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 Post #1
 12th July 2009
HookerVomit's Avatar
September 2008
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I started to cry when I heard about this. Why in the fuck would you kill all these animals? I understand with this economy being shitty, but really, when our animals are endangered and wanting to do this is sick.
Unless this is a tactic for them to get people to fund raise and save these animals, but still, its horrible.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531650,00.html

The Franklin Park Zoo, a Boston landmark for nearly a century, may be forced to close and euthanize up to a fifth of the animals in its care due to devastating budget cuts.

New England's largest zoo and its counterpart, the Stoneham Zoo, saw their state funding cut from $6.5 million to $2.5 million by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the Boston Globe reported, and expects to run out of money by October.

Zoo officials said they would have to lay off most of their 165 employees and find new homes for the more than 1,000 animals they currently house, the Globe reported. Those they cannot relocate — at least 20 percent, officials estimate — may have to be destroyed.
 Post #2
 12th July 2009
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Dennab
March 2007
8,291 Posts
That's horrible...

Unfortunately, I don't think we can really stop this though. It's a huge shame to see such a senseless waste of life.
 Post #3
 12th July 2009
blacksam's Avatar
July 2007
1,138 Posts
Someone will try to save them. Some wild life preservation or PETA will protest the hell out of them.
 Post #4
 12th July 2009
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December 2006
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Oh wow that's disgusting. Surely someone wealthy could donate some of their loose change..
 Post #5
 12th July 2009
CanadianBill's Avatar
May 2007
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Well, depends on what type animals they are. If they happen to be the Jonas Brothers, I'll pay them to do it.
 Post #6
 12th July 2009
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November 2007
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And PETA doesn't whine at stuff like this but bitches when obama kills a Fly
 Post #7
 12th July 2009
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June 2005
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Some wild life preservation or PETA will protest the hell out of them.
It's pointless to protest if they don't have any money.
 Post #8
 12th July 2009
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November 2008
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Couldn't care less. What value do the animals have, from being in the Zoo? (and I don't mean monetary value.)
 Post #9
 12th July 2009
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Dennab
March 2007
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Couldn't care less. What value do the animals have, from being in the Zoo? (and I don't mean monetary value.)
Well what do you mean? The animals are still conscious and can still see and feel.
 Post #10
 12th July 2009 Last edited by Samuelgames; 12th July 2009 at 02:27PM..
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Couldn't care less. What value do the animals have, from being in the Zoo? (and I don't mean monetary value.)
Research, and yeah, sure hundreds of burned animals isn't such thing of value.
 Post #11
 12th July 2009
Sloped's Avatar
June 2009
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Couldn't care less. What value do the animals have, from being in the Zoo? (and I don't mean monetary value.)
Animals may not have the value of a human to us, but that doesn't mean they are without value. Animals make great companions and even friends, it's a shame to see people like you who put the life of anything but a human at 0.

But yeah, poor animals.
 Post #12
 12th July 2009
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April 2009
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Can we eat them?
 Post #13
 12th July 2009
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September 2007
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Horrible.

Edited:

Can we eat them?
Better than euthanizing them, send em to Africa, they need fuds.
 Post #14
 12th July 2009
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September 2006
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Research, and yeah, sure hundreds of burned animals isn't such thing of value.
More like 200, christ people read the fucking op it says only those that can't be rehomed would be euthanised which is estimated at 20%.
 Post #15
 12th July 2009
Dennab
December 2007
27 Posts
so society euthanize animals simply for financial purposes but puts suffering hospital victims on life support? makes perfect sense.
 Post #16
 12th July 2009
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Dennab
March 2007
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More like 200, christ people read the fucking op it says only those that can't be rehomed would be euthanised which is estimated at 20%.
Still, it's still live organisms being killed.
 Post #17
 12th July 2009
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August 2008
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Wow.
 Post #18
 12th July 2009 Last edited by tacoriffik; 13th July 2009 at 03:44PM..
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June 2008
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I went there a couple days ago... This would seriously suck ass. Oh phffft... Fox news talks about this shit all the time it isn't going to close or kill animals that place is always crowded and there's always a shit load of people there it's not gonna go out
 Post #19
 12th July 2009 Last edited by Rankzerox; 12th July 2009 at 02:37PM.. (Dont rate me dumbs you idiots Im joking)
Dennab
June 2008
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Burger King ftw
 Post #20
 12th July 2009
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Burger King ftw
Since when do they keep cows at a zoo?
 Post #21
 12th July 2009
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August 2008
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why not sell the animals. Not to save them but for profit so they can keep the zoo running with what ever they have left
 Post #22
 12th July 2009
Dennab
April 2005
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D'aaaaw... I'll take some of the animals as my pets. I've always wanted a sloth
 Post #23
 12th July 2009
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April 2007
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kill them all
 Post #24
 12th July 2009
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April 2009
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What are the protesters saying? To get the animals out of the zoo? Fine we will just kill them.
 Post #25
 12th July 2009
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Dennab
October 2005
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Yeah, they should euthanise the less exciting animals and sell them off as rare and delicious meats, and then use the money they rake in to support the other animals!
 Post #26
 12th July 2009
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July 2007
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They should just release them into the countryside of New England
 Post #27
 12th July 2009
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They should just release them into the countryside of New England
Great Idea! Lets release tigers,lions and elephants in the U.S. wild
 Post #28
 12th July 2009
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May 2009
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I wouldn't mind trying an elephant burger.
 Post #29
 12th July 2009
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September 2008
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i hate all of you trolls.
 Post #30
 12th July 2009
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September 2005
2,323 Posts
Since when do they keep cows at a zoo?
They have cows at the fair, at the "zoo" area each year. I love cows, even though they smell like shit.
 Post #31
 12th July 2009 Last edited by Greeman; 12th July 2009 at 04:10PM..
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June 2006
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I wonder if they could let me have an alligator, I've always wanted to try it.

no offense to any of you alligator lovers.
 Post #32
 12th July 2009
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I wish we could help these animals, but it would cost too much money out of the zoos income to take these animals to their natural habitats around the world. It would just cost too much in fuel, food, and other expenses that would be needed for a completely humane way of releasing them.
 Post #33
 12th July 2009
Dennab
March 2009
3,745 Posts
I lol'd, "May have to be...DESTROYED"
 Post #34
 12th July 2009
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July 2008
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Wow that sucks. If the economy goes the way it been going, then it's going to be even worse. I went to the Zoo a few days ago, not this one mind you, but it was free aside from a subway and bus ticket. A lot of fun for so little money... really sucks.

You don't find cool stuff that's cheap to do like that anymore.
 Post #35
 12th July 2009
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July 2007
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Great Idea!
Thanks
 Post #36
 12th July 2009
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Dennab
October 2005
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I like geese. There should be more geese in zoos.
 Post #37
 12th July 2009
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Dennab
March 2007
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I wonder if they could let me have an alligator, I've always wanted to try it.

no offense to any of you alligator lovers.
i had an alligator burger once in florida

not joking, it tastes like chicken.
 Post #38
 12th July 2009
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April 2005
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Oh wow that's disgusting. Surely someone wealthy could donate some of their loose change..
If the wealthy go up in arms about helping out the poor with an american version of the NHS, do you really think they would donate money to a bunch of animals.
 Post #39
 12th July 2009
Dennab
June 2009
910 Posts
Why not you know, Ship them off to other zoos?
 Post #40
 12th July 2009
Niteshifter's Avatar
May 2008
599 Posts
Why not you know, Ship them off to other zoos?
They don't have enough money to ship them off.
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