A week of tigers and assassins

[knockabout]

I am deeply upset at the death of Benazir Bhutto today at the hands of unknown assassins. Problematic as she was, she was Pakistan's best hope for a counterbalance to Musharraf's United States-funded, atom-wielding dictatorship regime.  This does not bode well for anyone who isn't a military contractor.

And while the death of a tiger in the San

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[la_directora]

My mom and I saw the story about the tiger last night, but not the part where the police killed it. Damn. I was really hoping something like that wouldn't happen, but suspected it would. Pretty much exactly my reaction when I heard about Bhutto's death. Bad animal indeed.

*sigh*

Paging Dr. Darwin

[chrmanma0]

Reading some articles about the tiger incident this morning, it appears there was after hours taunting and legs being dangled into the enclosure involved. I think the remaining brothers should serve out a sentence dressed as tigers in said enclosure that will last the remains of the tigers natural life.

[arimoore]

zoos don't actually educate the public - researchers have found that folks who visit zoos do so for entertainment, not for education - even kids on school trips usually leave not even sure what species they've seen. Research has also shown that people's respect for animals actually goes down after a visit to the zoo - there's something deflating about seeing all those wild animals boxed up for human amusement. So there is a solution to this - stop going to zoos, stop supporting them! Instead, support sanctuaries, which are healthier, happier places for animals to live than zoos could ever hope to be.