Dr. Cliff Redford
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I mean, my garage door, I've tried many times to get it to shut on my foot.
It doesn't shut on my foot.
Yeah, so this is going to be one of those things where if that's the situation, they will put in the safety protocols now after a tragedy already happened.
So, look, I'm not a big fan of zoos.
I haven't been for a long, long time.
You know, I'm not happy this happened, obviously.
And poor Mastari and her little calf that's going to be born soon.
He's going to be going into a fatherless home.
The issue, you know, they make it seem better because you're sipping coffee or drinking green tea.
And that's a nice, calm, cultural experience.
Not for the owls.
In fact, out of all the animals and the studies that they did regarding the ethics of keeping these animals at these cafes, birds, and especially owls,
ranked sort of the worst regarding their behavior and their nutrition.
There's music playing.
People are touching these owls.
They're tethered to their little perch so they can't fly away.
Stress is a major problem in birds of prey.
And various birds, but especially owls.
So very, very dangerous.
So good on you, David, for being lazy and sleeping.