I hope one day you will become the Joyful Vegan. Sigh, here we go again. Yes, I am sad and hateful because when people attack me, I defend myself and what I am saying. Yes, what an awful person I must be. Yes, I agree that the well-being of the tigers is secondary to mine.
What is your point? Seriously—what point are you trying to make here? Think what you like about me—I literally do not care. You are some rando internet person, so your opinion matters not at all. So,here it is:. Oh my god seriously? You need to stop with the condescending crap. What I am is an advocate for justice for non-humans. Any further such comments from you will not be approved or posted here. They go above and beyond to be amazing people and have been through a lot.
Shame on you for spreading hate on something you know nothing about. Sorry, I cannot agree that people with kind, pure, beautiful hearts and souls keep exotic animals as pets.
Monkeys are not pets. Monkeys are wild animals, who belong in their native habitat and not as a plaything for a human.
How are you people not understanding this? No one should be keeping them as pets. They should not be kept as playthings by humans. If these people really legitimately cared about these animals, they would let them live their lives as close to naturally as possible, ie, the tigers would be in sanctuary. These tigers are not in sanctuary. They are being kept as pets. And so are the monkeys. And this is wrong.
Or being deliberately obtuse, whichever. He has owned 3 tigers: Enzo, then Ozzy who passed away due to health complications from the circus Michael rescued him from , and finally Diego.
He has explained in multiple videos that he did not buy ANY of his tigers for a breeder, and he actually advocates against owning tigers as pets, citing all kinds of reasons: the danger, the space requirement, the large food bill, etc. ALL of his tigers are rescues born in captivity. The day he brought Enzo home, he had no idea he was even going to own a tiger— he got a call, asking if he could take him in, and so he did.
He brought Enzo home as a cub and did as much research as he could to give Enzo the best life possible. Enzo lived in the house for many years, but Michael started working on converting his own huge backyard into a sanctuary for Enzo to live in once he passed a certain weight marker. And then Diego was a similar situation to Enzo: a surprise call turned into a rescue. Diego also lived in the house when he was young, but moved out to the sanctuary with Enzo when he got older.
Even when living in the house, he has a very large open floor plan where the tigers were free to go inside and out to the backyard as they pleased. Now, they have their huge tiger sanctuary, with both indoor and outdoor areas they can go in whenever they like. Even if there was, these tigers were born in captivity, all in less-than-desirable conditions, and will never be able to survive on their own without human care.
And the tigers love him too. He spends lots of time with them each day, and they communicate with him in ways that indicate they accept him as one of their own— another tiger. They whine to wake him up sometimes just because they want to see him, and they come up to the fence to sniff him through it and rub up against it in an attempt to mark him with their scent.
He clearly has plenty of money, and I find it very admirable that he uses it to rescue as many animals as possible the majority of his cats, dogs, etc. His animals love him, are well fed, taken care of, and have the run of his house. Michael has nothing but pure intentions, and his animals are doing fantastic. Jamison told Talk Radio that he acquired the now 32kg tiger cub, named Enzo, to beef up security at his home after it had been burgled twice.
According to Jamison, he now feels much safer, and guarded, with the tiger at the foot of his bed. He has always dreamed of owning a tiger but finally took the plunge and got Enzo after he was targeted twice by armed robbers.
Sorry, but I stand by my original assertion. They are his status symbols and they get him attention—he probably takes great care of his Lambo too but that does not really mean anything. I have DONE my research, and this guy has no business owning tigers. What if what makes them happy and content is knowing we are there for them? Bit of a stretch. Unaware how damaging the exotic pet trade can be possibly, as many people are. Maybe look at the brightside and that he has rescued one tiger, and could possibly further use his experience to help others He has already done more for tigers than you or I have if we are honest here.
Problem with you lot is you take one step forward then two steps back with your attitudes and constant pushing of veganism. I mean, the whites took care of them, right? This is not an intelligent comment to make. Sorry pal. Animals do not want to be owned.
Have you read their minds? They had slaves to exploit them. I could ask you the exact same question—how do YOU know what they want? Me, I tend to err on the side of caution. What does that even mean? I am comparing the ownership of sentient beings, ie slavery. Well, owning another sentient being is inherently exploiting them, but clearly that is beyond your meagre understanding.
That qualifies as exploitation. When it comes to animal exploitation, yes, everything is black and white. Not sure why you cannot see or understand that. You should do your research before making accusations and labeling people. Michael has kept a YouTube documenting the tigers he owns and they are in no way endangered.
