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I was working for a postal contractor and we had to go to the local P&DC (warehouse sized building where all the local mail comes in to be sorted and then shipp

I was working for a postal contractor and we had to go to the local P&DC (warehouse sized building where all the local mail comes in to be sorted and then shipped to various destinations). The local foreman was giving us a lecture about safety and things not to do in there, and we were standing there listening to him. To my right about 10' away were a couple of boxes around 2' tall each. I was listening and my eyes were wandering, taking in the gigantic space when suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I saw the box move! It like tilted a little and there was definite movement inside (it had a slit in it)! I yelped like a little kid: "that box moved!" The foreman nonchalantly dismissed it saying, "yeah those are ducks being mailed". I was shocked to say the least.

pixl97 1y ago
Back in the late 90s and early 2000s a buddy of mine caught and mailed a lot of live snakes. Never heard of one getting out. Bet it would have been exciting if one did.
GrantMoyer 1y ago
How cruel.
- GrantMoyer 1y ago
  Let me elaborate. I'm not saying the OPs story is cruel. I'm saying shipping live animals is cruel. Shipping animals isn't transporting them using some specialized service; it's litterally sending them through the mail system like any other parcel, the same system that regularly damages heavily padded packages. The practice is still common today, especially for live chicks, and many animals die due to the conditions of transport. Their deaths are treated as an expected loss.
  - mjevans 1y ago
    It's the same sort of 'logic' where E.G. in Rimworld (offhand) animals don't have (or didn't in the past versions) have conditions which lead to mental breakdown. They were handled with the level of needs of the worst treated categories of slaves. Though thinking of the phrases 'live stock' and the destiny of most farm animals...

pixl97 1y ago

Back in the late 90s and early 2000s a buddy of mine caught and mailed a lot of live snakes. Never heard of one getting out. Bet it would have been exciting if one did.

GrantMoyer 1y ago

How cruel.

GrantMoyer 1y ago
Let me elaborate. I'm not saying the OPs story is cruel. I'm saying shipping live animals is cruel. Shipping animals isn't transporting them using some specialized service; it's litterally sending them through the mail system like any other parcel, the same system that regularly damages heavily padded packages. The practice is still common today, especially for live chicks, and many animals die due to the conditions of transport. Their deaths are treated as an expected loss.
- mjevans 1y ago
  It's the same sort of 'logic' where E.G. in Rimworld (offhand) animals don't have (or didn't in the past versions) have conditions which lead to mental breakdown. They were handled with the level of needs of the worst treated categories of slaves. Though thinking of the phrases 'live stock' and the destiny of most farm animals...