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Source: https://behindthenewsisrael.wordpress.com/2016/03/05/horrifying-mummified-corpses-of-animals-at-zoo-in-gaza/
pjsmudgejason
That's just fucking shocking..
Ryeba
How did they petrify with their heads up?
Dellicarweenie
The fuck
TheresnoDanaonlyZuul
madinspace
Humans are absolute trash.
spacesickvenus
War's fucked up.
lLikeTurtles
And it never changes.
fcib
More a single sided war.
mindful22
So frustrating.
Happinessisawarmmeme
Sorry, but that is all the animals in the zoo?
Mcmonkeybug
Jesus fucking christ
Kittenluver69
clymence
My god.... speechless
VardtheBard
This is awful. Zoos are awful. War is awful. There is no good here.
teacupsquid
Zoos are not awful. They are incredible assets to conservation and research.
VardtheBard
Which can be done in much more animal friendly wildlife parks and nature reserves.
teacupsquid
How are they more "animal friendly" exactly?
ThisGifNeedsToBeRetired
Man that breaks my heart, fuck the middle east, without oil and opium they've got nothin
ilovefatgirls
0/10. Would not fuck. Too much sand.
FlyingCrow91
I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.
Ihaveyourgifsrighthere
iAmActuallyaDog
Honest question: why are they facing the same way?
cappincook
They had to have been moved from their original private enclosures, otherwise the predators surely would have eaten all the other animals.
Asteroidrules
Zookeeper's been posing and taxidermy-ing the bodies.
ProfessorSandwich
Voted as "one of the worst zoos in the world!" Come see us now!
ohnoofcourseyourright
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thedodo.com/amphtml/worst-zoos-on-planet-934016630.html this should be known
BallsackHippo
Human civilization is a decease
SometimesIBuildThings
Yeah, all it has is one dog. It's a shitzu.
LtCinnamonBuns
derptardaction
Lisossoma
Ah ah this gif is much better than the"sigh*unzips"
dancesbadly
Could you not kill them humanly or give them to someone else or give them food???
LassieCrumby
The article says that people couldn't reach the zoo due to the fighting during the war, so no one could take care of the animals.
dancesbadly
I don't believe it
HerUsernameWasLola
@op looks like those assholes have reopened https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-reopens-zoo-despite-horrifying-conditions-for-animals/
IAlwaysUpvoteLowBudgetCreativeWork
War's a b!tch. I don't know to what extend they are to blame. But thanks to letting me know :-) Peace!
IAlwaysUpvoteLowBudgetCreativeWork
I should have read your article before replying. Looks like regardless of the war. Zoo owners are assholes indeed!
HerUsernameWasLola
My feelings on it are that if you KNOW you’re in a war-torn region and resources are likely to be limited...don’t try it again.
IAlwaysUpvoteLowBudgetCreativeWork
Roger that. These guys are irresponsible.
roqueofspades
That's sad but at the same time almost 2,000 palestinians died in those attacks. We should probably remember them too.
thefuckpigprince
A testament to man's vulgarity and arrogance. Truly sad.
dlsgunguy
howaboutnothankyouverymuch
I know this is an unpop opinion, but zoos (not shelters/preserves) have outlived their usefulness in this Era and are mostly inhumane.
SnugglesaurusRex
I would agree with you if we weren't working so hard to eliminate the existence of wild spaces.
IProvideFakeContext
Depends on the zoo. My local one is one of the best in the world. Extremely spacious enclosures, and lots of research done to keep the
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animals mentally healthy. For example, the gorilla enclosure contains dozens of boxes with timers to open at certain points to stimulate
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the gorillas foraging instinct. They also make sure that the animals get checked every 2 weeks to keep them healthy. There has yet to be a
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major incident involving any of the animals due to to professional and respectful nature in which theyre handled. A key thing to know is
8bitin4k
Interesting how the article seems to portray Israel as the problem and not the Palestinian terrorist groups.
MonitorZero
That's not a zoo that's a graveyard. Seriously what the fuck?
KillingTheJoke12
Get better soon
wolfandlion
Its sad to look at these beautiful creatures and think at some point, they just laid down and didnt get back up, maybe they couldnt maybe..
wolfandlion
They didnt want to.
MartinLoofahKing
Thank Israel
SaintMaceToTheFace
"Israel should just let themselves be killed by genocidal Muslim terrorists" ^this guy
MartinLoofahKing
Inb4 zionists come in and try to say that the Israeli blockade has absolutely nothing to do with the zoo not having enough food for animals.
