In fluffy-affected regions across the United States and worldwide, the presence of rejected foals—commonly known as “poopeh babbehs”—has become an all-too-common sight. This rejection behavior is a byproduct of genetic programming incorporated by the Hasbio Genetic Production Firm and has been a consistent feature of feral fluffy herds since their unintentional release. Fluffy ponies, due to ingrained genetic preferences, instinctively favor bright, neon, rainbow, and other unnatural colors over natural earth tones. Consequently, fluffy ponies often neglect or outright abuse foals that inherit co-dominant earth-tone traits, condemning them to a life of abandonment and suffering.
These unwanted foals are typically left in the herd’s communal latrine, where mares and stallions will simply deposit them into the accumulated waste and ignore them. In extremely rare cases, a mare may keep her poopeh babbeh alongside her other foals, but this is usually a tactical decision, allowing the mare to use the brown foal as a potential distraction for predators, sparing her more “desirable” offspring. Research in the United States indicates that approximately 80% of all poopeh babbehs die within the first four to six weeks of life, with mares frequently refusing to provide them with milk or warmth.
In the instance documented here, both the mare and stallion have abandoned these foals in the communal latrine, leaving them to die. The filly shown exhibits many typical ailments of a poopeh babbeh: she suffers from severe bacterial infections, with her eyes swollen and inflamed to the point of blindness. Her body is emaciated, yet her stomach is unnaturally distended, the result of parasitic infections causing abdominal bloating despite severe malnutrition. Her fur has fallen out in small patches across her body, and her skin is marred with rashes and lesions, the result of prolonged exposure to filth. Despite her deteriorating condition, this filly continues to emit painful, panicked chirps, calling out for her parents in a final, instinctual attempt to survive. These peeps, though faint, serve as a familiar, desperate behavior seen among poopeh babbehs, yet the herd’s “smarty” has ensured that the communal latrine is distant enough that the herd itself is undisturbed by these cries.
Nearby in the fecal pile lies another unnamed, similarly rejected foal, who appears to have attempted to consume the waste around him in a desperate attempt to survive. However, his body has naturally rejected it, leading him to vomit. Like his neighbor, he suffers from blindness, severe underdevelopment, and similar afflictions. Despite the torturous conditions, this scenario is tragically common in most fluffy herds and nests. Statistically, only 5% of all feral rejected foals survive to adulthood, as only about 5% are rescued by human intervention before they succumb to the same fate as the foals depicted here.