The indoor facilities have not changed in shape, but changed a lot in appearance. What were only hard and barren surfaces now are partly covered with mulch and timber. A bedding of about 40 cm of bark mulch has considerably improved smell, air humidity, accoustics and aesthetics of the space. It is furnished with items such as bags stuffed with sheep or camel hair.
"I can see the benefit of the animal hair to the felines, but I have a hard time accepting that the consumption of burlap is beneficial. It is amazing to me how some folks will fill a cage with logs in an effort at "naturalness", and then suspend bags from the ceiling,or put balls and other plastic objects in the cage for "enrichment!!!!!"
Friday, April 3, 2009
Sumatran Tiger Exhibit--Heidelburg Zoo. Exhibit construction on the cheap.
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Wade G. Burck
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What the fuck does your opinion matter - you defend hauling tigers around in completely barren cages, yet criticize some zoo's attempts.
Did you feel the same way every time you unloaded the piss flooded, reeking cages after a long jump? Or do you consider sliding around an lying in your own piss an enrichment programme?
Being the undisputed expert on every subject (in your small mind anyway), you know that tigers like some privacy when they crap. Impossible in a cage like what your employers use. You also know that a tiger will never willingly lie down in it's own pee. Impossible for any tiger you've worked. Or that no animal will willingly eat off the same surface it shits on. Something your tigers (oops, you never actually owned a tiger) had no choice in.
No, dickweed, you have little moral authority on the subject.
And, no, dummy, getting chased onto a pedestal twice a day is not enrichment - it's boring, predictable, and to use your own over-used idiot expression, self serving. Everything you've done in your life has been self-serving. Even your children are the result of your need to pleasure your needle dick.
I won't waste time responding to you, but I wanted to post you anyway. Any body who has been around felines for about two weeks will see every misstatement you made on their own. No need for me to point out your obvious incompetence. You have done well without my help. Historically, with very, very, rare exception none of the great trainers owned their own animals. Owning is not of importance to a Trainer. Not owning gives them the opportunity to train so much more. So no I have turned down dozens of gift tigers for that very reason. I never wanted to do anything but train. That's why I like the horse field. The owners "own" and provide the material and great salaries to the trainers, because they can't and the trainers can.
Next question,
Wade
P.S. You seen to have quite a fixation for small penis's. Is it a preference or a matter of fact that seems to trouble you so?
Wow anonymous,
Such venom and anger displayed on what is supposed to be a dicussion forum for those interested in the art,history and beauty of the circus has me really confused.
I can only wonder, who has hurt your feelings so badly that you need to name call and post personal attacks involving the mention of someones children.
Wade certainly needs no defense from me, but for a person who has taken to calling people "dickweed" and "needle dick",its only to obvious you lack the two essential components of manhood, those of the sphere shaped nature if you get my drift.
Come on here with your name calling and insults and hide behind an Anonymous tag. No Balls indeed.
Vincent
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