Post by RandomWiktor on Jun 23, 2008 22:07:15 GMT -5
Story
___An eccentric billionaire with a passion for animals died after a prolonged struggle with heart disease. At his wake, private letters were issued to the leaders of a known radical animal liberation organization. The letter detailed the exact location of a privately owned plot of land granted to the group by the deceased, as well as instructions as to how it should be used...
___It seems that our patron of animal activism had been a very busy man; the secluded, vast plot of land he purchased in Louisiana had been cultivated with a rich abundance of fruit-bearing trees, in addition to the native flora. What's more, he cleverly purchased land that included forest, wetland, and grazing areas in the heart of the state, where average annual temperatures seldom drop below 50 or raise above 90. The land is, in short, ideal for animals who have been compromised from captivity.
___The specifications for the use of this land were simple: using the allotted funding, activists within the organization are to liberate as many animals as possible, bring them to Louisiana, and set them free to live out their lives as nature intended. Creatures from the factory farm, laboratory, fur farm, and other places of torture, confinement, and murder have been being liberated across the nation in the wake of this event, released into the miles of secluded wilderness destined to be their new home.
Premise
___You are one of these animals, embarking on a new life in this strange new land. Though freedom is an admirable ideal, and salvation from torture a moral imperative, the noble efforts were in some ways short sighted. Many animals coming from captive settings are psychologically unsound, physically limited, or otherwise compromised for survival. What's more, others are domesticated or non-native, which may create obstacles for not just the refugees, but the native wildlife in short. Thus, despite a paradise, the animals must learn the ups and downs of freedom first hand.
Congratulations. You have been Liberated!