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@chelseakitkatz
10 ай бұрын
I’m genuinely LOVING these conservation/animal welfare videos. Please please keep making them (if you want to!!) I’m not seeing these kinds of commentary videos anywhere else on KZitem, so your channel is super valuable 🩷
@soragirl9
10 ай бұрын
Can you please consider increasing your volume in the future uploaded videos? I know the ads are supposed to be louder, but the volume I have to put to listen your voice is so high that the ads are just deafening thanks in advance
@detestsleep
10 ай бұрын
its wild how people looked at elsa's story, one where she was basically taken care of her entire life in her home country and cared for in the best way two humans could care for an animal like that, and thought that meant it was okay fro them to keep lions in cages in the us.
@JurassicLion2049
9 ай бұрын
Elsa's story is moreso a story that animal rewilding is possible. But it's difficult and requires a lot of investment from years of peoples lives to huge financial cost. Before that it was assumed any captive animal could not be re-released into the wild.
@Ratemogay
8 ай бұрын
I don’t think the original owners of Elsa had bad intentions or just didn’t know. But its sad it made other people get lions as pets, because they’re wild animals.
@angelinacamacho8575
2 ай бұрын
the reason why elsa was a success was largely because her owners gave her an outlet for her basic needs that was both safe for the owners and functional for the lion. she didnt just live in a cage she was allowed to roam around the property. she didnt just have a kiddie pool to play in she got to swim in the Indian river. she didnt eat things like chicken legs she ate a variety of meats. she didnt play hunter by ripping open boxes of meat she got hunting practice by most likely chasing prey attached to a pickup truck (yes this happens lol) simulating the hunt and kill more effectively. basically she got to be a big cat while these others sadly didnt.
@dawnr714
Ай бұрын
Now Chimp Crazy is on and just as sad as these big cat breeders. But there's also a documentary called, "Lucy the Human Chimp" and it was a good story.
@highjinx6519
Күн бұрын
@@dawnr714just watched the Lucy doc, beautiful story of sacrifice on the part of the human for once.
@mad8598
10 ай бұрын
Pretty telling that Stark’s attitude was “I have the right as the owner of the tiger to do whatever I want” rather than “As the owner of the tiger I have a responsibility and duty of care to take care of it in as ethical and humane a way as possible”.
@lisatsen1556
10 ай бұрын
Tim stark 'progressed' from "conservation and protection" to referring them animals as "things" and how he as an American has the right to own anything he wants. The mask just slipped when given some time!!!! N jack Hanna!! Who knew!!!
@jam5533
10 ай бұрын
@@lisatsen1556People like that are overentitled and arrogant.
@CharleneOrtizTraining
10 ай бұрын
@@jam5533they're beyond that. They're sick, demented and evil.
@YOSSARIAN313
9 ай бұрын
A lot of these people are deranged libertarians. A lot of libertarians consider their own children property and justify their abuse the same way
@SawyerFools
9 ай бұрын
@@CharleneOrtizTrainingagreed, you have to be genuinely bad person to even think like that. Acting upon those thoughts is pure evil.
@pissip
10 ай бұрын
I went to big cat rescue yesrs before tiger king came out. All the cats had beautiful enclosures with plenty of hides. We were all told not to use flash photography or to try to pester the cats. They had a extra large enclosure that was called the "vacation enclosure" they would rotate the cats in that enclosure to give them a chance for even more space.
@maggiee639
10 ай бұрын
I’ve always wanted to go there, it looks beautiful on KZitem
@bluesteno64
9 ай бұрын
Same!!!!
@espeon871
8 ай бұрын
Ikr its actually really nice, ive been following them and a volunteer who runs a channel abt his cats, marmalade and cole after they posted the blood pop video and thru them became more educated on the plight of big cats and how to help them. So sad how essentially a sensationalist piece of media essentially painted them in an inaccurate light.
@pissip
8 ай бұрын
@@espeon871 I will say that I do believe that they have a very cult like volunteer program. I don't think that is right. But they are doing good for the cats and I can respect that.
@angelinacamacho8575
2 ай бұрын
sounds almost like the camden aquarium in camden NJ when they rotate the shark and touch tank (good idea for the touch tank btw)
@GriffinWulf
10 ай бұрын
so glad to see an essay channel talk about animal welfare. would love to see a vid on the pet parrot industry and/or extreme dog breeding (i'd be more than welcome to supply some sources lol)
@friendlymexicano
10 ай бұрын
yes!!
@Aspenluver51
10 ай бұрын
seconding both of these' id love a more in depth look at the poor husbabndry of long-living birds like condors, and others that are seen as easy keepers that never have their needs met like cockatiels/parakeets etc. same with the dogs, would loooove something on exotic/designer bully (and frenchie/ebd/doodle etc) breeds, and the influx of new pet people thinking they can get a kangal or other LGD/property guardian and not have something go sideways
@farfarout3561
10 ай бұрын
Seconding these, especially the dog breeding. Could probably make a whole video on exotic bullies themselves, that whole thing is a shitshow.
@Snakesnarl
10 ай бұрын
The whole animal breeding industry is so DISGUSTING
@Snakesnarl
10 ай бұрын
Most pet birds have a lifespan longer than that of dogs. But yet probably 99% of them only live a tiny fraction of their lifespan because the people who own them know absolutely nothing about how to properly care for them.
@floofycow3575
10 ай бұрын
The best way to tell if someone is misusing their exotic animals is: they breed the animals, they oppose restrictions regarding ownership, they cover it all up with talking about conservation. My heart goes out to Baskin, she clearly just loved the cats she met and truly wanted a better life for them, she didn't deserve the hate she got.
@korbinreed216
10 ай бұрын
She killed her husband...
@usered-name01435
10 ай бұрын
@@korbinreed216 There is zero evidence of this and it's nonsense. Join the conversation with facts. She's doing good things for these wild animals who shouldn't be in captivity at all.
@jennifercriswell198
2 ай бұрын
@@korbinreed216 Prove it.
