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Post by Ginger on May 20, 2014 8:31:34 GMT -6
Have any of you Des Moines people been to this? Thunder?
I was in Des Moines this past weekend and with my 14 year old and she heard about this and insisted that we stop by before we left town Sunday. I personally found it rather sad. They had these wild animals, bobcats, foxes, bears, wolves and others, in these cages. They were more like giant dog kennels with glass fronts sitting on the mall floor. They all had the same mulch in the floor and some logs.
Maybe it was the time of day but most were sleeping and/or avoided looking at the people watching them. The wolves seemed interested in my 14 year old and followed her every move and started pacing in their cage. (Just like men, they paid no mind to me...the old mother ) When they started jumping at the glass and standing on their hind legs, I was worried that they were going to break down the glass.
The cougar was impressive to see as were the wolves. However I just felt sad that they were in a damn mall and not outside. I'm just not sure how people are okay with this.
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Post by GhostMod 5000 on May 20, 2014 8:33:36 GMT -6
How did 'lil Red react to it? Did she share your malaise?
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Post by Ginger on May 20, 2014 8:44:54 GMT -6
How did 'lil Red react to it? Did she share your malaise? She liked it because she likes seeing animals. I don't think she really thought about the conditions much. |
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Post by Ginger on May 20, 2014 8:45:42 GMT -6
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Post by Ginger on May 20, 2014 8:47:08 GMT -6
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Post by #70 on May 20, 2014 8:53:11 GMT -6
One certainly did this morning. |
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Post by BrainFerentz4Prez on May 20, 2014 8:56:50 GMT -6
I wood totes let all those aminals out so they could hunt the shoppers in the mall.
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Post by Earl Slick on May 20, 2014 9:22:41 GMT -6
Their slogan is "put some wild into your life." Because they took the life out of the wildlife.
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Post by Ginger on May 20, 2014 9:28:23 GMT -6
Their slogan is "put some wild into your life." Because they took the life out of the wildlife. No shit. At least at a damn zoo they'd have some fresh outside air. Here they have to smell the food court. Pretzels and Chinese. |
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Post by Earl Slick on May 20, 2014 9:32:11 GMT -6
Their slogan is "put some wild into your life." Because they took the life out of the wildlife. No shit. At least at a damn zoo they'd have some fresh outside air. Here they have to smell the food court. Pretzels and Chinese. Zoos are depressing. |
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Post by GhostMod 5000 on May 20, 2014 9:37:55 GMT -6
No shit. At least at a damn zoo they'd have some fresh outside air. Here they have to smell the food court. Pretzels and Chinese. Zoos are depressing. Not all zoos. Some zoos are run and staffed by people who care about animals and their well-being and and are fueled by a desire to share their love of animals with others by educating the community about the natural world and the ways they can help preserve it. Otter zoos are run by asshole who want to make money by putting animals in cages and getting rubes to gawk at them. Their concern for the animals is that the animal is alive and people want to look at it. |
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Post by thunderhawk on May 20, 2014 9:39:28 GMT -6
Malls are liek people zoos.
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Post by Ginger on May 20, 2014 10:37:02 GMT -6
I just watched that video. That's pretty much what it'slike but now the cages have glass fronts. And...they put in some different mulch and some logs.
Prior to a short educational show they played some wolf howling audio across the PA and that got all the animals stirred up, including the wolves. Then some guy and this other gal did their presentation from inside the wolf cage.
The wolves seemed friendly to them, but I learned early in life from little red riding hood and the gingerbread man that you never trust wolves or fox.
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Post by Plez Azkins on May 20, 2014 10:52:35 GMT -6
My son went to a birfday party at that place. I thought it was kind of sad as well......but I do like a nice looking Cooger!
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Post by Stan's Field on May 20, 2014 14:13:53 GMT -6
Who fucking cares.
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Post by Ginger on May 20, 2014 17:01:08 GMT -6
Well nobody apparently since the damn thing is still open. |
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Post by Stan's Field on May 20, 2014 18:07:12 GMT -6
Well nobody apparently since the damn thing is still open. This is Chuck bait, sug. |
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Post by dbcooper on May 20, 2014 22:08:35 GMT -6
Chicken got a raw deal...no mall experience...Humans Suck. Broasted, fried, grilled. Honey Mustard...  |
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Post by dbcooper on May 20, 2014 22:45:47 GMT -6
* above post does not condone prole mall zoos. Just pointing out hypocracy.
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Post by Ginger on Dec 14, 2014 9:51:19 GMT -6
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Post by Ginger on Dec 14, 2014 10:49:00 GMT -6
where "the lord" = someone with common sense and compassion for animals Sounds like Jesus...or St Francis |
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Post by thunderhawk on Dec 14, 2014 11:34:29 GMT -6
They could turn those fuckers loose behind my house and they'd be right at home.
Or Vin's. Wait I forgot they like trees.
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Post by Ginger on Dec 14, 2014 12:31:13 GMT -6
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Post by Earl Slick on Dec 14, 2014 17:15:11 GMT -6
Update: that place was shut down. They are trying to locate new, humane homes for the animals.
*never mind
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Post by GhostMod 5000 on Dec 14, 2014 18:19:19 GMT -6
Give Chuck a Puma. I wanna see that chump Oscar try and bully a cat that can defend itself.
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