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Ron Magill

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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2469 total appearances

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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

And I just think that the animals can be more humanely put down as opposed to putting them in their lives and having them fight for their life.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

That's where I first started working. It was a beautiful place. As far as the zoo goes, it was really horrific, especially when you look back at some of the classic cages with the metal bars, the concrete floors, you know, maybe a tire hanging from a rope for the chimps. It was really everything that is terrible about zoos. But, you know, they didn't know better back then.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

That's where I first started working. It was a beautiful place. As far as the zoo goes, it was really horrific, especially when you look back at some of the classic cages with the metal bars, the concrete floors, you know, maybe a tire hanging from a rope for the chimps. It was really everything that is terrible about zoos. But, you know, they didn't know better back then.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

Everything back then was a different mindset. People fortunately have gone a long way and realized that this is no way to maintain animals. So there's been improvements. You know, having said that, listen, in a perfect world, and I know that's going to sound strange coming from me, we wouldn't need any zoos.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

Everything back then was a different mindset. People fortunately have gone a long way and realized that this is no way to maintain animals. So there's been improvements. You know, having said that, listen, in a perfect world, and I know that's going to sound strange coming from me, we wouldn't need any zoos.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

In a perfect world, everybody would be able to go out to Africa, see the animals in the African plains, the Amazon, the Arctic, see these animals in their natural environment. Unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world. Most people will never be able to see that.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

In a perfect world, everybody would be able to go out to Africa, see the animals in the African plains, the Amazon, the Arctic, see these animals in their natural environment. Unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world. Most people will never be able to see that.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

And I know as a kid who grew up in a small apartment in New York City, being able to go to the Bronx Zoo planted a seed in me that has enabled me to raise millions of dollars to protect animals in the wild where they belong.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

And I know as a kid who grew up in a small apartment in New York City, being able to go to the Bronx Zoo planted a seed in me that has enabled me to raise millions of dollars to protect animals in the wild where they belong.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

But having said that, if the zoo is the last place that these animals can safely live, then zoos have failed in what should be their number one priority, and that's to protect animals in the wild.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

But having said that, if the zoo is the last place that these animals can safely live, then zoos have failed in what should be their number one priority, and that's to protect animals in the wild.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

I was kind of just kind of setting up an example. The reality is when chimps come at you, one of the first things they do is they try to bite off your genitals.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

I was kind of just kind of setting up an example. The reality is when chimps come at you, one of the first things they do is they try to bite off your genitals.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

That's how they fight each other. They go right for the genitals. They try to bite them off.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

That's how they fight each other. They go right for the genitals. They try to bite them off.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

No, no, because we've worked very hard to have a cohesive troop of chimps. But if rival... You can almost equate it to gangs. You can see chimps in the wild when they go into. I agree with you, Dan. I'm rubbing my eyes. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I'm sorry. Down a bad rabbit hole here, Dan. Dan, we're learning. Grow up. You wanted to go on the information. So that's what they do.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

No, no, because we've worked very hard to have a cohesive troop of chimps. But if rival... You can almost equate it to gangs. You can see chimps in the wild when they go into. I agree with you, Dan. I'm rubbing my eyes. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I'm sorry. Down a bad rabbit hole here, Dan. Dan, we're learning. Grow up. You wanted to go on the information. So that's what they do.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

These chimps will fight with each other. And yes, a very common battle tactic and rival chimps is to go after the genitals.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

These chimps will fight with each other. And yes, a very common battle tactic and rival chimps is to go after the genitals.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 1: Who The F*** Is Willy? (feat. Ron Magill)

Billy, are you planning to have any more kids?