@korbinreed216
2 ай бұрын
@@jennifercriswell198 I don't need to I'm not a detective but I have a hunch she killed her husband because he was rich and he wanted to move to South America because they were more lenient with owing exotic animals. She didn't want to move so she killed him and took his money.
@korbinreed216
2 ай бұрын
@@usered-name01435 she's a terrible person and she killed him.
@lizblock9593
10 ай бұрын
People saying they love animals and then keeping them in tiny cages under deplorable conditions gives me such painful cognitive dissonance. Thank you for your content, I'm sure it must take an emotional toll on you.
@cdevine9459
9 ай бұрын
They basically love animals like how people love cars and clothes… they’re material items to these people :(
@CoachCaninQc
8 ай бұрын
this is a lucrative buisiness. i am a dog trainer. Ive got a non profit organizAtion wich mean i charge nothing for my services. Other with way less experience (been there for 18 years) charges up to 1000$/hour for a session. Its ridiculous because training an animal need time and patience. Of course after an hour you wont see the result yet!
@aprilcanipe2614
10 ай бұрын
"She threw a potato at him"... That line is iconic.
@roxy918
10 ай бұрын
I thought i imagined that
@gildedpeahen876
10 ай бұрын
Carole Baskin was done dirty af. She actually cares about the cats, not for money but for the love of them. Jack Hanna is really a heartbreaker for me...I grew up watching Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures on PBS...him, Attenborough, Cousteau, Steve Irwin were my heroes.
@yourinvestigator6662
2 ай бұрын
I don't wish it on anybody, but Jack Hanna is most likely within months of passing due to his Alzheimer's
@alicethemad1613
8 ай бұрын
I really like that Big Cat Rescue’s whole media presence isn’t them bothering or physically interacting with the big cats, it’s stuff like putting cardboard boxes or pumpkins in their enclosures and just filming them having fun.
@Jdkicked
2 ай бұрын
The only time I've seen them directly interacting with the cats online is when the cats run up after seeing the back scratcher. They claim to have a full hands-off policy unless the animal is under anesthesia with the extendable back scratcher being the only "exception"
@laurenedge6392
10 ай бұрын
Just want to take a minute to appreciate how much it means to me that you are doing a lot of animal based videos. There are plenty of people covering youtuber controversies and their downfalls. I do enjoy those types of vidoes of yours but there is a concerning lack of people coving animal abuse cases and conservation so by using your platform to spread these issues to more people you are doing something truely amazing. I really appreaciate it as a person who is always rooting for animal rights and conservation/restoration of habitats 😊
@caucasoidape8838
10 ай бұрын
I agree with the need for a channel like this. KZitem itself provides plenty of shady animal related activity to talk about.
@Jergling
10 ай бұрын
The beautiful thing about Big Cat Rescue is that by its very nature, it will shut down when its mission is complete. When no one is breeding big cats for vanity, they can give the last cats a lovely retirement, and then become a legal force for good, maybe turning their land into a sanctuary for another species.
@samanthahope1316
9 ай бұрын
They already closed down and there’s absolutely NO WAY they have completed their “mission”🙄.
@cloudyskyz2237
8 ай бұрын
@@samanthahope1316when exactly did they close down?
@samanthahope1316
8 ай бұрын
@@cloudyskyz2237 looks like either late May or early April. They’re permanently closed on Google. They cats were moved out of Florida and now live on another sanctuary where they pay for the cats care.
@samanthahope1316
8 ай бұрын
@@cloudyskyz2237 if you google them there’s a few articles that pop up about it!
@espeon871
8 ай бұрын
@@samanthahope1316 they are up and running bestie they have a very active social media page and are still operating
@aliceDarts
10 ай бұрын
Hearing this about Jack Hanna broke my heart... I grew up watching him and he was one of the reasons why I love animals so much. There is a reason why they say never put your hero's on a pedestal. 😢😢
@princesspikachu3915
10 ай бұрын
I remember hearing about him as a child because they had commercials for VHS tapes of him with animals. I never bothered with Jack Hannah because I didn’t have money for the tapes and I never saw him on TV. But Crocodile Hunter was “free” on cable and Steve Irwin usually found animals in the wild and never took them. So I watched Crocodile Hunter instead and thought of Jack Hannah as a cash grab rip off. Plus I liked the reptiles more anyway even though I would be scared to handle one like Steve did.
@stinkyrattie4478
10 ай бұрын
@@katnip9280 I also met Jack as a kid (probably like 8?) when he came for an event at our zoo. Have a picture taken with him and an autograph that sits on my mothers mantle. I'm so severely disappointed.
@goblinofsharksnacks
9 ай бұрын
There are plenty of heroes who are good But as a kid you're not able to recognise the bad ones
@silver8632
10 ай бұрын
When I watched tiger king and got to Tim starks "conservation" I rolled my eyes because "make more" defeats the purpose if they're coming from BREEDERS, not naturally growing in their natural habitat. That's just going to result in an extinct wild population and a captive live population, not that stark understands that's a problem obviously. Just profoundly stupid to me to be so dense out of his own arrogance and selfishness. Edit- "i dont need a reason to maim my cat ls because i OWN them" is the entitled attitude that should be nowhere near conservation. OR cats, including housecats given how profoundly CRUEL declawing a housecat is let alone a fucking TIGER so you can make a buck off it. These videos of yours about animal conservation are so good though, I'm always excited when I see you've dropped another one!!
@princesspikachu3915
10 ай бұрын
I agree. Just give them something to wear their claws down or trim them. Never take them away. You can see the blood supply within the claws. Trim the excess every few weeks. And never touch a tigers claws unless you are a specialized vet at a zoo and are just trimming.
@CreatureCargaux
10 ай бұрын
I legit screamed at my iPad. I don’t even think I finished the show because I was so fed up w/ the BS…. & of course the conversation after the show wasn’t about what we can do to end private ownership & animal abuse…. It was about the one person who is actually doing something to help these animals being a murderer. She’s not perfect. But out of all of them she’s the only one who actually backs up her claims. Idc if she murdered her husband. lol. I care about the animals. I know how that sounds. But I just hate how that’s all anyone talks about when we need to be talking about everything in this video! Netflix really fumbled the ball w/ that series.
