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Well that sure makes it easier. Im still amazed. Its a really big feral cat, im sure pfss pfss wont really help. Im glad its safe now.
"a cutting tool was used to intentionally make an opening in the fence of the small cat’s habitat, and a similar cut was found at a habitat for small monkeys" >

Definitely some crazy PETA people >

Or people looking to grab them to sell illicitly as pets.  There is a pretty active black market for exotic animals.
PETA would have gone after something bigger to make a big show of it. >

Years ago the local zoo lost a pigmy falcon that was due to lay eggs at any time. Someone just cut their way into the enclosure and made off with it and it was never recovered. >

That's extra heartbreaking given how many people out there aren't just hoarding exotic animals, but collecting eggs and other specimens that do not involve keeping the animals alive. >

Can’t recall if it was the Dodo or the Great Auk, but a wealthy person realized that a formerly-common bird was becoming rare, and he didn’t have an egg in his collection. He hired a ship that was going near their habitat anyway to bring him an egg. Sailors found a pair, killed them, and collected the egg for their sponsor. That was the last reported sighting of the species. >

I thought the last Great Auk was killed because people thought it was a witch. >

Something I read years ago.
Another thing (saw it on a science show) was that scientists had found that one species of tree growing on tropical islands had no specimens under around 300 years old. Upon investigation, it was found that the seeds had hard coats, typical of seeds that need to pass through a bird’s digestive tract before they can germinate. From the location where the trees were growing, the size of the seeds, and the minimum age of the tree population, it was believed that the only suitable bird native to the area was the dodo. Fortunately for the trees, domestic turkeys were found to be an acceptable substitute. >

Glad the leopard was found safe, someone was definitely trying to steal animals from the zoo. >

It was a clouded leopard, from what I understand--I'd bet you're right and somebody wanted it for a pet. >

Considering the damage a house cat can do, i don't understand people who want a bigger more feral feline as a pet. Seems like asking for trouble >

Clouded leopards are cute. 
People like cute. >

I mean yes, but nevermind that this is a wild animal that will be miserable under domestication, a clouded leopard can bite off your hand or kill a small child. >

You underestimate how quickly common sense is ignored when cute is a factor. >

I do get the cuteness 
I could steal a sea otter if it was happy living with me or a mini capybara
Something that would have to really try to injure me >

The monkeys cut their way out and freed the leopard as a distraction! Clever bastards. >

Nah. It was the penguins. >

You didn’t see anything. >

Smile and wave, boys. >

Cute and cuddly, boys, cute and cuddly >

Vancouver/Aldergrove Game Farm had the wolves enclosure fencing cut open a few months ago. 1 female wolf was hit by a car & killed, the rest were caught & returned. So mush for protecting animals by letting them go. >

Like when they "free" thousands of mink... Mink who turn on each other or die of starvation >

Or if it’s Europe, eat a bunch of native animals then outcompete the native mink. American mink (and elk, and foxes, and bison, we have all the best animals) are larger and more robust than their European counterparts. >

That's what happens when you serve mink Big Macs... >

Has anyone searched the penguins pen? >

“Kowalski, analysis!" >

Yoooouuu didn’t see anything >

Leopards are notoriously bad escape artists, given the fact that they're always Spotted. >

Dad, when will you be home with milk? >

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard
And they're like, it's better than yours
Damn right it's better than yours... >

Can you teach me? >

The secret is to use three drops of vanilla extract, no more, no less. >

12 Monkeys the movie coming true >

Nah that would mean there is a pandemic from a vir... omg! >

I totally get people not liking what a Zoo does but releasing a Clouded Leopard - one of the rarest out there into Dallas is not exactly going to give this cat "it's life back". >


I totally get people not liking what a Zoo does

Anyone who doesn't understand what large zoos do for conservation is a daft cunt. >

Promote laws that require more regulation and responsibilities out of zoos and enforce stricter exotic trading rather than just stacking what zoos do for conservation >

What more do well-funded zoos need to do?? Relative to other public institutions, museums and zoos do an absolutely insane amount of work to maintain and display their exhibits for the public good. People actually CARE at those places. >

Mainly land space. The big one people always attack is sea world besides the obvious training for tricks the amount of space is the biggest issue. I’m a bigger fan of reserves and sanctuaries though. The ability to be rereleased is much easier with reserves and it is easier for the to repopulate naturally (vs artificial insemination) compared to stricter captivity.
Now sanctuaries are regulated by federal and state laws and, like zoos, must comply with the Animal Welfare Act. Those are the regulations I am partly talking about. The act states that sanctuary animals must have sanitary, sufficient enclosures, proper vet care and suitable feeds. However, private sanctuaries that do not exhibit the animals are not regulated by the federal government. It really varies and it’s a lot more complicated. My comment was more a quick summary. 
Unlike sanctuaries, zoos buy, sell, borrow, loan out and breed animals. Whereas sanctuaries do  not capture animals from the wild, but instead,  acquires them when they can no longer survive in the wild on their own. That may include injured wildlife; confiscated illegal exotic pets; exotic pets surrendered by their owners; and animals from zoos, circuses, breeders, and laboratories that close down. Accreditation is the establishment and maintenance of professional standards and the qualitative evaluation of organizations in the light of those standards but majority of zoos aren’t accredited. 
Tldr it’s complicated I’m all for the educational aspect of zoos and sanctuaries but I want to consider the animals well-being. I’m more on the argument of creating good places for animals (which requires good regulations and maintenance etc) rather than just saying we need to get rid of them all >

Sea world isn’t a zoo. Comparing zoos to sea world is like comparing a nature preserve to the circus. >

I’m comparing for the obvious example of what poor spacing at it’s worse can do. I’m not comparing for the sake of it being a zoo >

My money is on the monkeys it's a lot easier working with tools, with thumbs. The leopard does change his spots. He was framed./s >

JC......they are learning to use tools. >

tool-using primate: expecting white smoke any time now. >

Monkeys can't be popes! They're not even Catholic! >

How do you know? >

I'm pretty sure the Monkees were protestants >

He finally got to those annoying howler monkeys >

They make a nice alarm clock. >

Just me or the titles all over Reddit are getting increasingly nonsensical? >

This title wasn't written lol
It like coagulated >

Someone tried to steal the cat. The mesh around the enclosure was cut. They were interrupted and bailed. >

Who the fuck steals a leopard by hand? Thats got to a really tough sell. >

The snow leopard is only 25lbs, or 12kilos. It's not very big.