HarmlessHeffalump t1_jckd3md wrote on March 17, 2023 at 1:50 PM

Reply to comment by Iz-kan-reddit in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots

When she gets calls to pick them up, the majority don’t make it.

A lot of people don’t know how to properly ship birds.

Iz-kan-reddit t1_jckdt4v wrote on March 17, 2023 at 1:56 PM

>When she gets calls to pick them up, the majority don’t make it.

It's often too late by the time the USPS realizes they can't be delivered.

HarmlessHeffalump t1_jckvva0 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 3:57 PM

We’re splitting hairs here.

Plenty do survive. Plenty die as well.

My point is animals do get harmed because of negligence, and as this post indicates, not many people are even aware of birds get transported this way. Awareness can hopefully lead to improving the process so that fewer birds are harmed.

Iz-kan-reddit t1_jckyizz wrote on March 17, 2023 at 4:14 PM

>We’re splitting hairs here.

No, we're not. You're taking the rare instances where chicks are undeliverable, and extrapolating them to the general practice of shipping chicks. In reality, chicks aren't "undeliverable," as they don't get delivered. These are chicks that someone decides to not pick up from the post office. That's a shitty recipient problem, not a shipping problem.

>Plenty do survive.

You just said most don't. Which is it?

>not many people are even aware of birds get transported this way.

The vast majority of people don't know how the vast majority of things are done.

>Awareness can hopefully lead to improving the process so that fewer birds are harmed.

There's nothing wrong with the process. It's extremely reliable with very low mortality rates. Someone choosing to not pick them up at the post office isn't a reflection on the shipping process. Claiming otherwise is like claiming that Amazon has a problem with their shipping process because you left your package on the front steps for a week after they dropped it off.

HarmlessHeffalump t1_jckyscw wrote on March 17, 2023 at 4:16 PM

Animals are dying. I don’t know about you, but I’m for making that happen less rather than arguing about semantics with someone on Reddit.

Have a good day.

Iz-kan-reddit t1_jckzujd wrote on March 17, 2023 at 4:23 PM

>Animals are dying.

They are, but not from the shipping process.

>I don’t know about you, but I’m for making that happen less rather than arguing about semantics with someone on Reddit.

Then push for a change in the law that allows for the USPS to do something with the chicks sooner. Or, make it illegal to order them and not pick them up.

That's much better than arguing from a point of abject ignorance about both chick biology and the shipping process.

HarmlessHeffalump t1_jcl9i13 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 5:24 PM

You seem to be the one who started an argument with a stranger on the internet.

Again, have a great day. That’s what I’m gonna go do.

Iz-kan-reddit t1_jclec1t wrote on March 17, 2023 at 5:54 PM

>You seem to be the one who started an argument with a stranger on the internet.

Yes, because you're spreading abject bullshit after viewing a miniscule percentage.

By your irrational thought process, since I've seen animal rescues that neglect their animals, I must conclude that your mom abuses animals at hers as well.