@princesspikachu3915
10 ай бұрын
@@CreatureCargaux It’s hearsay until they get evidence and find a body. Besides how do they know that he didn’t disappear due to his own stupidity? And he could have been abusive towards her as well since she seems to have been attracted to those types. It’s all speculation without any evidence. And the only evidence I see and hear is that she really truly loves cats. And that’s wonderful.
@kissarococo2459
9 ай бұрын
They might start out as tiger-lovers but end up as dollar-lovers.
@espeon871
8 ай бұрын
DECLAWING A TIGER?? WTF
@basementdwellercosplay
10 ай бұрын
When people say these animals are endangered, they dont mean to solve it by improper breeding in a tiny cage! That doesnt help the species to grow, as these people have no intention to help them go back out into the wild. Breeding wouldn't help them, you need to protect the habitats they live in and work to stop poaching. Thats how you keep them alive!
@CidDwyer
10 ай бұрын
Exactly!!
@goblinofsharksnacks
9 ай бұрын
And breeding programs involve a lot more than just pairing them, they'd not meet the standards
@1mrcow143
8 ай бұрын
And accredited zoos like the San Diego Zoo, Bronx Zoo, etc.
@anonymousanonymous870
8 ай бұрын
True
@official_miracoli1186
10 ай бұрын
As a person from germany, it's wild to see what is legal in the US, like having a Tiger is legal, no laws, no protectoion? That is astounding 😮
@CazabichosManny
10 ай бұрын
You can't have tigers in germany? Well, that's surprising for me considering Germany is quite friendly with the ownership of venomous snakes
@tallgrl94
10 ай бұрын
It's because many laws are made by the states, not the federal government. So while in one state it might be prohibited to own an animal it might be legal or only require a permit.
@official_miracoli1186
10 ай бұрын
@@CazabichosManny I just googled that and you are right it IS LEGAL IN GERMANY (not everywhere but in some places) if you apply for a licence and have enough space I am on the floor how is that possible
@princesspikachu3915
10 ай бұрын
@@official_miracoli1186Snakes are more beautiful I guess? And the venomous ones are on the smaller side with the King Cobra being around 8 feet as the biggest venomous species.
@usered-name01435
10 ай бұрын
@@official_miracoli1186 We can do that in the states too lol. In Texas we can have venomous snakes if we get a $20 license to own them.
@_rockseeker
10 ай бұрын
It's crazy to me seeing Carole Baskin being the most sane out of all of these fools.
@YOSSARIAN313
10 ай бұрын
She was screwed over by the documentary. She is eccentricin a less entertaining way than everyone else on the shoiw, but she isnt evil
@_rockseeker
10 ай бұрын
@@YOSSARIAN313 I felt that was probably the case. I'm glad to know she really has her heart in conservation, at least as much as she can.
@YOSSARIAN313
10 ай бұрын
@@_rockseeker she aint perfect but she aint a murderer
@Grace-er9ep
10 ай бұрын
I mean if she killed her husband to keep from breeding more cats I gotta say I do kinda vibe with that. Divorce wouldn't have worked since he would've gotten half of them if not more so I'm not saying that killing him was correct but maybe if that was his intent him going missing wasn't the worst thing to ever happen. I don't think she had to kill him though I think she was probably just like "leave and never come back and you can have anything but the cats" and he got on an airplane to go do who knows what. This is just my mad ramblings though and barely serious, everything said I hope Carole is well and getting the support she needs to take care of the cats, I really feel like she does care for them but she's gone far beyond what could be handled financially/logistically by an individual
@Metzgeweiser
10 ай бұрын
@@Grace-er9ep the whole thing about her murdering her husband was a lie created by her husband’s POS ex wife and daughter, perpetuated by the “documentary”. The sheriff of Hillsborough County wasted a bunch of taxpayer money looking into it, and found him alive a year and a half later in Central America. The producers and editors of Tiger King needed someone to be a bad guy to their meth addicted, animal abusing, mentally deficient, murdering conman and his methhead minions.
@lely3116
10 ай бұрын
oh wow it's crazy how carole's work has been painted. thank you so much for bringing a light to this syd! tiger king really did so much damage
@Milkywaykate
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for another conservation education video, I’m so happy you’re using your platform to address these issues and advocate for our animals
@daliborjovanovic510
10 ай бұрын
14:35 I love how those speeches he gives steadily give off bigger and bigger "I don't give a fuck!" vibes until he just outright says "I can kill 'em if I want to!" Yeah, I can see how much he loves those animals XD
@toltorg
10 ай бұрын
Imagine taking a cat from someone and telling them no more breeding then using that same cat you took to breed on your own time. That is unhinged. ETA: Cid I really think you’ve found your niche. You’re really great at covering these types of stories and knowing you’re an animal lover yourself shows how much you care.
@rowanmccracken5041
10 ай бұрын
You need to do a deep dive on Wolves and Wolfdogs and the people who buy and sell them
@CidDwyer
10 ай бұрын
Oh yep! Already on it! It will be a video some point in the new year :)
@rowanmccracken5041
10 ай бұрын
@@CidDwyer awesome! I can’t wait to see it!
@StupidYTmakingNonSenceUpdates
10 ай бұрын
There are more tigers in private ownership in the us, than there are tigers in the wild....period. Thats insane.
