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demwing

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3. You assume that the tiger is sad and depressed

Reply to Submariner (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 20, 2014, 03:19 PM

Jul 2014

because you would be sad and depressed.

Why do we assume that animals and humans would feel the same way about "the wild"? For all we know, living in zoo might be an enormous relief for an animal. Never having to worry about food, water, and shelter might be a blessing. We don't know what the tiger feels, or if it feels anything in this regard at all.

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Tiger roars at little girl [View all] Jamaal510 Jul 2014 OP

That's one sad and depressed Tiger Submariner Jul 2014 #1

true that one... MrMickeysMom Jul 2014 #2

You assume that the tiger is sad and depressed demwing Jul 2014 #3

Yeah, right. cui bono Jul 2014 #6

Well now that I've heard your argument, I'm convinced! demwing Jul 2014 #7

Yeah! That's why I've always dreamed of going to prison!!! ret5hd Jul 2014 #8

And obviously, tigers think just like people demwing Jul 2014 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Inkfreak Jul 2014 #19

We could try leaving the zoo gates open NoGOPZone Jul 2014 #11

True, or you could let them out in the zoo area demwing Jul 2014 #13

really? Pharaoh Jul 2014 #14

Really? I say there's no way to know what the tiger feels demwing Jul 2014 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author pam4water Jul 2014 #18

In the wild, they are being hunted to extinction. Larkspur Jul 2014 #4

That can be stopped if people wanted to ie: hunting them to extinction. Triana Jul 2014 #9

From the notes on Youtube: demwing Jul 2014 #16

+1 pam4water Jul 2014 #17

So beautiful, and so sad at the same time. n/t tom_kelly Jul 2014 #5

Poor wittle guy needs me to play with him. :( n/t Darkhawk32 Jul 2014 #10