Guest guest Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 " Worse, many species would not be around right now were it not for zoos, and breeding programs, and so on. The Giant Panda is a case in point -- the hand-ful in the wild, were zoos not educating people about them, would long since have been killed off by the land-greedy. " Great point, I didn't even think of that aspect. Very important. They certainly have saved some beautiful creatures. >Do you feel this would be an educational >discussion, " No, people don't learn, they lecture. Haven't you noticed? " This either means I am not a person because I do learn, or I'm just breaking all the rules, lol. Either way, I understand your generalization. >or do you think, while educational, it may get out of hand? " Always that hope, yes. " LOL. Ok. > Or, >perhaps option number three; Shawn just wasted alot people's time, should >go >back to watching " Animal Planet " , keep his mouth shut and post some dang >recipes. " Isn't frittering the time what these clubs are all about, really? As if we're all in a ZOO? " Well, I for one find some of these clubs very interesting and thought provoking. IMHO. Although not a waste of time for me, I again understand what you are expressing. > >Peace, >Shawn > " Every guy's seen you before, somewhere. The trick is to find you. " --Jeff Chandler to Veronica Lake in THE BLUE DAHLIA I suggest the residence white pages. Any chance of someone telling me how to get all the " girls " to see me, instead of the " guys " ? Nah, I think I better figure that one on my own, not that i'm looking, lol. > " If, at first, you do succeed, try to hide your astonishment. " " If, at first, you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. " " The last four letters in " American " spell out " I Can " . " " Everything's ok in the end, if it's not ok, it's not the end. " ----Original Message Follows---- The Stewarts <stews9 Cages of Electrons Wed, 11 Dec 2002 08:49:57 -0600 On Wednesday, December 11, 2002, at 02:56 AM, wrote: > Hey all. I was just watching " Animal Planet " , a cable network which > features animals for those of you that aren't familiar with it. It got me > to thinking about how you all might feel about zoos, since their has been > talk of the treatments of animals in the group. Depends on the zoo, they vary widely. Usually newer are better. > > Do you all believe that animals should be held and raised captive to learn > about them and teach the public about them? Do you think animals should > remain free (and/or set free from zoos) amongst their natural environment? > Perhaps their is an alternative option that you believe. In many cases the natural environments are disappearing fast so the Bush League can make even more pennies, and so on. > > This group has several different, wonderful people with different eating > habits. So It might be nice to share your eating status as a reminder(ex. > eat meat, vegan, pesco, lacto/ovo), though obviously not mandatory. Lacto ovo vegetarian, as if it's anyone's business. Nor does it relate to my view of zoos. > > HOWEVER, I know these topics can be somewhat sensitive matters to some > people, and I would not want a dicussion to get out of hand and hurt > people's feelings. Sure, sure. LOL > So maybe we should take a vote on whether this > discussion should take place. I vote we don't vote. > Do you feel this would be an educational > discussion, No, people don't learn, they lecture. Haven't you noticed? > or do you think, while educational, it may get out of hand? Always that hope, yes. > Or, > perhaps option number three; Shawn just wasted alot people's time, should > go > back to watching " Animal Planet " , keep his mouth shut and post some dang > recipes. Isn't frittering the time what these clubs are all about, really? As if we're all in a ZOO? > > Peace, > Shawn > " Every guy's seen you before, somewhere. The trick is to find you. " --Jeff Chandler to Veronica Lake in THE BLUE DAHLIA _______________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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