@Nunyo-Bizznez
10 ай бұрын
I’ve never been this early for a video before I don’t think. When I was in middle school, I volunteered at a big cat refuge in Central Indiana. I asked where they got so many tigers from, as they had so many they were past capacity. They said that most of their tigers came from private collectors from the nearby states. Often times they will try their best to take care of these animals, and then sometime after 12 weeks of age they would find out the tigers are, in fact, tigers. The owners and operators of the place were very sad that they had to keep 3 tigers in cages meant for 1, and if they were working all the time to build new ones (there were multiple newer and larger enclosures under construction at the time) but they were independently funded with no help from the government, and everything they build had to be from revenue coming in from visitors from donations to the parks etc. Not too far away from there, is Dayton Ohio. Ohio was (maybe still is I dont know) the number one City in America for exotic animal trade. It’s as easy as meeting the right person at a gun show or convention and them introducing you to a guy who knows a guy who can get you an alligator, a lion, brown bear, countless venomous spiders or snakes or exotic birds. Places like that big cat refuge worked tirelessly to create enough space for the animals to get the care and enrichment that they need. And it’s an endless uphill battle, because more animals are coming in all the time. The animals that don’t die due to neglect or abuse, die because they escape into the wilderness and succumb to cops, hunters or exposure. Worse yet of the ones that are just trapped in abuse forever until they reach their natural end. another forgotten fate for these animals is when the owner realizes they’re in too deep, and tries to reach out to find someone to take their exotic animal off their hands and give them a better life than they can provide, only to find that there’s no one who can do that. Zoos are focused on conservation and don’t need anything that is a pure blooded example of its species(most captive tigers are hybrids and useless to conservation), circuses have eliminated their animal acts, and most wildlife refuges are at or past capacity. Thanks for the video.
@elisehalflight
10 ай бұрын
Do you perhaps have the contact of the spider dealer? Spiders are cool
@YOSSARIAN313
10 ай бұрын
@@elisehalflight with the modern internet you can get pretty much any spider you want
@princesspikachu3915
10 ай бұрын
@@elisehalflightJust go outside when the weather is nice and you would be surprised what you can find. If you live around Arizona you just missed the tarantula migration. If you live in other parts you can find interesting little creatures like jumping spiders and even some venomous species like the hobo spider, brown recluse, and black widow though I wouldn’t recommend venomous. Wolf spiders are cool. I wouldn’t recommend getting non native spiders from a dealer as they can easily become an invasive species and harm the native spiders. Just be sure to give them proper care if you plan on keeping them and make sure you know the species you found and their diet. Happy spider hunting.
@Kitunae
10 ай бұрын
I appreciate the animal conservation/history of captivity/human and nature history videos you have been making. Thank you for your time.
@YOSSARIAN313
10 ай бұрын
Society in general owes carole baskin a huge apology. She is eccentric but she isnt an evil murderer
@emmalynnbyrne3540
10 ай бұрын
Honestly as someone who volunteers a lot in conservation that’s just how a lot of people in that field are! Eccentric people who do work that is by it’s very nature thankless and often unforgiving. There’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s clear to me why the Tiger King documentary decided she was the perfect target for the general public. It’s such a shame because the issues presented are obviously so overlooked and already not deemed important
@YOSSARIAN313
10 ай бұрын
@@emmalynnbyrne3540 i was teching during covid and my 14 year old students were still singing about carole baskin for months. Remember one verse Carole baskin Killed her husband whacked him Cant convice me it didnt happen
@Baysidemom2
10 ай бұрын
she still kept animals in captivity in tiny cages and practiced irresponsible breeding... she's not a saint
@wendydomino
10 ай бұрын
Carole is so awesome she actually helps animals now and didn't go the Tim Stark route. The two are not the same at all. She's a good person in my opinion. The only reason the other ones were trying to smear her is that they didn't want their shady animal abuse businesses to stop. I'm so happy that the Big Cat Public Safety Act finally got passed. I know Carole worked really hard for so many years to help make that happen.
@espeon871
8 ай бұрын
That is awesome!!
@Topdoggie7
10 ай бұрын
Him blaming Steve Irwin for people owning tigers makes me want to throw hands.
@kasiabasa587
Ай бұрын
Why? Do you realize who is shown in this last shot on the tv with backyard breeder in behind of him? It's Robert Irwin - Steve Irwin's son. I wonder from whom could he learn doing such unethical things...
@kasiabasa587
Ай бұрын
@@Topdoggie7 Wtf you mean, you have literal SHOTS OF IT IN THIS VIDEO. It's not theory, it's a fact that you can observe.
@Topdoggie7
Ай бұрын
@@kasiabasa587 Timestamps please.
@kasiabasa587
Ай бұрын
@@Topdoggie7 to be honest, it's irritating that you're too lazy to check it on your own but what am I expecting from someone who doesn't know what he watched... 32:29
@Topdoggie7
Ай бұрын
@@kasiabasa587 Wow because I watched this months ago and my comment says "8 months ago" I'm supposed to remember every tiny detail. Your expectations are beyond delusional. Nobody perfectly remembers a video almost a year later.
@franciscorosa1498
10 ай бұрын
Im glad someone was able to talk about this and still talk positively about the AZA, the AZA doesnt back these people. And it sucks when people judge zoos cause some zoos arent accredited. Its honestly really hard to get accredited.
@WLGC
10 ай бұрын
Very glad to see people finally bringing up Jack Hanna in these conversations. Here in Ohio he's basically a folk hero, nevermind that whole Zanesville disaster... it's beyond time folks see that people like Jack Hanna are a direct pipeline, and even benefactor, to that kind of inexplicable wild animal hoarding
@rainbowbunniie
10 ай бұрын
If Hell exists I sincerely hope there's a spot waiting for Tim Stark.
@devinjones1527
10 ай бұрын
I was born in Florida and I have a memory of being at a mall and there was a group there offering photo ops with baby big cats... the lions were young but WAY too big and energetic to be around young children. I have a pic of me somewhere holding a tiny baby tiger and I wonder to this day if it was one of these people
@MaddieMinx
10 ай бұрын
In the Tiger King documentary if I remember correctly Joe exotic did use to do those types of shows and photo ops in malls across America So there’s a good chance it could have been Joe or one of these other people
@fioregiallo
10 ай бұрын
Same same same!!! It's so crazy!! Mine was in the Tampa area.
@princesspikachu3915
10 ай бұрын
I held a baby lion once around the time The Lion King was really popular. This would have been around spring of 1995. I still have a picture somewhere of it. I was about 7 in the picture.
