Has the sight of a tiger ever moved you to tears? Or the sight of a peacock? Well it happened to me today. A visit to one of the biggest zoos in the country turned out to be a sad visit, atleast for me. Dirty cages, malnourished animals, unruly public.. It looked so sad. The idea of a zoo by itself is cruel. And to think that the animals are not well fed there is very very sad. Its a shame actually. The magnificient tigers and lions were lying down like unused sacks. Monkeys were begging the passers-by for food. Little kids were hitting deers, birds and rhinos through the bars. Where the f*** are the zoo authorities? Is this the way to treat animals? With such a vast area and innumerable funds available, I wonder why this is happening?
Chamathu, anyone?
I never stick to my words. So here it goes: The Tamilian people can be classified into different categories. This classification is based on their character, virtues, educational qualification, skin colour, length of hair, size of nose...ok you now get the drift. I am only going to talk about one category at a time. Today is the one which people are scared of falling into, it is called the 'Chamathu' category. As you age, you might like being classified as 'Chamathu', but as a kid, it is a dreaded category. Ok now let me explain what 'Chamathu' is. Lets start with the guy, because I am a woman and would love to give the first chance to men :p A Chamathu guy is one who oils his hair regularly, recites his slokas at appropriate points of time during the day, makes earnest conversations with 80 year old thathas who spit more than they talk, goes to the temple regularly [Note: going to the temple everyday would make him a 'pazham*'], does not talk to girls u
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I dont think I can ever forget what I saw there... A zoo keeper was taking like Rs.10 from visitors and he would poke either the Lion, Tiger or Cheetah which were behind the cage with a stick and make them roar. People used to get excited seeing the animal roar. We have such a sick attitude towards animals... Felt like letting the animal out of the cage and take their revenge...
by the way; bad post!
last time i went was ages back when someone took me. when i have a choice - i avoid the place.
and welcome back. which zoo, btw?
those monkeys may not be begging for food ... ppl are asked not to feed as the animals food likings are likely to change and lead to attacking humans ;)
I think animals would have a problem being caged more than being in a filthy place ... the wild can be much worse ... seen the movie "Madagascar"?
I wonder if a day will come when humans are caged in zoo's :-?