cheeky baby rabbit

cheeky baby rabbit

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This bold little bunny posed for ages whilst I took his picture. He calmly carried on eating!

Baby elephant at the elephant camp of Anantara in the Golden Triangle, Thailand

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Picture from visiting the elephant camp at Anantara Golden Triangle, Thailand

PhotonQ-The Ugly and Stupid Animal...Human

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This morning just in front of the biggest commercial centre, a circus was doing advertising for their "show" with two lions and a baby one at the back of a truck...

Cars were stopping by for a second to see what was inside. And would drive away as soon as they would see them. They were in bad shape, dirty, with blood on their face. The cage was like crap, and their eyes...well I had the opportunity to see lions in the wild... these one were just dead, the shadow of a cat at best.
My first thought was that it could be children or human dying inside, it felt the same thing from an ethical point of view, with people passing by, like it was fun.

When I got near the truck to have a better look inside and take picture of this mess (to record it), one of the circus guy told me a joke...Well I thought he was joking at first... But he was not, like a bad clown,he aked me to pay 5 euros for each photo I would take. The only funny thing was that without make-up, his face expression just changed when I told him what to do with his idea.

I left with a strange feeling and the smell of the place in my mind for the next hour. I came across some cops on the way back, and told them to have a look. The SPA and Veterinarian inspection have been informed too. Will see tomorrow if it changed something. But I am betting it won' t. I am not an "animal right activist" or anything like that. But today I felt what some people must feel about this kind of practice.

I left with a question... what' s the point... All day long I tried to feet theory and ideas..so far..they are more stupid than the reality of the scene itself..

Any thoughts ?

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“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Mahatma Gandhi

Baby Miniature Donkey

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A baby miniature donkey nursing. I took this picture at the 2003 Brooklyn Fair in Brooklyn, Connecticut.

Baby Geese

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The fierce gaze of a hardened gosling herder. Don´t get in his way, he´s got a stick!
This guy was herding the geese down the street. Maybe he was taking him to the vet. Anyways, he was OK with me taking pictures, which is nice.