@goblinofsharksnacks
9 ай бұрын
If its from an actual zoo/educational place they often use smaller cats, sometimes cheetah, but it'll be animals raised and who've gone to functions for years so that they're calm and comfortable and not a risk, they dont generally do the mass photo op thing, cause its excessive and overwhelming The safety of human and welfare of animal is considered
@trrblv3
10 ай бұрын
I do think you should have mentioned jack Hannah is now retired from the Columbus zoo and they have the aza accreditation back, along with two others
@VerumRex26
10 ай бұрын
I love your videos, but for the uninformed, you make Peta sound like a noble cause. If you haven't already, I would have liked to see a video dedicated to the good and bad of Peta. Keep making your amazing videos :)
@BarbaraKurtz
8 ай бұрын
Peta does nothing good.
@vikkipink1288
9 ай бұрын
I was pretty disgusted at the Netflix documentary after taking a step back and learning more about what was really going on. The way they basically glossed over the horrors of the animal abuse these big cats suffer was really disgusting. Almost as disgusting as the way they basically demonized Carol and made Joe out to be this folk hero when in reality he was just an awful abuser of both people and animals. Not saying Carol is totally innocent but in comparison to Joe she has at least done way more for animal welfare than he ever has.
@quintonnarcisse6425
9 ай бұрын
I remember when jack hanna was one of my childhood heroes alongside the likes of Steve Irwin, Nigel Marvin, and David Attenborough. To hear of his actions is really heartbreaking and disappointing.
@imle9279
10 ай бұрын
The only big cats that can be released into the wild are the ones in actual breeding programs in real zoos. Those cats who aren't cross or inbred, those cats who aren't used to being handled, those cats who live in big enclosures living as natural as they can, those are the cats who can be bred for conservation!
@yvaincallipso84
10 ай бұрын
You should make on on Doc Antle. Hes the guy with the cult who killed his tigers
@smithesque
10 ай бұрын
Another excellent video about animal rights, Cid. I very much appreciate this series of videos and I'm so glad you treated Carole Baskin with the respect she deserves. I'm still so angry with the way Tiger King portrayed her, as an animal rights activist who took a step back from her ego (I really think so many of these men in the business are driven by the idea of dominating these wild creatures and centring themselves in the story, rather than actually protecting them) and campaigns to make her own sanctuary obsolete by ending private ownership of these animals. Anyone who thinks there's a remotely ethical reason for keeping a big cat as a pet needs to be stopped.
@wavyhairedgardengirl2148
10 ай бұрын
A video fleshing out what tiger king to did carol baskins reputation would be interesting. Especially since it has come out that her former husband isn’t dead he actually did disappear into Costa Rica, just like she said she thought he did.
@ProLifeEnlighten
8 ай бұрын
The couple founded Wildlife on Easy Street, an animal sanctuary near Tampa for big cats, in 1992. Don and Carole Lewis never bred lion or tiger cubs but did breed 3 leopards and some other small cats before realizing the harm it was doing the animals and they stopped all breeding by 1997.
@AlmightyThagomizer
10 ай бұрын
Hey Cid, really love and appreciate your animal based videos brother. I keep reptile pets myself which is probably why KZitem first recommended your excellent video on Jay Brewer to me. I really appreciate your nuanced perspective and the way you always prioritize animal welfare and conservation, more of us who keep animals ourselves should be thinking this way. I especially enjoyed the SeaQuest video for shining a harsh light on a villain I wasn't previously aware of.
@RomulusMorgan
10 ай бұрын
I have an aviary, with a few so-called exotics - Chinese painted quails and Japanese quails. I came across a relative of mine who had a single Java sparrow in a cage on top of their fridge. They offered to give “him” (her) to me (I think because she made such a noise, because of how lonely she was), and so I took her. She ended up hanging out with my quails on the ground, and it made me realise I should get her a mate. And oh boy, did that open up a huge can of worms. Long story short, I’ve been thrust into the “backyard breeding” scene, and my moral quandaries for it all are constantly on the back of my mind. I ended up getting my Java a mate, and she successfully reared two babies, something I am glad I gave her the opportunity to do. She died not too long ago. I know I should’ve given her to a zoo, or wildlife sanctuary, but then they would ask me questions and it would become difficult. I don’t know where my family member got her. Javas are endangered by the exotic pet trade. I don’t know what to do. It would be easiest to simply stop having birds, but I adore them to no end (probably very selfish of me). I have a certificate in wildlife rehabilitation, hoping to upgrade that to a license in the future. I know animals more than most. I won’t be keeping Javas anymore, even though they are easily my most favourite passerine since being personally exposed to them. Though I suppose many people gain a love of animals from exposure, another quandary I face. To eliminate animals in captivity, I worry, risks distancing future generations from the majesty and desire to conserve these incredible creatures. I know my predicament is on a faaarrrr smaller scale compared to these sanctuary owners, but it might put into perspective how not-so-distant this issue actually is. I’m sure many of us knows someone who shouldn’t have an exotic pet that they do have. I don’t believe we should stop allowing people to have close-contact experiences with animals. Even though it would be difficult to police in general. I think games like Planet Zoo have the potential to allow people to get to know the animal and their needs far more than we give it credit for, and I think one caveat should be that zoo owners should get permits to keep certain species, in order to limit the amount of species a zoo can apply for to ensure that people don’t have a “pick-and-choose” mindset. Video games are the safest option to expose people to animals in a meaningful way. I have a lot to say about this. But this is a YT comment section. I love my birds, and I don’t think I want to give them away. I appreciate the insight it has given me on this issue. There’s a lot more going on behind the scenes than people realise.
@maggiee639
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for the insightful comment, I think there is often a lot of gray areas when dealing with exotic animals.
@goblinofsharksnacks
9 ай бұрын
They dont need mates, just need social groups, friends, they dont have to breed, you're not giving them anything by breeding them
@ABlackCountryWoman
10 ай бұрын
I remember Born Free was shown t an audience after school in the auditorium. So was Lassie, btw. I wonder why they don't do this in schools, anymore. Anyway - I love your point of view on the subject of wild animals and I feel you are insightful and quite astute. You are also an exceptional researcher - an art that many have not honed. It leads to your being able to make your own informed decisions and forming your own opinions, which is also a rare thing these days.
