What affects us affects cats
I was heartbroken and enraged when I accidently ran across a news item about the Copenhagen Zoo². The item reported the recent killing of four healthy lions to make room for a new, almost three-year old male lion. It goes without saying that lions are majestic animals. These big cats are not only highly …
I call this foul establishment, “The Zoo of Death”. It is a wholly apt title because the caged animals under the “care” (laugh) of the zoo keepers are being killed by the zoo keepers. That is the allegation and the evidence points to it. Someone is failing in his duty. In fact, it is …
By Sarah Hartwell I recently drafted the genealogies of white tigers from Mohan in the 1950s through to the zoo population in the 1990s. It’s something I’ve been studying since the late 1990s with the help of 2 people in the USA (one a former zoo-keeper who moved there from England). I’m now making …
This is a nice picture of caged humans being looked at by free lions. That’s the way it looks and for me it is a very pleasant picture that turns the tables on the human. It hints at something better, for me 😉 However, these are not free lions. They are also caged by …
Yes, I always support the tiger and blame the people. I always feel sorry for the tiger. When the tiger is shot I always feel very sad and upset. I don’t have much in the way of thoughts about the person who might have been injured or killed. I have sympathy for the injured …
Dear Sir, Re: Abuse of a Tiger I have just watched a video that was made at your zoo. It shows two of your employees abusing a tiger in the most callous and wanton manner that is totally inconsistent with the duties of zoo keepers. Your staff have broken this tiger’s spirit and heart. …
In writing about how noise can stress captive wild cats we can gain an insight into how noise can affect domestic cats. Captive wild cats don’t do well in captivity. This is evidenced, in part, in their inability to breed, which leads to management problems and ultimately inbreeding. Some experts predict the gradual extinguishment …
by Fred Chan (Florida) Me at the hospital I was at the zoo & this tiger was looking at me like if as i was dinner!…..Then it go in its leaping position so backed up & it saw me moving trying to escape & it leaped and attacked me the gates weren’t that big …