Imtinyrickbitch
Maybe if Hamas didn't constantly bomb Israel than a blockade wouldn't have been necessary
Svartlebee
Inb4 Hamas extremists says it's Israel's fault, they should have just let Hamas kill them.
Svartlebee
Thanks Hamas for making a blockade neccessary.
TheBeardedDragon
"necessary". You must be having a laugh, mate.
MothMonsterMan
Look at his name, it implies a lot.
MartinLoofahKing
Oy vey those firecrackers are like anudah shoah
Imtinyrickbitch
Yea it's not a good idea to put a zoo in a war zone under Hamas; a government that's a terrorist org. What did they expect to happen?
bellaluna
One zoo may fail, but FIVE zoos can't possibly fail!
universalcode
Israel and Palestine in a nutshell:
BeKindAndLoveOneAnother
The zoo was there before the apartheit rule was in effect. The Israeli blockade is what killed these animals.
Svartlebee
And there wouldn't have been a blockade if Palestinians hadn't constantly tried to kill Israelis.
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Svartlebee
What country? Palestine has never been an independent nation of any kind til Israel created it.
Ringshadow
So I deleted because i dropped a word, sorry. And you can also say Israel didn't really exist until post WW2. It was always occupied.
barnwolf
That's kinda what happens when foreigners with guns invade your homeland and gradually but steadily start kicking you out.
Svartlebee
Israel has a right to exist.
Paralixis
yes a thousand year old state that last existed in the fucking bible has more right to existence than the native population
apolloin
More than enough blame for everyone involved - and I say that as a Brit, for whom there is also blame.
bamcockseverywhere
hey at least you know your history
GunnerMiller
Yep. Those Israelis that controlled the Gaza borders with Egypt kept the food from flowing....wait a damn second!
PaulMacGregor
If you read the article you would know that the reason the animals died according to the owner is that he couldn't get there during the 1/2
PaulMacGregor
Isreali offensive. As sad as it is these aren't the first zoo animals to suffer during war.
MachineInterface
There is an israeli-controlled buffer zone along the Egypt-Gaza border actually. All merchandise entering Gaza must do so through Israel.
GunnerMiller
WIKI: The Rafah Border Crossing is the sole crossing point between Egypt and Gaza and between Egypt and the State of Palestine. 1/3
GunnerMiller
WIKI: The crossing was managed by the Israel Airports Authority until Israel evacuated Gaza on 11 September 2005 2/3
bamcockseverywhere
You know how naval blockades work right
GunnerMiller
Egypt has a land border with Gaza....do you know how Navel Blockades work? It doesn't seem so. (Note the word 'land')
bamcockseverywhere
Yeah because a country that has a protective veto on the UN security council definitely won't be able to negotiate a border closure
finwolven
Probably not for Israel to cut water supplies to a goddamn zoo.
MooseGoneMeh
A blockade? In war? What?
earlywormy
1. Water is precious over there. 2. How do you pick where water goes? 3. Hamas can take the water meant for the animals. 4. You're an idiot.
bjaerven
they cut water to hospitals, but cut water to a zoo and you've crossed the line!
Patches3000
Oh that's right, Israel is a big ol bully who's never been provoked. Not once
LeadByBadExample
That's a bit reductionist, don't you think? Even though Israel may have been provoked, they are criminals themselves. Simple, really.
Patches3000
No, not really.
Imtinyrickbitch
Hamas uses civilian human Shields but when Israel makes a blockade they've crossed the line!
TheBeardedDragon
Cutting water isn't going to help them win the war...
universalcode
Any logical being could conclude that both sides are deplorable assholes.
earlywormy
Israel makes their water, desalination and all that... theyre paying to fund their enemies by giving them water, but sure they're deplorable
Kestrel21
They're slightly shittier than us! - every shitty faction, ever.
Kitty3001
Why do we only care when there's animals involved.
Innoculo
I don't care... dead animals in a shitty place I'll never go.
Mokelzwerg
Exactly. Just like no one here gives two shits about what happens to you.
thisappisajoke
So because there's a post about the animals, people don't care about the humans?
TheAngryMarineBiologist
We don't. We care if there's something we can see. Animal or human, if you don't see it, it's a statistic. See it, then you start to care
Stuebydoo
Because people suck
MemeDissector
because humans have morals and can be dicks, animals are always innocent
Mokelzwerg
Just like you
MemeDissector
Alright then
Mokelzwerg
Thats the spirit
shanikwa
Cuz animals r innocent
TheCalvinintheWoods
Have you met people?
JemimasWitnessss
I think animals are on as completely different level than humans. I'm not ashamed to value them above humans.
