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In reply to the discussion: This winter, my wife and I got a shelter dog. [View all]MineralMan
(146,192 posts)8. Yes. I hate to see large predators confined in zoos.
OTOH, the Como Park Zoo in St. Paul has just opened its new gorilla habitat. It's the largest mesh-enclosed habitat in the US for gorillas, and they're adding two new ones. The gorillas there seem to be content enough, and often interact with humans who visit there.
They have no elephants or lions. It's a very nice small zoo, and it's free to visit which is a real treat for residents of this city who can't afford admission fees. Donations are always accepted, of course, and my wife and I always make a generous one every time we go there, which is frequently.
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I suspect that gorillas care about interesting, whereas lions care about large.
Donald Ian Rankin
Apr 2013
#12
Please, please, please do a search on Google images for "chained dog photos"
justiceischeap
Apr 2013
#42
Probably not typical, but tethering dogs is illegal where I live (Chapel Hill, NC)
mnhtnbb
Apr 2013
#10
Unattended here means not outside WITH the dog...or basically...having the dog on a long leash.
mnhtnbb
Apr 2013
#13