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People should get involved in animal welfare

| August 22, 2014 6:00 AM

I recently visited a local fair and stopped by an exhibit where they had several wild animals. They were in small cages totally enclosed other than a wire top where a fan was placed. On this day the temperature was about 100 degrees, and the animals were obviously miserable, and likely in distress. There was no room for them to move around, and I observed one with wood chips in a bowl, but no water. I was very upset to observe what I consider animal cruelty, but even more upset at the disconcern of people who observe this and choose not be responsible or involved. I wonder how we as humans would feel if we were locked up in a small cage unable to move around or walk for hours, days, and possibly weeks at a time.

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