@princesspikachu3915
10 ай бұрын
They still do. My daughter who is a first grader watched Born Free at school back in Kindergarten last April for Earth Day. She likes that Elsa. I remember being confused thinking she had watched Frozen and she was like “No the lion!”
@80sDisneyFan
10 ай бұрын
They still show movies in school. Usually not in the auditorium tho.
@onlychristinefans
9 ай бұрын
Hey Cid, I love these videos so much. I think they are SO educational and the way you present them really helps drive your points home without dramatizing or throwing in jabs at the people who do these terrible things-- which is hard! I do have one suggestion-- I really hope in the future that you add citations and sources for all of the material used in these videos. That would help us easily support those who originally supported as well as yourself, and help us learn more about the incidents. Thank you so much for these videos. They really are amazing!
@malloryp8341
10 ай бұрын
Could you please do a video on hybrid cats? Not enough people are talking about how harmful the practice of breeding these “designer” cats is!
@goblinofsharksnacks
9 ай бұрын
Yess People think they're just pretty Then its destroying the home, attacking out of frustration, losing its mind A lot of so called animal loves dont know what it means to care
@sylvekiwi
10 ай бұрын
I’ve been loving your animal welfare content. This one was the best yet! Great work dude ❤️
@ashmh9228
10 ай бұрын
"Its a free country" That doesnt mean you can freely do anything you want bruh
@purfield7393
10 ай бұрын
Animal rescue/sanctuaries often come with a lot of human-to-human abuse too. I volunteered at a wolf sanctuary for almost 5 years, sometimes giving them 50 or more unpaid hours a week on top of my regular job. Some new management came in and gutted the place, and 30+ people (myself included) were forced out because we noticed that things weren't being done well. It's been a year since that trauma and I still miss the wolves every day, feels like some rich assholes took my dogs away. I will never volunteer at another sanctuary again.
@xchrononautx
10 ай бұрын
Really nice to see an essay channel focusing on animal welfare! Please keep the videos coming! A recent topic you might want to do a video on is the abuse at Slither exotics who was the biggest breeder of reticulated pythons
@kated3165
9 ай бұрын
''I own the d@mn cat, I can d@mn well do what I want with it!'' and ''once the tiger gets out of the age you can use them, its nothing more then a bill!''... spoken like a true conservationist! 😐
@YOSSARIAN313
9 ай бұрын
Worth remembering that these people are psychotic libertarians who are extremists on property rights.
@sickostix
10 ай бұрын
Omg I'm in the first 5 views 🥺
@darcysheltman3129
10 ай бұрын
Have you heard of Secrets of the Zoo? There are multiple iterations of it following different zoos. One of them is the Columbus zoo. They have a whole episode in the first or second season where Jack Hanna visits and all the staff seem uncomfortable and they also go behind the scenes of him doing the late night shows. To be honest I didn't know about these laws or really anything about the legal side of using animals for entertainment so this video is extremely eye opening and also makes me wonder if thats why the Columbus Secrets of the Zoo hasn't been renewed for a new season. I really only watch those kind of shows because I love animals and am interested in the medical side of things. Anyways, awesome video ❤ as always
@angiadcock8196
10 ай бұрын
I will never in my life understand how someone can look at an animal like a tiger and say yep, I’m equipped to care for that. The sheer arrogance is baffling. Are there animals I would like to have as pets because they’re awesome? Sure, but they’re understand that it wouldn’t be good for me or the animal to try it. As someone heavily involved with domestic animal rescue (because that’s what I’m equipped for, I’ll branch out if and when I feel qualified to) it makes me so sad to see this fake rescue/conservation shit. I’m glad we’re shining a light on how shady a lot of this is. Do your research folks and give your time and money to the places really caring for the animals.
@butameremortal9424
10 ай бұрын
One of the few KZitemrs I get genuinely excited to see upload ❤
@chelseakitkatz
10 ай бұрын
Same!!!
@dylanwicklund5129
10 ай бұрын
So glad you brought up Tim Stark and one of the things I bring up every time they say they're doing it for conservation and that's the fact that's a lie because you do not reintroduce a single animal in to the wild you either keep them for profits by showing them to people and letting them ride the animals or take pictures with them or you sell them to people How does that help you don't donate any of the money to places that actually do the rehabbing and reintroducing either so tell me how that helps
@zuhasyunjin
10 ай бұрын
love to see you talking about the things that make you passionate, although I originally started following for commentary content I’ve learned so much through these newer videos. Keep doing you Cid!🙏🏽❤️
@beatriceblack3522
10 ай бұрын
Guys, I’ve never been this early to a video before… what do I do? Thank you for everything, Cid, your content is amazing and always brightens up my day 💗
@allknowerofwwetna1
10 ай бұрын
Let's go! I am so happy you decided to go into more conservation stories, etc. Hope it continues.
@js66613
10 ай бұрын
I was going to say - until the Elsa's reintroduction part of the video - that they raised Elsa VERY differently to the way others raised their big cats. They treated her like a lioness. A lioness they loved, sure, but a lioness, nevertheless, and took care with her re-introduction to the wild. Also, like, imagine if someone were to mutilate humans' hands the way Tim thinks its okay to mutilate big cat paws, just because he "owns" them. Surely he understand enough of history to know that his views, if accepted in present, will not be accepted forever. I mean, people "owned" slaves in the US (and to a degree slavery is still an big issue in many parts of the world in various forms), but like, could he just sit there and tell someone straight to their face that slave owners should've had their choices accepted if they chose to mutilate their slaves? And then again, looking at Tim Stark, he does seem like the sort of person that would at least insinuate it, which makes me sick to my stomach. Basically, just because you own a living being doesn't mean you get to abuse said living being. And just because you breed cats doesn't mean you're helping them. I mean, we have plenty of domestic animal examples of why breeding - especially to achieve certain monetary or aesthetic goals - isn't always a good, healthy or beneficial idea. From Arabian horses, to pugs, to munchkin cats and many others, the way we exploit animals through breeding has been a longstanding issue that has caused suffering to thousands of domestic animals, and then we started spreading that issue to wild animals. As if there wasn't enough suffering. And, like, sure, if the big cat can't go back into the wild, sure, make it your pet. But don't go acting all charitable if you're gonna use it for entertainment purposes -- pay the full price, since you apparently "own" the animal. Don't make others pay it for you. Anyway, end of rant. Thanks for the video, I'm glad to know at least one captive lion managed to make it back into the wild with some degree of success, and saddened to know the extent of the abuse cause by the likes of Jack Hanna and Tim Stark. I'm also relieved that finding and choosing to trust Big Cat Rescue didn't end up being the worst choice... sure, there was the leopard incident, but given everything, I just hope from here on the rescue keeps on improving itself. Mostly, I would just like to know there is someone out there who cares for the cats themselves. Maybe one day when I manage to figure my own life out, I'll be able to help before it's too late.
