In Reply to: Not understanding posted by Hillary on Saturday, 14. September 2013 at 10:05 Bali Time:
I think for many people the wildest animal they have ever got up close with is a kitten that scratches or a mangy, depressed lion in a zoo and believe that all animals are happiest with a bowl of milk, a squeeze and a kiss and disregard what we now know about wild animals and their need for habitat, space and the opportunity to behave naturally and not as they do when they are trained and controlled with food, deprivation and pain. Its the legacy left by parents taking their children to petting zoos and Disney movies and most have never heard nor considered an alternate point of view. Which is why its important to speak up on forums etc; you never know who is reading and what they are taking from it.