Then there are the other victims, as they're known. Dozens are born every years thanks to careless people like Kid who only want to indulge their vice: scrawny, underweight little creatures whose necks never extend more than three feet at adulthood. Who will love these little giraffes? How can they reach the freshest, tastiest leaves with such puny necks? They can't; these noble, unfortunate creatures are stuck browsing from the bottom like some punk-ass antelopes, earning them the scorn of the whole savannah. Many of them enter a spiral of shame, selling themselves willingly to Kid's perverted community so they can afford to buy shrubs with psychoactive leaves.
There is hope. The GirHalf Fund is working hard to provide each and every such animal with a functioning scissor-lift and the training to operate same with their prehensile tongues. However, funds are limited, scissor-lifts don't come cheap, and as you might imagine there are logistical issues involved in keeping them supplied with fuel and parts. Also, in a disturbing new trend, some poachers (who do not otherwise target giraffes) are killing the helpless animals to take their lifts and sell them for parts--after retrieving any kites they may have lost in tall trees. Please, consider a donation to the GirHalf Fund. A $250 donation gets you a special-edition copy of Shel Silverstein's "A Giraffe and a Half." Thank you.
There is hope. The GirHalf Fund is working hard to provide each and every such animal with a functioning scissor-lift and the training to operate same with their prehensile tongues. However, funds are limited, scissor-lifts don't come cheap, and as you might imagine there are logistical issues involved in keeping them supplied with fuel and parts. Also, in a disturbing new trend, some poachers (who do not otherwise target giraffes) are killing the helpless animals to take their lifts and sell them for parts--after retrieving any kites they may have lost in tall trees. Please, consider a donation to the GirHalf Fund. A $250 donation gets you a special-edition copy of Shel Silverstein's "A Giraffe and a Half." Thank you.
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