tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074316.post1187167745314656139..comments2023-10-16T10:51:31.765-04:00Comments on Potpourri of Life: What's New, Pussycat?Kitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08020166064056573242noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074316.post-42705993996201016592007-12-30T11:24:00.000-05:002007-12-30T11:24:00.000-05:00Oh, and I forgot to add, from the perspective of s...Oh, and I forgot to add, from the perspective of scientific research: Zoos are actually the least natural and thus least effective settings for research, anyway. You mentioned animal parks, and I agree that those are much better settings, while the most ideal setting is observing animals in the wild.<BR/><BR/>I guess my real question is: What is the proper relationship that we, as humans, should have with creation and the physical world? And that is a huge question, with this issue being only a small facet.Kitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020166064056573242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074316.post-11048919943993284182007-12-30T11:14:00.000-05:002007-12-30T11:14:00.000-05:00I certainly understand that there is a lot of scie...I certainly understand that there is a lot of scientific research that goes on in zoos, animal parks, etc. I am questioning the attitude of hubris, that we can keep these creatures under our control in the territory in which we choose to confine them; then we are utterly horrified when something goes wrong, because it reveals to us that we really aren't in control, after all. A tiger isn't going to be convinced to be docile just because you politely explain that her participation is required in an attempt to preserve her endangered species.Kitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020166064056573242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074316.post-44965471735477352152007-12-30T03:25:00.000-05:002007-12-30T03:25:00.000-05:00We have quite a few working cats at Major Californ...We have quite a few working cats at Major California Theme Park. I got to meet one of them the other day. They are usually fine with the workers, but hate the guests.<BR/><BR/>I'd be more against zoos if their sole purpose was to parade animals around for us to gawk at them, but many are involved in international breeding programs aimed at keeping the species alive and in decent numbers in the wild. Unfortunately, not every place is an animal park, though.luminarumbrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05385508255366271698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074316.post-25346018594360315612007-12-30T01:04:00.000-05:002007-12-30T01:04:00.000-05:00Yes, Working Cats is a good thing. Let's put thos...Yes, Working Cats is a good thing. Let's put those feral cats to work and get them off the dole.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.com