Comments on Crazy Days and Nights: Knut Says Auf Wiedersehen

actually Enty, the bear is incredibly depressed si...

2008-12-05T10:30:00.000-08:00

actually Enty, the bear is incredibly depressed since his keeper died and part of this issue is to try and create a healthier and happier environment for the bear so he thrives again.

thats kinda cold sandman.if you ever did research ...

2008-12-04T22:22:00.000-08:00

thats kinda cold sandman.
if you ever did research on the psyche of these animals, its pretty bad.
the primates that can communitcate share their emotions with handlers and its not pretty sometimes.
animals have feelings, douchbag. yeah, its technically a business, but then so is everything, we need to keep an eye on those businesses when it envolves people or animals feelings.

its business folks. the buying & selling of zoo an...

2008-12-04T04:17:00.000-08:00

its business folks. the buying & selling of zoo animals doesn't mean they're not being cared for properly. the needs of the zoo changes & there is always other zoos to the rescue.

The Zoo in Basel, Switzerland wants to butcher and...

2008-12-03T18:07:00.000-08:00

The Zoo in Basel, Switzerland wants to butcher and feed Farasi, a baby hippo, to their other animals if they can't find another Zoo to sell him to because there's not enough space. Little Farasi even has a Facebook Group. :D

yeah except he's not really being 'sold' to anythi...

2008-12-03T14:00:00.000-08:00

yeah except he's not really being 'sold' to anything, Knut's father came from Neumuenster Zoo, which is still entitled to Knut under a contract with Berlin Zoo.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7762252.stm

We'd love a new bear in Winnipeg, but Calgary has ...

2008-12-03T13:09:00.000-08:00

We'd love a new bear in Winnipeg, but Calgary has the money to house the animal properly. Calgary probably has $15 million in its party fund right now. Rich city.

I just hope they don't let him out in the wild - he wouldn't survive 24 hours.

For business I got to go on a bit of a behind the ...

2008-12-03T13:06:00.000-08:00

For business I got to go on a bit of a behind the scenes tour with one of the shop buyers from the Calgary Zoo - she knew almost all the animals by name, their family members actually at the zoo, where they came from and all kinds of other things. It struck me as a very caring environment for the animals.

Wow the world's oldest! That's cool to know. :) I wish I could have seen her.

The Winnipeg zoo said after Debby the polar bear d...

2008-12-03T11:45:00.000-08:00

The Winnipeg zoo said after Debby the polar bear died, that the wouldn't be getting another one anytime soon, as their enclosure didn't meet the criteria in place now to keep the bears.

It would be awesome to get Knut though! We loved going to see Debby, and what a treat it would be if Knut showed up!

FYI, Debby was the oldest bear in the world - she's in the Guinness World records.

I went to a San Francisco zoo meeting many years a...

2008-12-03T11:35:00.000-08:00

I went to a San Francisco zoo meeting many years ago just to see what sort of things they talk about (a monthly, public meeting). Not once did the people running the zoo mentioned the animals. It was all trying to make more money for non-animal related things.

A new habitat costs $15 million?!?!! I fail to see...

2008-12-03T10:53:00.000-08:00

A new habitat costs $15 million?!?!! I fail to see how it would cost that much. Are they installing electricity and indoor plumbing? It's the same with all these other large institutions crying poor.

I'd like to look at the budget of all these places...

My friend's BFF is an exotic bird handler, and you...

2008-12-03T10:40:00.000-08:00

My friend's BFF is an exotic bird handler, and you wouldn't believe what goes on in some zoos. There are some that are there to educate people about animals, and sadly, there are many that are just about making a profit. It's sickening.

Zoos are not to protect animals. Zoos are to showc...

2008-12-03T10:32:00.000-08:00

Zoos are not to protect animals. Zoos are to showcase them to get kids thinking about animals.

If the zoo cannot support the maintenance of Knut and wants to send him to a place that can is thinking of Knut's best interest.

sadly most 'zoos' have this type of idea. half of ...

2008-12-03T10:11:00.000-08:00

sadly most 'zoos' have this type of idea. half of them are no better than the circus.
i agree send the lil critter to Winnipeg, it has a kick ass zoo and its under snow 6 months of the year!

Wherever he gets treated the best thats what I say...

2008-12-03T10:04:00.000-08:00

Wherever he gets treated the best thats what I say. If the people in Canada or US appreciate him more and treat him better then goodbye and good riddance to Berlin. 15 million for a new habitat? Shit I wanna be a bear livin the high life not a damn dog with a blanket.

Shame on them! Shame!

2008-12-03T10:02:00.000-08:00

Shame on them! Shame!

I think the zoo in Winnipeg recently had their old...

2008-12-03T09:46:00.000-08:00

I think the zoo in Winnipeg recently had their oldest polar bear die (he might have been the oldest in Canada) - Knut should go there. Or Calgary - their zoo is kick ass.

Seems like everything or everyone is for sale these days - all for the bottom line. Sad.