Re:Elephant 'smoking' footage baffles experts
by tomcooks on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @09:11AM
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If you read comments you'll notice the cat is one of a group of non vegetarians, and is offered alternatives which it refused. On top of that the cat might also catch mice, lizards or birds while the owner is away.
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Re:Elephant 'smoking' footage baffles experts
by nugi on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @10:23AM
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Still animal abuse to deliberately malnurish your pets. Don't excuse abuse for ego reasons.
Re:Elephant 'smoking' footage baffles experts
by lovelearning on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @11:50AM
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There is no deliberate malnourishment. Repeating the comment I wrote above...
Given the context of his life and the views he expresses about animals in his vlogs, I strongly disagree.
> The man takes in rescue dogs, cats, monkeys and (in the past) even a handicapped illtreated tiger. He has some 40-50 pets in his home. There's even a video where he rescues a rat from being eaten by one of his cats, and releases it outside.
> He has offered that cat multiple varieties of cat food and meat in many videos. He himself has expressed concern that it's not eating the proteins it needs. If an animal refuses to eat food that is otherwise good quality and relished by all its friends, how can it be animal abuse?