Still Waters Posted August 22, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Two zoo visitors have sparked outrage for scratching their names on to a rhino in France. The 35-year-old animal was pictured with the words Camille and Julien etched on to its hide Pierre Caille, director of La Palmyre zoo, which is around 500km south of Paris, told Sky News how Noelle the rhino had the names inscribed on a layer of mud and dead skin on her back. He added she did not experience any pain and was being looked after, but called the action "stupid and disrespectful". https://news.sky.com/story/french-zoo-visitors-scratch-names-into-rhinos-back-11791371 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted August 22, 2019 #2 Share Posted August 22, 2019 When they left the zoo they went to find some ice cream cartons to open and lick... we are fast approaching a precipice of stupid... 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter of the Nine Moons Posted August 22, 2019 #3 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Wtf is wrong with people. 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander CMG Posted August 22, 2019 #4 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Oxygen Thieves... What makes someone think that is funny or a good idea... people make me sick. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted August 22, 2019 #5 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Quote "Visitors have the opportunity to touch the skin of their back and the vast majority do so with respect," it explained. https://news.sky.com/story/french-zoo-visitors-scratch-names-into-rhinos-back-11791371 Maybe its time to change that now this has happened. If an animal had bitten their hand off, the animal would be put down. The distance would protect the animals against the idiot humans. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted August 22, 2019 #6 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Totally horrible...... 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted August 22, 2019 #7 Share Posted August 22, 2019 32 minutes ago, and then said: we are fast approaching a precipice of stupid... Some are already there. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted August 22, 2019 #8 Share Posted August 22, 2019 What zoo would be stupid enough to let people get that close to a rhino? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted August 23, 2019 #9 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Sometimes violence is the answer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted August 23, 2019 #10 Share Posted August 23, 2019 47 minutes ago, Farmer77 said: Sometimes violence is the answer Violence is not the amswer. Keeping humans away from rhinos is. Quote While these horned beasts are potentially very dangerous, they generally prefer to keep to themselves. Despite that attitude, rhinoceros are no pacifists, and when they feel threatened, they'll steer their large, dangerous bodies directly toward a fight. https://animals.mom.me/rhinoceros-dangerous-3355.html I can not see why the zoo allows people to get so close to them. Rhinos like their space and allowing people to touch them is stupid. It only takes one person to scare the rhino and the rhino will do what is their natural instinct, protect itself. Unfortunately this will lead to humans putting it down and the stupid human who got too close will get off scott free. Protecting the animals and keeping untrained humans away from them is the answer. We can not confuse violence with survival instincts, unfortunately humans have. Violence is never the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted August 23, 2019 #11 Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 minute ago, freetoroam said: Violence is never the answer. Agree to disagree. Some people just need a good ass kicking. Hell the world would probably be a better place if everyone had to take one or two throughout their lives. Other than that I fully agree with your post. Its insanely neglectful and honestly abusive that a rhino is kept in such conditions. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted August 23, 2019 #12 Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 minute ago, Farmer77 said: Agree to disagree. Some people just need a good ass kicking. Hell the world would probably be a better place if everyone had to take one or two throughout their lives. Other than that I fully agree with your post. Its insanely neglectful and honestly abusive that a rhino is kept in such conditions. I certainly agree some people need a good kicking, but it is best to prevent that situation by keeping the untrained humans away from potentially dangerous animals. Education would not go amiss here. Some people are that stupid, but the zoo is at fault here. They said most people respect the animals, and yet the zoo is not respecting the rhinos 'space' by allowing people to willy nilly touch them. To protect the animals from humans, the humans have to be kept away from them. Parents want their children to stroke the rhino now turn it round the other way, what if the rhino wants to stroke their child!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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