San Francisco Zoo, Animals in Captivity, July 2007

Anh-Vu's friend and his mother invited him and Bao to the San Francisco Zoo with them. Anh-Vu took all of these pictures below. To be honest, I am not at all thrilled about seeing animals in captivity.

I still remember my first and only trip to the Sai Gon' s zoo when I was small. I felt so sorry and sad for all the monkeys, birds, bears, elephants and so on that were kept in their small cages. The zoos in the United States are much larger and the animals have more room to roam. But animals are still being confined and depend on human to take care of them.

If Aliens came from outer space, caught and put me on a leash I don't think I would like that at all. The Aliens would love, feed and take care of me. They would decide what kind of food was good for me, when I'd need a bath, when to walk or what kind of environment would be best for me. I would have no say whatsoever because I don't speak their language. I would have no freedom to eat or do whatever I like.

That's why I don't have any pets and I truly believe that all creatures big or small should be free just like you and me to live the way they want to live.











Do the caged birds sing happy songs?













What are these North and South Pole animals doing here in North America? Are they happy in their unnatural environment? Were they brought here for our amusement and curiosity or just so we can make some money? Do we cage them in order to save them?




















So if we love our animals we should let them free.









I would rather go to the botanical garden.