Lions hit with snowballs at zoo in China
How cruel! And where is security?
Photos of lions being hit with snowballs by visitors at a zoo in China have sparked outrage.
Posted on China’s microblogging site Sina Weibo, the photos show people pelting snowballs at a lion and lioness at Hangzhou Zoo.
Breeder Zhu Yan told Xinhua that zoo workers did not witness the snowball throwing. Though the snowballs can’t hurt the lions, he said, “the behavior upset us nonetheless.”
According to the website Chinasmack, the two lions hid under a wooden plank and used a tree trunk as cover. They then moved into a corner as the snowballs kept coming and later the male lion roared as the visitors left.
The some dozen visitors went on to also pelt snowballs at other animals, including monkeys and tigers.
One commenter on NetEase said, “With our countrymen’s characters so low, even if we had democracy, what use would it be? Once people’s characters are high, the appropriate system [of government] will form itself naturally. A democracy without education and cultivation to prop it up is only the tyranny of the many over the few. If those who endorse anti-character theory died out, then there might be hope for China.”
The manager of the zoo said they cannot fine the visitors but said they would call for better treatment.
We would like to see them try to do that in the lion enclosure!
Asians have very little regard for animal life. I’m not even sure why they have a zoo at all. Why were zoo keepers not available to stop this? The world needs to come down on China. They are imprisoning and exploiting wild animals for their people to learn from, they should teach them to respect them. DISGUSTING but prevalent all over china, they still kill animals for fur and eat cats and dogs and there are no laws for the humane treatment of the animals they eat.
Why didn’t they throw snowballs at the tank in Tianamen Square? Oh….wrong season…..or maybe a tougher lion?
Not True Mr. Magoo~~~ To pin point asians is preposterous in my eyes~~~ But who am I to say right~~~ Im feeding my young with fresh hippopotamus milk~~~ Also I think that every person that watches the sara mcLachlan animal cruelty video quivers at the knees~~~ I cant hardly watch it myself~~~ I just turn the chanel to c.n.b.c. and watch Liss Liss on fast money~~~
Completely agree with you. Not all Asians, but there are hardly any animal rights laws in China.
In the eyes of your other angel……
You make a prime example sun sun~~~ I myself love animals more than I do people~~~ I would risk my life for my mini~dachshund Thurston~~~ And oh my gosh~~~ Dont let anybody even look wrong at a horse~~~ I trust sun sun would jump into a burning barn risking her life thru all the poisonous fumes and 100 foot flames~~~
Asians eat a buffet of our loving house pets. Some fluffy dogs are still alive when they eat them. They say its better and more fresh.
All nationalities love there pets~~~ A List of top 10 countries that have dogs as pets~~~ 1. USA~ 61,080,000 2. BRAZIL~ 30,050,000 3. CHINA~ 22,908,000 4. JAPAN~ 9,600,000 5. RUSSIA~ 9,600,000 6. SOUTH AFRICA~ 9,100,000 7. FRANCE~ 8,150,000 8. ITALY~ 7,600,000 9. POLAND 7,520,000 10. THAILAND~ 6,900,000 Proof is in the pudding~~~ Green peace is something that Is good for any animal rights activist~~~ Ive been a member for 20 years now~~~ And show yourself when saying such foolish statements~~~ Being anonymous is for people hidding behind there words~~~