tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664818944279303018.post7327939410175366436..comments2024-03-02T08:28:45.858+00:00Comments on Zoo News Digest: Magdeburg Zoo director defends tiger killingPeter Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14844154645977419563noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664818944279303018.post-89780417370659070632012-08-07T10:25:19.659+01:002012-08-07T10:25:19.659+01:00that argument is absurd! just because they are not...that argument is absurd! just because they are not "pure breed" does not mean that they are not a living being and that they do not have an interest in living! I know, and have seen many humans that "take up valuable space and contribute little" to soceity but it would be unacceptable to euthanise any one of them! Zoos, like any other enterprise, are only worried about their bottom line and if it is not profitable than they will not bother maintaining it....What about the conservation of the 3 cubs? were they not Tigers all the same?? I guess that they were not as "Pretty" as trhe pure breed Siberian Tiger and would most probably not bring in the crowds to spend their money at the Zoo!WildChildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01971253282471990823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664818944279303018.post-28761606449088942192010-12-09T10:50:14.393+00:002010-12-09T10:50:14.393+00:00To be really responsible... no it wasn't. This...To be really responsible... no it wasn't. This would simply be passing a problem along. A problem that would take up valuable space and contribute little for the next 15+ years.Peter Dickinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14844154645977419563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664818944279303018.post-10010994419354572172010-12-08T16:19:57.344+00:002010-12-08T16:19:57.344+00:00What was transferring the cats into the private se...What was transferring the cats into the private sector not an option?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10383861437218317958noreply@blogger.com