[SilverC]

My parents are in complete denial.

Whenever I start talking about AR issues, my mom yells "Don't tell me, I don't want to know!! That kind of stuff upsets me!" But it doesn't upset her enough to stop eating meat apparently

My dad really p*ssed me off a couple months ago. They took me to the zoo. Woo fricking woo. I b*tched most of the day, about the small cage sizes, obvious mental illnesses in some of the animals, and mutilation of others so that they would be safe to keep (cutting horns off rhinos). He got really defensive and wouldn't believe a word I said. Even when we saw the orangutan repeatedly beat her head against the ground, he wouldn't admit that zoos aren't fun places for animals to be.

Ignorance is bliss, I guess. People don't want to know, because they don't want to change. And if they know what really goes on, and don't change, then they have to live with the guilt.

 

[SilverC]

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Originally posted by kristadb

If you all act to omnis the way that you're say you do, then there is no wonder that they give you a hard time.

No one wants to have their lifestyle mocked, true. but no one wants to be preached at, either.

And, SilverC, that doesn't happen in every zoo. Please research zoos on non-AR websites and find the total story.

I know what happens in zoos, thanks. I don't agree with keeping wild animals captive for our entertainment. I've been to enough "world class" zoos, to know that even the best of them suck.