Adopt a Vulture Today

Perhaps you should consider this. Adopt a vulture today! Before you tell me how ugly they are with their disgusting habits, let me tell you why they are so beneficial to the environment. Perhaps you will change your mind about these birds.

Vultures may not be  beautiful to see, but consider they scavenge on dead animals which effectively rids the environment of disease. Are you convinced it is time to adopt a vulture today? What if I told you some of those diseases included botulinum toxin, cholera, and anthrax bacteria? Check it out on Wikipedia or other sources you may find.

OK. You may not want one as a pet since they do have the nasty habit of throwing up when they are frightened. But, after careful consideration of these birds becoming endangered, you may just want to adopt a vulture today!

 "Linda, just what brought this on?" you ask.

• It's my sister-in-law's fault. She wants to soar but not kill to eat. See my post Vultures remind me of my sister-in-law on 8/31.
• Then there was an article on 9/2 in The Virginian-Pilot by Will Harris called Don't Fear the Vulture. Appreciate It. It announced the second annual International Vulture Awareness Day which took place at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center on Saturday.
• Carol Ann Curran, a conservation education specialist with the aquarium, appeared on TV with 2 of the critters.
• We have campaigns to adopt a whale, adopt a cat, adopt a star, adopt a tree, so why not a vulture?
• My dog made me do this

Well, the last reason isn't true. Perhaps you may not want to adopt a vulture today, but at least consider looking at them in a different light. After all . . . it could be some you know up there soaring on the current over the Outer Banks.