[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

I'm not saying that he didn't love animals in his own way, but you can't tell me that there wasn't a level of exploitation and disrespect in what he did. I'm sure that guy who goes around wresting bears also claims to love them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HgHhHNC92M

While I don't question that in his heart he loved animals, the combination of ego and showmanship caused many animals grief. He didn't physically hurt them, but it wasn't respectful. On one hand he would preach about natural beauty and conservation, but then 2 minutes later he would be manhandling wild animals and treating them like props.

I can't remember ever seeing a wrestling incident where he wasn't moving the animal to a different enclosure for various reasons, always related to the animal's well being.

I do not recall him every wrestling with a crocodile just to show off.