Camels! Have you seen one up-close? Have you ever ridden one? If your answer to these questions is a ‘YES’, and it was from anywhere else except the desert, then you have abused these very good mannered and humble animal. I will admit I too am an offender, but only insofar as it needed me to understanding the abuse against them.
The Camel belongs to the desert! Leave it there!
Camels live in the deserts. That is the first fundamental fact that incriminates anybody who has seen it close and even more, who has ridden it, unless he did it in the desert. Which of course I doubt many have, unless you are from Africa and Asia.
Abducted
Man has not only encroached the wild abodes and destroyed them in the bid to serve his food, fiber and fuel demands, but he has also rallied against the wild by bringing the animals from the comfort of their wild abodes, to his domestic quarters.
That is how you get to find people raring snakes and all those sort of things in their back yards. (Sorry if you do this, I am honestly not a fun of it). Several animals have fallen victim, abducted from their ‘home’ and brought for domestication!
I am personally sensitive to animals. I believe that just as I so wish to always be in my natural place of abode, animals too should be left in their places of abode. In this case, the desert, for the Camel.
But of course that is not the case. These days you will find Camels being led on streets for public processions, for paid viewing and rides. I have witnessed this several times. And there you find people taking turns to ride the animal.
To the circus or public parade
I don’t know about other countries, but whereas there are in theory, ‘animal rights’ in Uganda, they are just about that, ‘theory!” And people can do with animals whatever they like.
I know we all hate, and speak out against the poachers, but let’s be honest, who is worse? The poacher who shoots the animal to kill out in the wild, or the man who brings it to the public street and enslaves it to being ridden for pay? The poacher who shoots it down in the wild, or the one who abducts and brings it for circus shows!
I say ‘abducts’ because let’s face it, do these animals come at will? The answer is NO.
But they are just animals! You say, but what if the animals also said, but they are just humans, and took you out of that couch comfy home and to their wild for circus shows or for public viewing? Just thinking.
Show animals some respect!
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I feel the same way about elephants too ... can't stand to see them removed from their natural environment from their natural environment and put on display for profit....good awareness article
And elephants too, yes. In deed, a host of so many other animals, you only have to visit those circus shows. thanks, @jorlauski.
I am of two minds when it comes to animals, and zoos, or wild safari parks as some private zoo's have taken to calling themselves. Like many things, I sometimes see them as a necessary to protect or try to preserve some animals.
True. The problem is, as is apparent in my country, some of the animals, especially the friendly, ones, are found beyond just the 'reserves'. Camel's for instance, and i say Camels, becasue this one i witness daily, are paraded for paid test riding.
This is common in the streets of Kampala (my capital city) In deed, owners make a living out of that.
That is a shame, and when the animal is being an animal and acting within it's nature, if it hurts a human, then the animal is put down, not the stupid human. That happens a lot over here especially with horses. It is always the horses fault and not the humans fault when a human is hurt.
I couldn't agree more. It is unfortunate we can do only so much.
Ahh yeah, the age-old dilemma of animal rights...I am always pro-animals, poor guys are just minding their own business when some loser shoots them with a sleeping dart and brings them to a public circus, or whatever...
But then take a look at freaking pandas: if no one took care of them, then they would be long extinct
Pandas - agree. And many others. What i don't find need for, is to to see them in circus shows or in street parades!
Maybe they are secretly exhibitionists and enjoy the attention :D
Nah, just kidding, of course, it's not cool!!
I know. Thanks
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That i will. Right away. Thanks