domingo, 23 de octubre de 2011

When it’s difficult to know how to react…


Only one case, but many aspects to analyze: why can people buy, sell and keep exotic animals? How are the police expected to react when wild animals are released close to a residential area? How can a man let really dangerous animals to be in close contact with people, and thus, putting both in danger? Those are questions that came to my mind after my mum told me about what happened on Wednesday, 19th in the United States. What basically took place is that a zookeeper left the cages open intentionally, freeing around 56 wild animals in Zanesville, Ohio, committing suicide afterwards. The thing is that 50 of these animals, among them lions, bears, tigers, and monkeys were killed by the police in order to protect the people. My first reaction was: “How could they kill them? Why didn’t they hit them with tranquilizer darts?” I got even more furious when I heard that 18 Bengal Tigers, which are not prolific, since only approximately 2000 specimens are left in the world, were among the dead ones. Then, I got to know that these darts do not have a quick effect, so the police was asked to shoot them to death. However, maybe the ones that had gone far away the community could have been saved. I know that humans are before everything else, but it is unfair that animals are always in a disadvantageous position. If animals were not taken from their natural habitats, these atrocities would not occur. It is not the animals’ fault to be dangerous; people make them be like this by putting them into close contact to us. They would not be a danger if they were in the forest, where they belong. What I want to say is that these beautiful creatures paid for the human’s mistakes, once more. I think it is time for the government to regulate this issue by prohibiting the private ownership of exotic animals, and also their commercial use.
You can read the piece of news following this link: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/19/zoo-keeper-kills-himself-after-setting-exotic-animals-free/
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5 comentarios:

  1. Susy25 de octubre de 2011 a las 18:16

    They capture them, they test them, they train them, they use them and they end up killing them.

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  2. Facundom26 de octubre de 2011 a las 7:43

    People sometimes keep exotic animals as pets because they are such lovely little things when they are small. But then, when they grow up, things change. They are not so tender as before, so it's better to get rid of them. Whether people do it out of caprice, foolishness or both, I don't know. I strongly believe that harsher penalties should be applied, and that more strict regulations shall be adopted.

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  3. vanesa27 de octubre de 2011 a las 17:50

    This issue really annoys me. I cannot understand why human beings don't realize or don't want to relize that they are so cruel with the inofensive animals. Animals don't bother or hurt us as some people do, so, why can't they let animals to be free?

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  4. Melisabeth28 de octubre de 2011 a las 20:14

    Terrible piece of news! It's difficult for me to understand how is it that the "murderers" couldn't find a better solution. I don't think they realize how valuable the lives of these almost extinct animals are.

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  5. camarguito6 de noviembre de 2011 a las 16:10

    Unfortunately animals often pay for human's mistakes. what can we expect for the future of wild animals or 'beats', as they are often treated, if it already happens with domestic helpless pets.

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