zomg! I am magically typing this through my bff’s brain as I sleep, yep sound asleep here snoring on MY bed…what?
Hey guys, I seriously forgot about this blog! I had to try a few times to get the e-mail right, but then I remembered, my dog has his own e-mail :O
There was something I wanted to post on my own blog, but I feel like any of my animal rights/bsl/rah rah rah rants should probably be posted here since most people who follow my little buddy will be interested in it.
I’ve been watching this series called “Fatal Attractions”. I know, sounds like some sort of sexual dealy… but no, it’s all about people who own exotic animals and how things can go extremely wrong for them, especially when the animal is not properly taken care of (no shit).
So there was one (I should say like three???) episodes on owning big cats, mostly tigers, and one story was actually in Ontario! What are the odds!
It goes on to tell the story about a man who owns a bunch of big cats, he keeps them in an enclosure, he ties them up on ropes in his drive-way (uhh??) and he lets them come in his home.
SO! specifically, the part I want to get to is about his tiger who he was showing to a young boy because the boy was doing a report on tigers for school (I totally did a report on tigers in the 7th grade and no one showed me a fucking tiger) and the boy apparently made a sudden movement and the tiger lunged and injured him. Alright… So nothing is done about said tiger, no one says okay mr. tiger man, maybe you should give up your tigers and let them live in a slightly more natural home.. Nope, mr. tiger man loves his tigers and it was the little boys fault for moving too fast anyway.
Time goes by and mr. tiger man is mauled to death by his tiger.
Big surprise? No, not really. These are actual beasties that can kill you and they will, because they are FUCKING WILD AS BALLS. This whole “the kitteh cat unnerstanz i loves him”, no, no he fucking doesn’t. Go get a dog.
Anyway, I may be being a bit mean, but it pisses me off.
You can still own a tiger in Ontario! BUT YOU CANNOT HAVE A PIT BULL?! You cannot own a dog that has been bred to be a family pet for centuries? You cannot own a dog who is just like any other dogs, but has some different features?
ALL DOGS originated from wolves. We started off as goddamned cavemen and it’s said that we would have NEVER survived if it weren’t for the packs of wolves we picked up as our buds who helped us hunt and kill and shared in the noms.
My actual, serious, point is is that you can have a tiger, it can attack a small boy, and you are allowed to keep said tiger, but if my dog ever bit anything, it would be taken and put down. Sounds completely reasonable don’t you think?! I don’t see what’s so irrational about that now do you… Keeping a wild animal with true wild instincts, nothing that has been bred out of them since we domesticated them, but not being able to have a domestic dog who has been bred over the years to be a faithful companion?
Totally makes me want to rant my face off even more.
