Take the kids to the zoo day.....in China

[Kwajman]

BEIJING (Reuters) - Safari parks in China have agreed to stop feeding their lions and tigers large live animals such as horses -- at least in public.

The gory habit of releasing large animals for the big cats to stalk and kill draws large crowds.

"The bloody scene could also have implanted violent tendencies in youngsters," he said. Chengdu is the capital of southwestern Sichuan province.

Managers of 22 of 30 safari parks nationwide who signed an agreement last week said they acknowledged that wild animals had the same sense of "agony, terror and annoyance" as human beings.


But the safari park agreement only restricts the release of large domestic animals, such as oxen, horses, and calves, during the presence of visitors, the agency said.


"Feeding when the park is not open is permitted. Parks are allowed to continue to sell small birds for visitors to feed the wild beasts."


Makes me want to take my kids to the zoo eh?

[Bellator Manus]

Whoa! (I wish these was something more I could add)

[El Tejon]

The Chinese understand what the spoiled, soft members of the Fluffy Bunny Brigade in the West have forgotten: Nature is red in tooth and claw!

People in terror, agony and annoyed by Nature. Bah, Bunny huggers!

[Sgt_Major]

Id love to see that introduced worldwide You could learn soooo much....

[gaz shaw]

Originally Posted by Kwajman

"Feeding when the park is not open is permitted. Parks are allowed to continue to sell small birds for visitors to feed the wild beasts."


Makes me want to take my kids to the zoo eh?

isn't that last bit nice

[Kwajman]

Originally Posted by gaz shaw

isn't that last bit nice

Thats the one that actually floored me. I mean, I could, in some small way, see something educational from watching a tiger stalk its food. But to sell BIRDS to feed to them, what do they do, clip their wings or something?

[Kwajman]

This ones dying a cold lonely death........

[Wax]

"The bloody scene could also have implanted violent tendencies in youngsters,"

Do they not have wildlife documentaries there? This is probably one of the dumest uses of "Somebody please think of the children!" wailing I've ever heard.