@guttercruiser.2
10 ай бұрын
I watched you for a long time and i love the new animal content. ive been invested in the ethics of animal handling and stuff since i was in middle school and to see how there are animals in zoos that are in such small spaces to people keeping wild animals as pets makes me really frustrated and no one ever really talks about it at all. one of the reasons why i dont go to zoos anymore and havent in years. i really appreciate that you are talking about this stuff and spreading awareness around this topic!!!
@ProLifeEnlighten
8 ай бұрын
The Columbus Zoo regained its accreditation with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) yesterday - nearly 18 months after losing it due to scandals involving its top officials.
@vikkipink1288
9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for covering these stories involving animals. I probably comment this on every video but I would really love to see you cover what’s been happening to macaques on social media. I know many different animals get abused regularly but what has been going with monkeys in recent years is truly one of the darkest things I’ve ever come across in my life. The primate pet trade has got to be one of the most evil things that has ever existed. Just about every channel across many different social media platforms that features macaques is abusive in one way or another. There are the straight up torture videos for the people with a fetish for monkey torture. They have a lot of cross over with zoophiles, zoosadists, pedophiles, and pedophiles interested in sadism especially. Then there are the more insidious channels that can appear cute at first glance but just beneath the surface is an endless amount of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. As you’ve stated in other videos, primates do not belong as pets. Just living in an unnatural environment, being denied that special bond with their mothers and other monkeys, not getting the proper food and nutrition, being subjected to constant baths with harmful soaps, forced to wear clothes that restrict their movement and irritate their skin, wearing diapers that often get left on for way too long leading to painful rashes that can cause infections, and of course that many psychological issues that come from being subjected to all this. These baby monkeys are stolen from their mothers who are often killed in the process. Baby monkeys almost never suck their fingers in the wild but it’s all over social media. It’s basically a self soothing method to deal with the grief over loosing their moms and to deal with the stress they’re constantly put under. Some will do it till their finger are raw and bleed. Sometimes they get infected and they’ll lose fingernails or whole fingers or limbs from it. These babies often get abandoned once they mature with no survival skills leading to many of them dying soon after. For the ones that are kept they often end up chained up or caged 24/7 with their teeth painfully files down. Then there are the fake “wildlife” monkey channels and many of them are just as abusive as the pet channels. Most of the monkeys in those troops are abandoned pets and will constantly be put in stressful situations in order to create drama for more views. They will frame these poor moms as evil when all they are doing is trying their best to survive and protect these poor babies. Most of these channels are made in Cambodia and Indonesia where the laws are weak and very rarely enforced. We need all the awareness we can get or else nothing will change.
@bayleeharrington9258
10 ай бұрын
I went to Wildlife in Need once in my youth, prior to Tiger King and all that. I saw a great pyrenees dog mount a male lion, yknow just like in the wild
@andrewdeen1
13 күн бұрын
thank you for being fair to carol. the whole tiger king deal was pretty rough, they purposely only showed the feeding cages at big cat rescue.. where they feed the cats separately so they dont accidentally hurt each other, but it made it look like that's where they lived.
@conservativegurl75
10 ай бұрын
So I've been watching tons of yours and others about these "animal conservation" people and groups. I'm sickened because I used to teach animal conservation to The Boy Scouts I even rehabilitated and released (as you should)several small wildlife like squirrels and raccoons so I assumed all conservationists had the same values. So how do you know which groups are legit, how do you know who to donate to or trust? I grew up loving Flipper after finding out what happened to the main dolphin Sandy I'm heartbroken and that's only one story in many. Even PETA doesn't do all the good they claim. So my question is how do we stop them and make a real difference before more beautiful wild animals suffer the fate of Sandy and many others😢
@littlerat760
10 ай бұрын
poor things :( i wish some people could realize that these are living creatures with feelings, not some toys to collect
@absurdum-the-artist
10 ай бұрын
This is definitely a mentality thing. I grew up admiring wild animals but I never wanted to own them
@princesspikachu3915
10 ай бұрын
I want small exotics content. Similar to the SeaQuest video but covering the small exotics trade. Doesn’t even need to be negative though that’s fine too since so many small exotics are kept in bad conditions.
@Jawesome1Shazam
10 ай бұрын
You know you're bad when PETA looks like the good guys.
@mehlover
10 ай бұрын
Dang. I used to like watching Jack Hanna but never knew about any of this. Wow, Carole Baskin isn't as bad as the documentary made her out to be. Really glad you're making these videos on animal welfare and in captivity. The more I learn about zoos, the more I see that they can be possibly used to take care of exotic animals that were bred, caught, and kept in captivity. But eventually they gotta be phased out. But since that is a bad business model, don't know if that'll ever be done. Dang...now I can't help but wonder about Steve Irwin and Disney's Animal Kingdom. I know it may be like opening pandora's box, but I can't help but wonder.
@kubgamez
9 ай бұрын
“It’s for conservation” declaws and defangs them 💀 Something considered inhumane/illegal/has side effects for a house cat definitely sounds a-ok for a big cat.
@PedroBenolielBonito
10 ай бұрын
The thing with saying animals are older than they are is basically how disreputable breeders advertise 'teacup' dogs. That's not a purposefully tiny 8-week-old Chihuahua you're getting - just a regular-sized 6-week-old one.
