21 Animals That Have Absolutely Nothing To Say About Sequestration (SLIDESHOW)

Despite polls showing most Americans are in favor of spending cuts in general, it's hard to get people to pay attention to the details of the looming sequester. BuzzFeed's McKay Coppins examined why sequestration is so bad for traffic, asking editors from the Atlantic Wire, the Daily Caller and even The Huffington Post how to get people interested.

The Atlantic Wire tried to rename the issue, calling it the "spendocalypse." Gawker took a more visual approach, presenting a sequester explainer featuring Ryan Gosling and Kate Upton.

The Washington Post's Wonkblog had a different take on the subject, presenting 21 animals who "have strong feelings on the sequester" and noting that the National Zoo would take a hit if sequestration goes into effect.

While the sequester would have real consequences, it doesn't mean that animals need to have feelings about it.

The animals in the slideshow below are just fun to look at. For actual news on the sequester, click here.

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• Snuggly Sloth

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Tiny Trunk

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Shocked Tiger Cub Trio

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Exhausted Anteater

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Quizzical Wallaby

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• High-Fiving Hedgehog

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Incredulous Platypus

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Handful Of Fennecs

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Horde Of Panda Cubs

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Neverending Seal Loop

  Doesn't care about the sequester

• Repulsed Penguin Chick

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Sad Slow Loris

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Smirking Camel

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Bathing Hippo

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Lazy Polar Bear

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Baby Giraffe With Sweet '90s Updo

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Baby Beluga

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Stern River Otter

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Skunkling

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Brooding Orangutan

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

• Mother-Daughter Deer Duo

  Doesn't care about the sequester.

Correction: The original version of this article misspelled McKay Coppins' first name. We regret the error.

Comments

[oldmanonstreet]

12:24 PM on 02/24/2013

every time congress gets together its another gig end of America deal unless more spending is approved ,(REALLY)

[FrAAR]

09:24 AM on 02/24/2013

The video is good for the . You just as well watch since nothing will come out of the 113th Congress.

[dad4lifesl]

09:10 AM on 02/24/2013

I asked my dog what his feelings were about the sequester, he stared at me for a moment and then licked himself. I think that was a clever statement on the state of our federal government.

[SteakFarmer]

12:39 PM on 02/24/2013

Obama asked his dog what he thought it would be like in America under sequestration he said "Ruff".

[dad4lifesl]

01:13 PM on 02/24/2013

LOL!  The March 1 sequester will reduce discretionary spending $85 billion, which is about one third of the $243 billion funding increase between 2007 and 2012, still leaving a 15 percent increase overall. I imagine many American families would prefer to be in the federal government’s financial shoes than their own.

[PBTruth]

12:32 AM on 02/24/2013

The Obamaquester should never happen. It's the result of years of Washington incompetence, on BOTH sides of the aisle. They have f'd us once again.

[FrAAR]

09:26 AM on 02/24/2013

PBTruth...You have the wrong terminology! The GOP voted 2:1 FOR the sequester. Remember Speaker Boehner's remark, " I got 98% of what I wanted"?

[Donrald]

09:40 AM on 02/24/2013

But Obama sign it !

[ChrisMM]

11:06 PM on 02/23/2013

*So* cute!

"horde of panda cubs" lol!

[Abinico Warez]

11:06 PM on 02/23/2013

After looking at these sweet animals, I am more than ever convinced that Washington DC is the home of demons.

[fisch123]

09:56 PM on 02/23/2013

awwwwww

[gfgarv2]

09:54 PM on 02/23/2013

My dog is really upset about it.
The cat talked him down.

[Abinico Warez]

11:06 PM on 02/23/2013

That;s because cats are smarter.

[FrAAR]

09:27 AM on 02/24/2013

Yup. Dogs drool. Cats rule...but I have a dog.

[TooWonky]

09:52 PM on 02/23/2013

Sure let's make fun of the dumbest thing every proposed by a Prez. and signed by over 150 other silly people. Then let's make fun of the fact that they could give a rodent's behind if over 700k jobs are cut, they have the best golden parachutes in the free world. What is THEIR MOTIVATION? Don't tell me loss of their jobs, that ain't happenin'... Each silly person is secure in their positions as they have convinced the people who put them their that they represent them. Let's watch and see what happens when thousands of military purchase contracts from vendors lay unpaid, let's see if litigation costs more than the 'cure'... Let's see what happens when all the FDA meat inspectors are no longer employed, when school lunch programs are cut (boy what an amazing contrast to the line of crap given by the Prez. during the state of the union that we should have universal Preschool - sure tease us with some more fantastic ideas that COULD NEVER COME ABOUT - so here in actuality school lunches will be cut, head start will be cut and the race to the top will be lost before it starts, congrats), over thousands of upgrades to support our troops will be denied and hundreds of thousands of people will have a 20% pay cut. Could you live on a 20% pay cut?

[FrAAR]

09:28 AM on 02/24/2013

TooWonky...Please listen/watch something besides 'Fox News'...maybe you could even read?

[TooWonky]

11:21 AM on 02/24/2013

I'm a proud liberal who voted for and contributed to the Prez. campaign.  I never watch Fox news but I have the ability to think for myself.  Which one of the facts I listed above is false?  I'm blaming everyone, not just the Prez here.  Anyone can see how broken things are and how we are held in contempt by all of them.

[dblueII]

08:38 PM on 02/23/2013

When i grow up, I want to be a Stern River Otter.

[Abinico Warez]

11:08 PM on 02/23/2013

No you don't - otters don't get kibble.

[GoCards1978]

08:31 PM on 02/23/2013

Baby elephants have the cuteness factor in spades!

[lazingaro]

11:06 AM on 02/24/2013

I like the sloth for some reason. Precious!

[gospelhorn]

08:21 PM on 02/23/2013

This story need not ever have been written. There is no story here.

[MyFatCat]

07:44 PM on 02/23/2013

I have a brace of squirrels that don't care about the sequester in my front yard.

Also,
a vexation of zombies do not care about the sequester.
a tinker of gremlins do not care about the sequester.
a craving of golems do not care about the sequester.
a depravity of revenants do not care about the sequester.
a Drudge of skeletons do not care about the sequester.
an exigency of wendigoes do not care about the sequester.

Get the full list of supernaturals that do not care about the sequester here:
http://holykaw.alltop.com/a-guide-to-supernatural-collective-nouns-for

[Abinico Warez]

11:09 PM on 02/23/2013

My cluster of cats do not care about the sequester.

[Pyreman2]

06:39 PM on 02/23/2013

He will never be known as Obama the first, but only as Barack the worse, the phone pres of the usa. At least Jimmy Carter had one redemming factor - he meant well even if he was wrong.

[skip1c1]

05:49 PM on 02/23/2013

Except for the elephant (GOP), the rest are ok.

[spanprof11]

06:24 PM on 02/23/2013

Yeah, but he didn't pick them--I heard he's suing for misuse of his image.....

[FrankensteinGovernment]

08:12 PM on 02/23/2013

Obama weekly address: Congress must act now to stop the ‘Republican’ sequester that I insisted be included in that bill I signed. Heh. I remember who's idea the sequester was. Got memory fade?