Out Of The Mouths Of Babes...

I am always amazed at the way my daughter's mind works (and really all children). Tonight, she was reading a book about Tigers. At the end of the book was a "What Do You Think" section that discussed the pros and cons of keeping tigers (and really all animals) in captivity in zoos. So the question was whether tigers should be kept in captivity in zoos or should they be allowed to roam in their natural habitats. The first thing that she said was, "Well, we don't keep people in zoos, so why should we keep animals in zoos? That's not fair." I was just floored at the insight that one sentence revealed, regardless of whether one thinks it's okay to keep animals in zoos or not.