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A life but not as nature intended
Confining wild animals to residential apartments is totally alien treatment.
- Gulf News
- Published: 00:00 August 11, 2006
The story we published yesterday of some lion cubs and a cheetah being kept in a one-room flat will have shocked many people.
Not everyone, though, for some people see no harm in confining species of a lower order (than humankind) to such conditions.
There can surely be no enjoyment in seeing animals being treated in such a way, or depriving them of their right to a fulfilling life.
Filing teeth down and de-clawing animals affect their health and well-being. Anyone who condones such acts cannot truly be said to be an animal lover.
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