tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post2637894239186523340..comments2023-08-16T07:37:02.612-07:00Comments on i am NOT an anteater!: Black Rhino Re-Named After 49er Ballplayer - What's Wrong With This You Ask?leo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post-13542512800311498782013-06-21T20:10:02.565-07:002013-06-21T20:10:02.565-07:00@hazel- Thank you for your comment. I know I'...@hazel- Thank you for your comment. I know I've fallen into using some of the same old adjectives, but they are sadly so appropriate for so many things there.leo811 (twitter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post-84397551209442105412013-06-21T20:08:55.252-07:002013-06-21T20:08:55.252-07:00@Lee- You are right. Cheers for the continued co...@Lee- You are right. Cheers for the continued commenting.leo811 (twitter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post-6460198797473368702013-06-21T20:07:59.519-07:002013-06-21T20:07:59.519-07:00@Charlene- Thank you for your comment! It just g...@Charlene- Thank you for your comment! It just goes to show the Zoo Team who does read this blog that I am not alone in my opinions AND that there are some valid issues, like Lee's point on safety, that I didn't even think of on my own. The Zoo Team thinks they are on target and that myself and those of you who agree are stupid. At least we have the Animals welfare AND wellness! in mind, while they have the mighty dollar swirling in theirs.leo811 (twitter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post-21832053857146012802013-06-21T20:04:44.746-07:002013-06-21T20:04:44.746-07:00@Lee- Thank you for your comment. You are right ...@Lee- Thank you for your comment. You are right in regards to the safety thing. An Animal should have one main name its whole life. Its disrespectful and cruel, in addition to this safety issue that you bring up. IF the Zoo had continued the past ways and had a donor name for public use and kept the given names for keeper use, I would have no problem with any of it. It was the renaming of Tucker and not calling him anything for four months and then changing his name after 8 yrs (I think that was it), that really pissed me off, as well as broke my heart for precious Tucker. The Zoo Management is a mess, no one cares and they are just prime for a major problem.leo811 (twitter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post-77424172304695166522013-06-17T20:18:12.195-07:002013-06-17T20:18:12.195-07:00You said it, Kim - disgusting. And excellent comme...You said it, Kim - disgusting. And excellent comment, Lee!hazelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post-19253484514693028572013-06-17T18:52:47.991-07:002013-06-17T18:52:47.991-07:00Thank you Charlene!!! My Dad was a professional do...Thank you Charlene!!! My Dad was a professional dog trainer. You just don't change names. I truly in my mind believe the zoo does this for money and cocktail parties. You just don't put an animal or the public in danger by after many years of going by one name, it now has to remember a new name. God forbid, an animal escapes a week after a new name is given and it cannot be called back to enclosure or given a command to stop. I just tire of the name change thing. You don't change pets names, you don't change (esp red alert animals names).Lee (a tigers best friend)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post-66952204865841000922013-06-17T18:49:26.991-07:002013-06-17T18:49:26.991-07:00Thank you Charlene!!! My Dad was a professional do...Thank you Charlene!!! My Dad was a professional dog trainer, you just don't change names. Can you imagine a Tiger escaping, only knowing it's original name and then a week after a new name they try to call out to it, the zoo is so ignorant with this name thing. They just think of the money (which probably goes to their cocktail parties)....Lee (a tigers best friend)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post-34667052676444135662013-06-17T11:53:25.404-07:002013-06-17T11:53:25.404-07:00Nothing could be said better in reply to your blog...Nothing could be said better in reply to your blog than the words of Lee, Well done Lee!charlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post-64502203446072880992013-06-16T20:03:42.321-07:002013-06-16T20:03:42.321-07:00I agree completely with your thoughts on the re-na...I agree completely with your thoughts on the re-naming. Just adding to this...an animal is given a name at birth and trained by that given name. People don't change their pets names. I am tired of all the animals being named after ballplayers, there's something more political about that then the zoo might state. To me, it's a safety issue also with the name changing. Animals need to have one name, and keep that name for life. An example, if an animal with a newly changed name breaks out of enclosure, will it know immmediately which name to respond to? So, I feel as you do in addition to a safety concern.Lee (a tiger's best friend)noreply@blogger.com