Karen,Please accept my sincere apology. I obviously did not give you the benefit of the doubt, and I made certain broad assumptions about your intentions. I do not feel it was entirely without reason, though, since you did not clarify any of the above in your earlier post. In that sense, I am glad to have gotten this out in the open, because I know if I misinterpreted your intentions, then so did many others. Presumably many people also figured you were a zoo lover and supporter and that you saw nothing wrong with that. Many, many people support zoos and their "cause", and zoos themselves flaunt themselves as ardent animal right-ers. I am glad that is cleared up. Sorry again.
Do you know much about the orangs in Borneo? (I know only what I read in that book I mentioned, "The Follow" by Linda Spalding.) From what I understand the research around them is governed mostly by politics, not by an interest in protecting their habitat and freedom. As I understand it, they are becoming more or less domesticated and now many do not know how to survive in their environment without human assistance. Any thoughts?
