[eastbay]

US tax dollars at work.


Amazing what people are capable of doing. Why?

[Jack]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', '[')url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/09/01/26/10278858.html]US tax dollars at work.[/url] Amazing what people are capable of doing. Why?

[wisconsin_cur]

Why did Gaza have a zoo?

[TheDude]

From the sound of things, Gaza is a zoo.

Why build one anywhere? It was a popular place to bring kids, parents brought 'em there from all over the Strip. And soldiers aren't the most humane types even under the best of circumstances.

Curiously enough yesterday the Channel 6 News Zombies showed some adorable footage of lion cubs receiving vaccination shots in a zoo in, of all places, Israel. It was really messed up, the presentation that is. "How adorable! Look at them hissing in confused painful rage! Coming up next, kids setting off firecrackers in a dog's butt!"

[seldom_seen]

What a propaganda piece.

They should have titled it "Evil Israeli Nazis murder innocent puppies and kittens."

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('seldom_seen', 'W')hat a propaganda piece.

They should have titled it "Evil Israeli Nazis murder innocent puppies and kittens."

[wisconsin_cur]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('seldom_seen', 'W')hat a propaganda piece. They should have titled it "Evil Israeli Nazis murder innocent puppies and kittens."

[IslandCrow]

The article raises questions on all sides....the actions of the Isreali soldiers (wrecking the place... sh*t everywhere) but also:

The lion cage is tiny... that is cruel. Also there seems to be little attempt to clear up/remove dead animals by the zoo staff...that is dangerous from a health perspective.

The lions that were shoot at were said to be loose. IMO I would not want to be a soldier in a battle with several loose lions around (OK, it seems that the lions were scared and trying to hid, but I still would not like to have them running around).

It seems that some of the deaths were due to wardens not being able to get to work and feed the animals (eg the foxes that seem to have eaten each other).

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('wisconsin_cur', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('seldom_seen', 'W')hat a propaganda piece. They should have titled it "Evil Israeli Nazis murder innocent puppies and kittens."

[Jotapay]

"Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character; and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man."
--Arthur Schopenhauer

[Munqi]

Oh you have got to be kidding me. Over a thousand people died and you're crying over a couple of animals?

I sure hope you're a vegetarian. Otherwise this thread would be very hypocritical.

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Munqi', 'O')h you have got to be kidding me. Over a thousand people died and you're crying over a couple of animals? I sure hope you're a vegetarian. Otherwise this thread would be very hypocritical.

[Specop_007]

Could have just as easily been the savages in Gaza who shot the animals before they left to use it as propaganda. I put nothing past them. Savages......

[Munqi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Munqi', 'O')h you have got to be kidding me. Over a thousand people died and you're crying over a couple of animals? I sure hope you're a vegetarian. Otherwise this thread would be very hypocritical.

[Jotapay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Munqi', 'A')re you expecting a serious response or are you just trying to prove that you're a sad weirdo? Seriously, before you post, think for a second. Posts like this are the reason why this forum cant be taken seriously.

[eastbay]

Yes, Mungi, I am a vegetarian. And a Finn, well... a Sami Finn.

Nice quote Jotapay. You nailed it.

[Munqi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'Y')es, Mungi, I am a vegetarian. And a Finn, well... a Sami Finn.

Nice quote Jotapay. You nailed it.

[Jotapay]

As an aside, I have a mountain of admiration for the Finnish people. The recent history of the country is one of the most brave, if not the bravest, in the entire world.

I actually have two M-39 Finnish Mosin-Nagant rifles that were made around 1942, made from captured/purchased original Russian rifles and used against their former owners in WW-2. Amazing history. While defending their country, the Finns killed 40 invading Soviet troops for every dead Finn defender. After the Winter War, the Soviet general in command stated, "We have captured just enough land to bury our dead."

Did you know that a real "puko" (not a modern copy), your traditional knife, is revered by many Americans who study WW-2 history? They regularly sell for $350-600 here.

[eastbay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Munqi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'Y')es, Mungi, I am a vegetarian. And a Finn, well... a Sami Finn.

Nice quote Jotapay. You nailed it.

[Munqi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Munqi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'Y')es, Mungi, I am a vegetarian. And a Finn, well... a Sami Finn.

Nice quote Jotapay. You nailed it.