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The Omaha Zoo
Today we’re off to the Omaha Zoo and I’m so excited! I’ve always enjoyed going to zoo’s, even as a kid. There’s just something about animals that makes any day better. They have stories of their own, and even though they are caged, they give back to society in ways that we never will. They are nature. Many zoos have become a safe refuge for animals who found themselves in the circus, or chained to a tree. I’m not sure what the story of the Omaha Zoo is, but according to their website they are the biggest one in the world. In the world! One thing I have enjoyed about…
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Marius the Giraffe
I am so saddened by the latest story of cruelty in a Zoo. A Copenhagen Zoo decided to put a bullet in the head of a healthy 2-year old male giraffe. Marius was bred on site, yet the reason they have given is because he had similar genes to the other giraffes and want to better the future genes. In other words, they’ve been inbreeding and felt Marius was expendable. A cute, unassuming baby who was living the only life he knew. One of captivity, but a somewhat good life. What outrages me even more is that they had two other sanctuaries offer to take him, and they had protesters…