What To Expect After
The day will come when all the zombies are gone. They may be buried, frozen, dissolving at the bottom of the sea, etc. but they will, for all intents and purposes, be gone. At this point humanity, if we have survived, will have to rebuild.
If we are lucky and have survived through the zombie apocalypse there will be little or nothing left of the world and society we now know. Humanity will have been knocked back beyond the Dark Ages to a place little advanced from the Stone Age.
Some things will be carried through, knives, bows, and animal husbandry will likely survive, but much more sill be lost. Computers will no longer exist, cars will be rusting hulks, even the roads we drive on will be cracking expanses of concrete and rebar.
It is possible, even likely, that the languages we speak today will change. People will have to migrate in order to avoid the zombie hordes. Their eradication may take years, possibly even several lifetimes before the last one is slain.
There will be no cities. The heaven-reaching skyscrapers that make up today’s urban landscape will become burnt out tumbling danger zones; chemical wastelands as carpets, cleaning supplies, computer monitors, and furniture deteriorate. Only the bravest of souls will dare enter one of these towering husks in order to pilfer whatever useful items survive.
The small towns and villages that dot the landscape will either disappear completely or flourish, depending on their proximity to major cities and highways. Those close in to the cities will die with the nearby metropolitan area as refugees tear through whatever tools and foodstuffs they have. Those out-of-the-way places may have time to build up the important defenses necessary to stave off the hordes of humanity and zombiehood if they have a powerful enough leadership to do so, and if they act as heartlessly as we must during the times zombies flood the land.
Communities will have moved away from the thoroughfares we now know. The rivers and streams where civilization has always chosen to thrive in the past will be barren stretches and floodplains. Ports and oceans will be abandoned as well in order to ensure safety from ocean bound zombies trapped on rusting ships and within the surf itself. The only civilizations to survive will be those so far away from where it currently resides that few even now know of their existence.
Plant and animal life will, however, flourish. Untended flora will once again take hold wherever it can. Seeding cracks in every driveway, roadway, and parking area. Vines, trees, and shrubbery will grow without the barriers put up by humanity and will worm itself into any nook available in order to survive and thrive. Roots will tear through underground pipes and building foundations helping to topple any structure nearby. Limbs will crash through windows and seedlings will sprout wherever light sources and water are available.
Fauna too shall retake the lands they once roamed. Those not consumed by the remaining humans will breed naturally and abundantly, repopulating the land available. Species not seen on this continent will once again find a foothold as zoos go abandoned and camels, lions, and ibex are let loose. The dogs and cats we have as pets today will retake their original roles as predators and pack hunters. The rat population will explode initially, but then shrink as the now abundant food sources diminish.
The Earth itself will turn back to where it was hundreds and thousands of years ago. Without humanity pumping heat and pollution into the atmosphere and oceans, the polar ice caps will begin to reform. Temperatures will return to where they would be had humanity never existed. Oceans will be reborn as fish populations rebuild themselves, coral reefs return to their prior states of harmony, and crap and lobster populations will explode as the detritus of civilization flows into their waiting hungry maws.
The only animals to fail will be whales as the remnants of humanity stuck on the oceans surface, in boats and ships that were able to escape the initial zombie onslaught, use them as the abundant food and fuel sources they are. Whales will likely die out completely in the zombie years and the leviathans of the deep will likely never return.
The land after the zombie scourge has been eliminated will forever be changed. Some for the better, some for the worse in the eyes of humanity, but changed inevitably and entirely either way. Our hope, our mission, is to allow humanity to survive at all through the horrific days in which the undead walk the planet.
There seems to be a great deal of confusion on whether or not zombies will attack animals, and if they do, will those animals become infected, simply die, or go on with their lives. As this video shows, some types of zombies will indeed attack animals that enter their vicinity, but this is not always the case.
Some types of zombies will indeed attack an animal, though those same types will typically attack any warm or moving object. Some types of zombies will only attack certain types of animals (e.g., mammals but not lizards,) and some types of zombies will only go after a human being.
To make this a little more straightforward we have come up with the following lists to help you in knowing whether or not your family pets are safe.
Zombies that Will Attack Animals:
Zombies that Will Only Attack Humans
- Chemical Zombies
- Nano-Zombies
- Techno-Zombies
- Other Miscellaneous
To understand how to identify each type of zombie, please click on the links above and review the various articles. This will advise you on how to identify your zombies, and find out whether they are a threat to only you, or if you need to protect your pets as well.
One important item to note when reviewing the articles, not all zombie types can be spread to your animals. So while you may want to protect Spot from being eaten, if he does get bitten, you do not necessarily need to put him out of his misery.
If your pet/horse/cow/sheep does receive a bite, and you are unsure what type of zombie you have encountered, the safest option is to put the animal down. We understand that this is difficult (nigh on impossible for some.) We are pet owners and animal lovers ourselves, and to have to put down your own animal is one of the most difficult decisions one can make, even if it isn’t due to an infected bite from a zombie.
That said, the infected pet is no longer the loving, caring creature you have shared time and adventures with. If not now, then soon it will turn into a vicious, ravenous creature with only your death in mind.
If you cannot bring yourself to put your pet down, and you have not been able to identify the type of zombie bite it has received, you have two options.
- Have an acquaintance do the dirty work for you. Do NOT let a friend do it. It will ruin your relationship completely. You will always question your decision, and if a friend has to put down your beloved pet, you will forever look at them with that question, and that anger. Make sure the person you ask is someone you either don’t like, or don’t have a close connection with. It will change your relationship with them as well, but it’s less likely to ruin a friendship. Ironically, it may even lead to a stronger connection with that person.
- Lock the possibly infected animal up and monitor it over the course of several days. An infection that can spread to an animal will show its signs within 72-120 hours (three to five days.) If your pet is still its same old self after that time, you can consider yourself reasonably safe and release them.
NOTE: We cannot stress enough how dangerous, and frankly stupid this option is. Primarily, keeping a potentially infected animal locked up for up to a week can cause issues of its own. What if you have to move because of a coming horde? What about the animals natural biological processes and the necessary cleanup? Where can you keep a horse locked up that where you can guarantee it won’t escape, break free, etc.?
Additionally, there is no guarantee that even after five, ten, or even 100 days that your pet is guaranteed infection free. All creatures have different resistances to infections. Your chihuahua may be naturally immune to the zombie bacteria, but can still pass it on if he bites you. The only way to guarantee your safety from your pet is to put it down, no matter how difficult the decision.
To be blunt, it’s you or them. In a war against the zombification of all humanity your pet may become collateral damage. It’s sad, it’s difficult to come to terms with, it’s your only guarantee for safety.
In the war against zombies, animals are often caught in the middle. Many people are forced to abandon their pets when they go on the run. Even more are turned and have no recollection of their family and friends, much less their pets.
While some animals are trained to help humanity against the zombie threats, many are left to fend for themselves and have been known to become a danger in themselves. Feral packs of both dogs, cats, and even escaped zoo animals have been known to roam urban wastelands after an outbreak.
For these reasons, we recommend that if you are a pet owner and you realize that an outbreak is occurring, please do something about your pets. They will not likely be able to make it through the outbreak alive, and may even become a danger to you and your survival group. We know it’s difficult, but it may become necessary.
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