Crikey - Australia Zoo 'on brink of ruin'

[Tysonboss1]

even some of the tv footage where steve would catch a wild aimal, just because he could and for the thrill and entertainment of it like sport fishermen, then let it go again.

it got people watching, and they heared steves conservation message. Alot of people that watched steves shows would have flicked passed and watched the WWF wreastling and missed that message had steve took david atinburghs approach.

 

[Julia]

doesnt get away from the real issue, what the hell is wrong with bindi irwin, I feel like slapping that child everytime I see IT on TV

Agree. Not the kid's fault though. She is the product of a pure show business family. (The old man excepted.)

I see no problem in Zoo's like Australia ZOO or toronga Zoo, where alot of work is done for conservation and a focus is put on education rather than amusement.

I see the animals as ambassadors for their species, and they help put a face to the tragity that is happening out there.

I mean seeing an animal in a decent size high quality enclosure, where staff work to provide things to keep it happy and active and carrying out instictive behaviour, while we learn about the animal and struggles it's species are facing in the wild is great.

And if the zoo animals can be part of breeding programs, even better.

Offcourse I do not support, private zoos or circus animals and things of that nature.

What a crock of utter rubbish!
Go and tell all that to the lion, tiger, cheetah which has nothing more to do than prowl in frustration within the confines of its captivity.

These are wild animals, for god's sake. Their genes demand they are able to run for miles and miles across open country, and to obey their predatory instincts of killing for food.

It's simply an act of cruelty to take them out of their natural environment for the amusement of human beings.

It just sickens me that people will - as you so able demonstrate in your post - only see things from their own self serving point of view, with no understanding whatsoever of the needs of the animals.

In the unlikely event of reincarnation being a fact, I would sincerely hope for you, Tyson, that you come back as an animal in a zoo. Might change your mind a bit then.

 

[Tysonboss1]

Agree. Not the kid's fault though. She is the product of a pure show business family. (The old man excepted.)


What a crock of utter rubbish!
Go and tell all that to the lion, tiger, cheetah which has nothing more to do than prowl in frustration within the confines of its captivity.

These are wild animals, for god's sake. Their genes demand they are able to run for miles and miles across open country, and to obey their predatory instincts of killing for food.

It's simply an act of cruelty to take them out of their natural environment for the amusement of human beings.

It just sickens me that people will - as you so able demonstrate in your post - only see things from their own self serving point of view, with no understanding whatsoever of the needs of the animals.

In the unlikely event of reincarnation being a fact, I would sincerely hope for you, Tyson, that you come back as an animal in a zoo. Might change your mind a bit then.

Self serving point of veiw, I can hardly see how conservation of a species is self serving, I mean until I went to toronga zoo I didn't even know what the bush meat trade was, But having seen the display I have an insight into what chimps in the wild face. I also learned about the palm oil business destrying the orangutans native bush, which affectted me more because I had just seen the orangutans display.

Remember almost all the animals in zoos were born in zoos,

 

[burglar]

Most are bread in captivity and feel lots of love from humans. It is wrong though. I agree it is wrong to have animals in captivity just like humans in captivity in offices and other boring places of employment.

Just a thought, perhaps animals like to be in zoos. How do we know?

Humans in offices Hmmmmn!
Every night they are freed and in the morning they're back!!
Just a thought, perhaps humans like to be in offices!?

 

[MrBurns]

Anyone here subscribe to Crikey ?
Is it any good ?

I have enough to read every day without wasting my time but if it has any reasonanble business news or views I'll have a go.

 

[Julia]

Ask for a free trial so you can decide for yourself.

 

[MrBurns]

Ask for a free trial so you can decide for yourself.

I was hoping for an opinion before I have to wade through the thing, I am overloaded with email already, but you're right I'll do that.