@leosmith7511
8 ай бұрын
I dont know why, but hearing him say "I own the damn cat, if i want to have it declawed I'll have it declawed" is just...incredibly upsetting. The animals are already NOT in the best care or condition, but to know that something that cruel happened IN ADDITION to it...
@leahchamberlin9314
10 ай бұрын
I love your voice. Asmr and education!
@SamtheMan0508
4 күн бұрын
I remember going to the movies to see Born Free and sobbing at the end.
@DeathMetalDerf
10 ай бұрын
If you really want to help and protect big cats, then go to school for zoology/biology or whatever. You absolutely cannot properly care for these animals without a ridiculous amount of training, and you should only be allowed to interact with the big cats AFTER you've been through the training and can prove you're not dumb enough to think of them as pets of any kind.
@genesisgreen811
10 ай бұрын
Honestly tiger king was so disappointing because I thought it would advocate for animal welfare like this video but it was just a reality tv series making light of real trauma
@crescent9984
10 ай бұрын
As an aspiring zookeeper, Jack Hanna has always given me a bad vibe. Bringing cubs, that had definitely been ripped from their mothers, onto talk shows and putting them into incredibly stressful situations for entertainment. That is not the way to go about educating the public about wildlife, because it encourages people to see them as pets. Education about wildlife should be done in a way that sets a good example for what people should follow.
@leoluster6403
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for covering this - the plight of animals around the world due to backyard breeders, irresponsible people, and policies that actively endorse dangerous interactions with wildlife cannot be understated. I don’t agree with the blanket statement that big cats in captivity have no conservation value (29:52), but I do wholeheartedly feel that cats in these types of scenarios (save BCR) are suffering. The commodification of animals in these particular ways is a colonialist holdover that we need to reassess to have any hope of true animal wellbeing under human care. Ex-situ populations are important as ambassadors and a living ark at the very least if you don’t want to consider how nuanced this sphere is. I understand the common talking point of being able to care about wildlife without seeing them in person, but I really do think welfare-forefront organizations are essential for forming connections. I’ve been privileged enough to work with cats in the private, accredited, and non-profit sectors and know that the upstanding people of this industry want to center wellbeing above all else. The ethics of how we treat animals can advance alongside a dynamic, diverse, and evolving zoological field. Thanks again for this great video!
@melissapinol7279
10 ай бұрын
I remember seeing a documentary on Dubai, and there were all these wealthy men were driving around with Lions, tigers, an cheetahs in their cars and walking with them on leashes. They explained that this was partly because of the negative attitude towards dogs in the Islamic culture. I wonder if they have a mauling problem there, or these wealthy men are so powerful they can just pay off anyone who raises concerns.
@cyanidenightshade
2 ай бұрын
Dubai also has a slavery problem, but people tend to ignore it
@rainbowdragonflies1134
10 ай бұрын
This whole time I thought Hanna was a straight arrow... well, time to mark him off as an L.
@lula7063
10 ай бұрын
not Robert Irwin?? plz someone explain how he/ steve irwin is related to this coz i thought Australia Zoo were great!
@tgime1
10 ай бұрын
Loving this era of your channel. Really isn’t being talked about enough IMO
@smoraptor
10 ай бұрын
This is a refreshing video. I went to Tim Harrisons premiere for his documentary (him and my grandfather were both in school together) and got to meet and chat with him. Unfortunately I was in a libertarian bend at the time and disagreed with him, but after years of learning about this issue I definitely have changed my tune on the issue. Keep up the good work Cid, and keep up the good work Tim Harrison
@themadkipaerys6713
10 ай бұрын
I greatly appreciate this video. I once went to a “zoo” called tigers for tomorrow in rural Alabama, and seeing all the large carnivores in cages barely furnished or enriching, compared to the concern for welfare somewhere like Animal Kingdom does… That experience changed the way I see zoos and conservation, and I only don’t regret going there because it introduces me to such shams.
@cainmathewson1857
10 ай бұрын
Charlrstown, Indiana? No shit. Thats where I live lol i had never heard of thr dude until i saw Tiger King
@blasphemyrumors
10 ай бұрын
I was browsing youtube literally yesterday, looking for a video about this topic and hoping youd eventually make one! Thank you sm
@nixxgen9574
10 ай бұрын
Can you do a video on Steven Irwin? What happened to him was a tragedy
@vannix565
10 ай бұрын
Yesss! More animal videos❤❤❤ thank you for thw information😊
@Pam-ov1bv
2 ай бұрын
I had a rescue cat I named after Elsa, not the Disney movie but the Born Free Elsa.
@rheyarue1649
10 ай бұрын
I'm enjoying the animal content, and great to hear about this again. Before it was so big I had no idea what was happening so it was good to revisit and learn more
@powerrpuffnatt
10 ай бұрын
these video truly break my heart but its very much needed
@1mrcow143
8 ай бұрын
It’s disgusting the way big cats and other large exotic animals are treated! Stuff like this gives all zoos a bad rap when places like the San Diego Zoo and Bronx Zoo/WCS have done amazing work for conservation! Btw, love your videos! Btw, I would recommend a video essay on PETA both good and bad!
@BarbaraKurtz
8 ай бұрын
There is only bad with Peta
@1mrcow143
5 ай бұрын
@@BarbaraKurtzI mispoke. PETA is only bad and I dropped the ball so hard with that part of the comment.
@yvaincallipso84
10 ай бұрын
You have to admit Basking got done really dirty by the Tiger King documentary. But you can also admit it was INCREDIBLY easy to believe she murdered her husband.
@lesterforney6200
10 ай бұрын
He raised lions, tigers, and bears? Oh my
@fioregiallo
10 ай бұрын
At least we still have Jeff Corwin 😭
@ingrownkewchiehairs
10 ай бұрын
this video was so well done!
@karayanna8119
7 ай бұрын
I'm over here like. Private breeder.. the only thing I breed is isopods. And that's being generous. They breed themselves im just housing the 12 I bought... 12 turned into.. maybe 1000.. but.. isopods
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