Saturday, June 10, 2006

I Don't Like Zoos




I don't like the idea of animals being caged up or enclosed in any way. They should be able to run free. If we want to study animals, it should be done in their natural habitat disturbing them as little as possible. Just show me the pictures and data later; I don't need to see them miserable and caged looking back at me through bars or glass.

The only "zoo" I would ever visit again is the Wild Animal Park in San Diego as the animals are grouped the way they would be in the wild in large expansive fields built to mimic their native lands. I still don't like it, but at least the animals are given room to run and breathe as opposed to the likes of a typical zoo.

P.S. I just rented a movie called "An Unfinished Life" and came up with this thought. Go check it out, well done.