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Don't worry about the mood killing. I often had thoughts to that affect every time I let my girls ride the horses we used to own. With the exception on JoAnna getting thrown once (not badly) the horses were always a positive experience.
I am very aware of the elephants 'temper tantrums' especially of the bulls in musch (sp) since the last veterinarian I worked for had a contract with a circus and several exotic animal handlers, I have gotten to assist in trunk washes for TB testing, B. sp. testing in cattle, goats and llamas, irritable camels with scours, health certificates for performing bears - the list goes on.
Anyway, I figured we only live once, so we may as well live life to the fullest. I have recently heard that there is a chance of elephants becoming extinct in my childrens' lifetime. At the very least, they have experienced the majesty and primitive beauty of such a noble creature. I have pulled them out of class to meet a 'pet' camel and I am glad I did, since that camel with the sense of humor similar to a happy child, was killed several weeks later (yes, by an elephant, handler's fault, not the ele's). I am happy to say, my girls have seen coyotes in the wild (woke them up for that), petted and played with a camel, rode and elephant and gawked at Arkansas black bears and Bengal tigers 'face to face' (behind bars in the case of the tigers)
Yes, it could have been a tradegy, but the bigger tradegy would have been not getting that experience.
Ok, sorry for rambling [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] (and, no, I am not in the habit of putting my children at risk, unless you consider I do allow them in the car even when I plan on driving on the hwy with all the road rage, drunks and crazies out there) lol [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]
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