A Taste of Captivity for Visitors to the Bronx Zoo July 11, 2008
Posted by Marta at July 11, 2008 3:13 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 9 ) | TrackBack
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Thinking back, as a former zoo-goer, I remember feeling a little bad for all those wild animals who are forced into captivity for people to stare at for "entertainment." I mean seriously, what's up with that? You know how it's uncomfortable when a group of people are just staring at you? Imagine having thousands of people stare at you day-in and day-out—pointing, sometimes laughing or oohing and ahhing, and likely being fairly obnoxious. All while you're, like, sleeping, eating, peeing, or trying to have a private moment with your gentleman friend.
There were some visitors to the Bronx Zoo that got a 5 hour glimpse into captivity Wednesday night when the Skyfari gondolas high above the zoo halted after a wheel on one of the cars slipped off the overhead cable. Needless to say, none of the 30 adults or seven children that were trapped seemed to enjoy the experience too much.
Check out my favorite comment from The New York Times article (from one of the visitors who was trapped in a gondola, about the animals in the zoo):
"At least they have a bigger running area than we did," said Ms. Pang, 26. "I could feel their pain, but we only had a 5-by-4 cell."
Are you kidding me?! Animals in zoos are kept there 24/7 and these people were trapped for up to 5 hours. Hopefully those that were trapped will think twice before visiting a zoo in the future.
Read the full story for yourself. For more info on why you shouldn't pay others to keep wild animals captive, check this out.
♥ Marta
