Well, that was really an articulate post.So clever, so creative and so intelligent.
Maybe my attitude is less crappy than circus or zoo owners...I would like to see animals in their natural habitat, or in a preserve. Guess conservatives are not allowed to have that view. Only liberals are allowed to care about animals.
You asked to be flamed, shouldn’t complain when people flame you.
I like the modern naturalized habitat zoos. The animals are healthier, live a heck of a lot longer than they would in the wild, and people get to see exotic animals. Most zoo ownership groups are big animals rights people working hard to help animals in and out of their zoo. Back in the old days of prison cage zoos you might have had a point, but most zoo animals these days have better living conditions than the people who come to see them.
And animals are a very small part of the circus. And most of them are connected to some sort of preservation action. Ringling Brothers is one of the top breeders of elephants and tigers on the planet.
It ain’t the 70s anymore, both the zoo and circus industries have changed dramatically. These days if you care about animals zoos are a VERY good place to be putting your money, and circuses aren’t too bad either.
Well, duh! :-)
I’m a pretty conservative guy and I can tell that you didn’t take my advice.