MartinLoofahKing
1) I care about the people there too 2) if you're American, chances are you've been desensitized to the suffering of Palestinians
SaintMaceToTheFace
I just care about Israel more. Palestinians CHOSE Hamas. They picked their side
Mokelzwerg
Yeah... No...
Ricothorton
Faith in humanity restored.
thatpoindexter
Wired article on this question: https://www.wired.com/2015/04/people-care-pets-humans/
IjustsaywhatIthink
Interesting. Thanks. I don't recall this dichotomy creating a buzz here in Idaho....
Duplodocus
Thanks. Was an interesting read
Radiophonic
Animals are innocent, humans are not
kevlarbear
Maybe so, although I doubt that would be the case if they had human level intelligence.
Radiophonic
Probably not, we'll never know.
thisappisajoke
Human children are innocent. And they get the worst part of it.
Radiophonic
Punishment for our sins
FallenJester
Original sin ftw
Mymumsaysno
Because fuck people that's why.
CatsAndBikesAndCarsAndBeer
LimeMime565
Because they are absolutely innocent with no knowledge of why things like that happen
CatsAndBikesAndCarsAndBeer
Because people are shit, and deserve what they get. Id rather see 1000 dead people than 1 starving tiger.
Mokelzwerg
Why don't you start with yourself?
CatsAndBikesAndCarsAndBeer
WhY DoNt YOu StArT wItH YouRsELf?
KillingTheJoke12
Found the liberal in the pile of liberals
CatsAndBikesAndCarsAndBeer
Im somehow both a Libertarian and VHEMT.
Mokelzwerg
Um... I'm liberal and don't think that way. What now?! WHAT AM I?!
AlmostScientist
doesn't take a liberal to know this is some fucked up shit. If this were a case with people it would be a whole other level of fucked up.
KillingTheJoke12
So, you're cool with a really fucking big stack of people dead just so a stupid tiger can walk around? Thats what the liberal mind justifies
KillingTheJoke12
Unless of course, it trod on some other sacred cow (race, gender, etc). Then liberals would tear each other up on who should die.
AlmostScientist
Saying one thing is bad, does not make another thing any less tragic you dumb fuck. You're literally putting words in my mouth now.
AlmostScientist
animals don't ask to be put in cages in a warzone and then left to starve to death in the heat.
Cheomesh
Nor can they.
Merpmerp1
Neither did the people in Gaza. They simply had the misfortune of being born into it
AlmostScientist
But the people of Gaza weren't caged up and left to die on someone else's terms. That is the issue here, these animals could have (1/)
Merpmerp1
Weren't they? People care much more about the animals, ignoring the human side of the Israeli blockade
AlmostScientist
Yes but even with the blockade food and water can still enter the country.
AlmostScientist
But this is a whole zoo, hundreds of animals, some may even be endangered and they all died because of one human's irresponsibility (5/5)
AlmostScientist
You should let wild animals free but if you're gonna own a zoo and maintain it in an area that is constantly in conflict (3/)
AlmostScientist
You have a responsibility to at least release them into the wild instead of let them die. It's one thing if it were one animal (4/)
AlmostScientist
Survived if they were set free or uncaged in any way. However they were locked up and starved to death. Now I'm not saying (2/)
beepbeepmeow
Wish folks would read the article. The deaths are due to Israeli military attack and blockade of resources like water, food and electricity.
Highfarm
How about blaiming Egypt too now that you're at it, they have a nice blockade on their muslim "brothers" and "sisters"
MachineInterface
Actually the Egypt-Gaza border on the Gaza side is controlled by the Israeli army as well.
zombiebatman
I would but I knew if I scrolled the comments long enough somebody would give me a summary.
Svartlebee
Which occurred because Hamas won;t stop in it's quest to kill all Israeli's.
beepbeepmeow
Hamas is pathetic and weak. You're a puppet if you really believe that garbage to justify a classic colonialist land grab.
SaintMaceToTheFace
Once the wall went up around gaza suicide bombings dropped over 90%
Svartlebee
2/ because they are weak is zero justification for letting their attacks slide.
Svartlebee
It's more the fact that Palestinians yearn for a day when Jews are nothing but a pile of bodies and Israel a cinder.
SaintMaceToTheFace
Amen
VultureTX
So show me where you complained when Egypt claimed GAZA from '47-67.
weirdipedia
I think this is a pretty good definition of collective punishment
Svartlebee
They received the majority of a democratic vote. As in, the people deliberately voted for people who want to kill and destroy.
weirdipedia
Three gunmen rob a taxi driver. 3/4 people in the taxi are criminals, so they all get thrown in jail.
Svartlebee
More like "Three people in a car vote to run over people, the 4th silently lets them".