They are treated much better than zoo animals. You must be a liberal or millennia child that has nothing real to complain about. I did my research. He got Enzo as a security measure because his home was broken into. That is not a reason to keep a tiger in your home. Say what you like about this guy loves his tigers, but when you love someone, you DO NOT keep them enslaved to guard your home. Grow up. What the hell kinda bullcrap is this, huh? In this day and age, everyone wants to poach and kill these animals for greed.
Hell, he lets the boys gently chew on him all the time cuz it makes them happy. So, instead of spreading your unnecessary hate, you should maybe take a step back and look at the bigger picture.
That should be all that matters. I am so sick of people like you wandering on here, not reading a single thing I say, and then attacking me. At any time, he could decide not to treat them as well and it would not matter because they are his property.
That is, their lives have worth regardless of their value, or lack thereof, to us. They have the right, as sentient beings, to not be kept and used as property of humans. The idea that keeping sentient beings as property is okay so long as we treat them well is welfarist bullshit and will not be tolerated on this blog. How we treat them is not the issue.
The issue is that we are using them at all, for palate pleasure eating them , for entertainment circuses, zoos, rodeos, etc. We have no need to keep tigers as pets. What matters is that his tigers are being kept as property, and he has all the rights and they have none. Their well-being depends on him deciding not to be an asshole, and that is a pretty tenuous position for these tigers, or any other animals, to be in. If you actually tried to read articles about it you would learn that, he does get scratched from time to time.
You self righteous ass, have a great day, and may god be with you. Honestly, this stupid comment ruined MY day, so thanks for that you self-righteous—and pompous—moron.
You do realize that Michael saved the tigers from previous owners neglect? And a tiger is taken from its habitat at a young age it can never be released back because it is not strong enough like its wild counterparts unless it was a rehabilitation reserve. You are a pathetic human being and I hope someone does something horrific to you. He just really loves animals. OK, but he publicly stated he purchased his first tiger as a burglar deterrent, so….
The tigers are not domesticated. Keeping a wild animal in your home is not the equivalent of domestication. Hence my use of the term enslavement. I completely disagree with you. I never said he breeds them. I never said he mistreats them, so stop putting words in my mouth, please.
As I have already said, he purchased his first tiger as a deterrent for burglars. Jesus H. Christ, where are you getting this? And they should not be kept as such. These animals should not be forced to live with humans in their homes. I am all for wildlife rehab and releasing when possible, or keeping in sanctuary when not.
I will thank you for refraining from leaving any more comments. Tigers are not domesticated animals. Words mean things. These tigers are forced to live with this guy but that is not domestication, which involves generations of breeding.
All domesticated! You speak as though the only alternatives were for him to keep the tigers as pets or let them die. However, there are animal sanctuaries, where non-domesticated animals can live out their lives as close to naturally as possible and not be pets crammed into Lamborghinis and paraded about as status symbols. Get a life, moron. Until I did. Oh my god shut up you idiot. That easily leads to misunderstanding. Second of all: oh, honey. Bless your heart.
He starts his day by running into the kitchen and leaping onto the kitchen table. Then Mr Jamison or Miss Smit, 29, will bottle feed him milk. After that it's time for a nap, either on the couple's bed or on the handy chaise longue. On waking Enzo might watch a spot of TV with Mr Jamison before the pair have a bit of rough and tumble, which the South African admits can get out of hand. But I had a bath last year Enzo tries to dodge getting wet in the couple's bathroom.
Top cat: Enzo shares his home with no less than 14 pet dogs but it's clear who's the top cat. Then it's time for dinner. Enzo loves cat food, according to Mr Jamison but insists on gobbling it atop the kitchen table, which he really is too big for.
Counting sheep - or deer: Mr Jamison decides to let sleeping cats lie as he tucks into his dinner around Enzo. Snuggle: With one paw draped over Mr Jamison, Enzo sleeps soundly Pucker up: The tiger actually has his own bed slotted in next to the couple's own double, which shows signs of Enzo's handy work on the headboard.
Chillax on the chaise: The youngster is good at relaxing and looks every inch the catinista on the couple's chaise longue. Put your foot in it: Mr Jamison play fights on the bed with little tyke Enzo who seems to have the upper paw. For all his tomfoolery, the big cat does have a naughty streak and a penchant for eating sofas. He's too big for it now, but when the tiger was smaller he would also enjoy a day trip or two in the couple's yellow Lamborghini.
For now though, Enzo is happy to just be a very large house cat. Night in front of the box: Mr Jamison treats Enzo to a little back scratch as the pair watch some TV. Day tripper: At four months Enzo could still fit in the couple's Lamborghini but it would be a bit of a squeeze now. Pay attention to me! Enzo makes sure no one can do any work by sitting in front of the computer.
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