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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
That's a silly argument if I've ever heard one.
Would it really be that hard to find a place to send some of these animals? Are there really no zoos that would be interested in taking a lion or tiger out of such a crappy situation?
In any case the point is moot. I don't know how the guy got the animals, but if you're taking in animals you damn well better be sure you can take care of them properly (espeicially when it's something like a Tiger which aren't as easy to come by as a goat).
I don't know why people are making the guy out to be a victim in this. He made the choice to take the animals, and he's making the choice to keep them instead of trying to find somewhere more suitable for them. That means he either doesn't care about the conditions, or is/was completely ignorant of what is required to take care of some of those animals. Either way he is the one responsible for the welfare of the animals.
No wonder people don't want to donate to or visit this place. Why would anyone support someone who either doesn't care about, or doesn't know how to properly take care of his animals?
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I already stated the onus was on him for being responsible to begin with. I bet there are many places that would love to take these animals into proper care, but I imagine it's way easier said than done. Firstly, the zoo would need to arrange transport (you can't throw a tiger into the back of your pick up truck) which I imagine is very expensive, as not all trucking firms will do it and insurance is probably not cheap. Secondly, the new zoo would need to have proper facilities pre-arranged. You can't drop a new animal into an environment without easing it in and making sure they get along with others. The macaque GuZoo has, for example, is clearly not a social animal. It would have to be in solitude for the rest of its life.
If it was that easy to get rid of these animals, they would be gone after the first major incident. Government run zoos might have better facilities, but they can't always take in every mistreated animal on a whim.
I'm not defending the actions of the owner, all I stated was that cycle is probably what lead to the current conditions. As I said before; he was responsible for being prepared and trained
before getting any of these animals.