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originally posted by: DigitalJedi805
originally posted by: Akragon
a reply to: Ashirah
I find it rather irresponsible to keep wild animals in captivity in general... the very idea of a zoo makes me ill
Though I do find it amusing that the same people who keep wolves or other vicious critters as pets, then end up getting their arm ripped off always wonder why it happened... and the animal is usually destroyed because of said persons stupidity
there is a reason why we have "domesticated" animals as pets... the wild is bred out of them...
Some pretty big blanket statements there...
Not everyone gets their arm ripped off; and if you do - you probably deserved it. Having spent time with wolves specifically; I can attest to this personally. Piss them off, beat them, scare them - they might react; but that's on you for not knowing how to handle your animal. Anyone who 'wonders why' probably shouldn't have ever owned the animal in the first place - and anyone who hasn't owned one or spent extended time in ones company cannot attest to the counter statements.
Let me ask you - where do you suppose the 'domesticated' animals come from? Someone, somewhere, has to breed and raise generations upon generations of animals to achieve this. Every dog breed started with wolves. All of them.
Dachshunds are generally more likely to bite someone than a wolf pet is. Don't generalize.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
I have mixed sentiments on this issue. When my wife was younger she worked at a game preserve in Louisiana where they kept tigers, lions, panthers, cheetahs, etcetera, that people were no longer able or willing to keep as pets. The preserve had an endowment that funded it so the animals were well taken care of. I thought the entire premise of trying to own a tiger was absurd.
Then I learned that there are more tigers owned by private citizens in the United States than in the wild (where retards hunt and kill them for mystical medicinal reasons). I now think it may not be a bad idea if they are properly cared for and allowed as much of a habitat as close to natural one as possible.
originally posted by: billyvonhelvete
If the person knows what they are doing, got plenty of space, big strong fences and show they can care and look after said animal...i dont see the problem, i know a person who has wolves, he has a lot of land, 16ft high fencing, signs every 10ft warning people whats on his land and to keep out for their safety. His pack are mostly friendly, but i wouldnt want to be in there without him. The pack are fed well, regular vet checks, and doesnt hesitate to call the vet if one has a problem he cant treat himself. Im all for responsible animal/pet owners, dangerous or not. If the animal looks healthy and happy, im happy!!
All the best.
B. V. H
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Tangerine
Rescuing wild animals who were kept captive and can no longer be released into the wild for their own sake is a far cry from keeping wild animals for fun or ego.
Did I say otherwise?
originally posted by: DigitalJedi805
Every dog breed started with wolves. All of them.
Dachshunds are generally more likely to bite someone than a wolf pet is. Don't generalize.
originally posted by: Ashirah
a reply to: TrueBrit
Your stance makes the most sense to me, and I will admit I was slightly torn on this subject myself given that we have rescued a piranha from a one-way ticket to his owner's toilet bowl. The piranha was killing this guy's fish that he kept it with - Inconceivable, right?
But some might say comparing a 4" fish to a massive, far ranging land predator is akin to comparing apples and oranges!