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BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)
19. Sometimes when the owner knows there is publicity, they set ridiculous prices
Mon Jan 5, 2015, 12:18 AM
Jan 2015

I saw a heartbreaking documentary (good though) that was about the exotic/wild animal trade. A guy in Georgia had a pair of lions in a cage with a concrete slab. A wildlife ranger would visit him often, trying to convince the guy to give up the lions because he could not properly care for them. Because of the laws in that state the animals were considered property so he didn't have to give them up. The male lion was accidentally electrocuted from the faulty wiring in the pens, so the guy, noticeably heartbroken, did finally agree to have the lions sent to a sanctuary as by now there were cubs as well. The guy was so stupid and selfish, it wasn't until that gorgeous animal died a horrible death that he finally realized that he shouldn't have wild animals.

I hope this bear is freed. It is awful what these humans are doing to it. A beautiful wild animal, kept in a cage its whole life is basically torture. So sad.

Your link is to an Eric Garner petition, SamKnause Jan 2015 #1
Link Ms. Toad Jan 2015 #2
Thank you. SamKnause Jan 2015 #6
Here is the correct link: NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #3
Thank you. SamKnause Jan 2015 #7
Done. Breaks my heart. 840high Jan 2015 #26
Thanks Omaha Steve Jan 2015 #4
You are welcome. SamKnause Jan 2015 #8
Signed & shared! silverweb Jan 2015 #5
K&R SamKnause Jan 2015 #9
K&R signed and shared nt LiberalElite Jan 2015 #10
Signed! BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #11
Same thing I was thinking Boreal Jan 2015 #16
Sometimes when the owner knows there is publicity, they set ridiculous prices BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #19
These are the kinds of things Boreal Jan 2015 #21
18 years? Poor thing. AtomicKitten Jan 2015 #12
signed Beringia Jan 2015 #13
Signed. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Jan 2015 #14
Signed. Thanks for posting. nt Chef Eric Jan 2015 #15
I feel bad for the bear, but.... CANDO Jan 2015 #17
Maybe it would have been killed BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #20
Signed. Bobbie Jo Jan 2015 #18
Signed. chervilant Jan 2015 #22
Pickets outside his ice creamery will do more good than this petition. Hoppy Jan 2015 #23
That and a boycott. drmeow Jan 2015 #28
I hope this bear escapes into a better living environment and ASAP. midnight Jan 2015 #24
Signed with comment.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #25
Signed - such a sad situation. nt UtahLib Jan 2015 #27
Commenters at Yelp have caught on. SMC22307 Jan 2015 #29
Done. Thanks. I used to feel so badly for bears in cages at roadside stands in Smokie Hoyt Jan 2015 #30
They're at 34,327 out of 35,000. SMC22307 Jan 2015 #31
Signed Number9Dream Jan 2015 #32
Once upon a time.... Javaman Jan 2015 #33
I signed it. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #34
done. magical thyme Jan 2015 #35
Phone number for Jim Mack's: 717-252-2013 Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #36
Done! I see they have nearly 53,000 signatures. WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2015 #37
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