bridle on her. After an hour we got a rope on her, then had to spend 4 hours chasing her to get the rope off.

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this next is Pride we have her up for sale.

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This last one is Honey, we just sold her, but the new owner hasn't picked her up yet. She is very gentle and a well gaited horse trained for pleasure riding.

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The dog in one or 2 of the pictures is not ours. I think he was trying to spook the horses and get me killed. But after he got kicked a few times by the horses he decided to get out of the pasture.
 

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