Visitors Feeding Live Goat to Lions at Chinese Zoo

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"For $40.00 dollars visitors can feed the lions at the wild animal park in one of 80 zoo parks in China. Other animals may also be purchased; chickens, goose, goats, sheep and other livestock. Ranging from $5-$40 to help keep admission prices low.
The Chinese say they try to keep this as natural as possible."

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=09c_1317247328

Cruel, business, natural?

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  • "For $40.00 dollars visitors can feed the lions at the wild animal park in one of 80 zoo parks in China. Other animals may also be purchased; chickens, goose, goats, sheep and other livestock. Ranging from $5-$40 to help keep admission prices low.
    The Chinese say they try to keep this as natural as possible."

    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=09c_1317247328

    Cruel, business, natural?

    The first two.

  • A lion killing a chicken is no different to a human killing a chicken to feed to a lion.

  • Cool. I'd do that. I used to feed live crickets & locusts to my bearded dragon.

  • Of course the fact that China has just about one of the worst records for horrific animal cruelty in the world (let alone human rights) tells you all you need to know.

  • Don't you think you should have put a warning in your OP about the content of the video?

  • Don't you think you should have put a warning in your OP about the content of the video?

    I think the title of the thread makes it pretty obvious... :rolleyes:

  • I think the title of the thread makes it pretty obvious... :rolleyes:

    It doesn't make it obvious that this abomination is actually shown in the video.

  • Of course the fact that China has just about one of the worst records for horrific animal cruelty in the world (let alone human rights) tells you all you need to know.

    I agree, but IMO is more natural for a lion (being a carnivore) to kill its own prey, then it is for us humans (as omnivores) to keep thousands of chickens in a dark/tiny shed, for our own benefit.

  • EleKtroEleKtro Posts: 1,579

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    Don't you think you should have put a warning in your OP about the content of the video?

    why?

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  • It's a tough one. I mean in terms of what would naturally happen I think it's better the lions are able to kill their prey themselves rather than being chucked bits of meat. Obviously in captivity they can't chase and stalk like they would naturally, so i suppose this is the closest they are going to get.

    However, I think people seem to be taking some sort of delight in dangling the goat above the lions and that's a bit odd.

  • It doesn't make it obvious that this abomination is actually shown in the video.

    Common sense makes it obvious.

  • Cool. I'd do that. I used to feed live crickets & locusts to my bearded dragon.

    I've never heard it called that before. I can't keep up with all this new slang that young folk use today.

  • It doesn't make it obvious that this abomination is actually shown in the video.

    It was never going to be pretty. I find the reactions of the crowd extremely disturbing. WOW! Urgh.

  • I agree, but IMO is more natural for a lion (being a carnivore) to kill its own prey, then it is for us humans (as omnivores) to keep thousands of chickens in a dark/tiny shed, for our own benefit.

    Lions are obligate carnivores though - there's nothing you can do about that. Keeping thousand of chickens in a shed stems exclusively from human greed, cruelty and indifference to suffering, i.e. it's not inevitable.

  • It's a tough one. I mean in terms of what would naturally happen I think it's better the lions are able to kill their prey themselves rather than being chucked bits of meat.

    However, I think people seem to be taking some sort of delight in dangling the goat above the lions and that's a bit odd.

    I used to love feeding live locusts to Mojo the bearded dragon. I found watching her stalk and catch them really interesting. It's life. It's nature.

  • Are wildlife docs immoral? Showing a lion killing a newborn antelope, to boost TV ratings?

  • If the chicken was dead beforehand would that make it less wrong then?

  • I used to love feeding live locusts to Mojo the bearded dragon. I found watching her stalk and catch them really interesting. It's life. It's nature.

    But I can sort of understand that as it is doing what it would do (watching, stalking, catching) as it would in the wild, all be it in a smaller area. I guess maybe because a locust can't process what's about to happen to it in the same way a goat can.

  • Because I find it common basic courtesy to forewarn people if there's a chance they may find some scenes uncomfortable.

    But hey......that's just me.

  • If the chicken was dead beforehand would that make it less wrong then?

    That would depend on how it was killed. The only thing I can say about the goat's death that it probably wasn't very much longer than a bullett to the brain.

    The dangling of the creature was very cruel though, that was sickening.

  • It was never going to be pretty. I find the reactions of the crowd extremely disturbing. WOW! Urgh.

    This^^^

    It is'nt very nice but I would imagine the goat suffered very little pain as its death would have happened so quickly.

    I do not agree with the throwing of the live animal from the balcony.

  • Nothing natural about this.

  • EleKtroEleKtro Posts: 1,579

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    Because I find it common basic courtesy to forewarn people if there's a chance they may find some scenes uncomfortable.

    But hey......that's just me.

    Well when you make a similar thread you can put in a warning:)

  • Nothing natural about this.

    Nothing natural about keeping a wild animal enclosed and humans killing animals for them either.....