Do people keep animals alive only if they’re not good to eat? “I’m all for being an activist for animals as long as those animals aren’t delicious” was posted on Twitter on November 1, 2013.
“Zoos are elaborate prisons for animals who aren’t delicious” was printed on the website Cracked on September 4, 2015. The one-line saying was posted on Reddit—Shower Thoughts on December 23, 2017.
Twitter
Bat Boy
@brianbowman73
I’m all for being an activist for animals as long as those animals aren’t delicious.
1:11 PM - 1 Nov 2013
Cracked
We Hate Pandas: 6 Realities Of Life As A Zookeeper
By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
September 04, 2015
Zoos are elaborate prisons for animals who aren’t delicious.
Twitter
Kaija Leona
@KaijaF
“Zoos are elaborate prisons for animals who aren’t delicious.”
http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-1810-6-insane-and-disgusting-things-you-learn-as-zookeeper.html …
10:19 AM - 4 Sep 2015
Twitter
Sam Galloway
@SamGalloway42
“Zoos are elaborate prisons for animals who aren’t delicious"- I found this funnier than I probably should have 😂😂
8:16 AM - 19 Nov 2016
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Zoos are elaborate prisons for animals that aren’t delicious.
submitted December 23, 2017 by the_purest_of_rain
COMMENTS
LifeWin
I’m pretty confident most zoo animals are delicious, and I’m barely halfway through the Madagascar exhibit…
Twitter
Samuel Archibald
@ABitOfYlem
Zoos are elaborate prisons for animals that aren’t delicious. via /r/Showerthoughts-
4:54 PM - 23 Dec 2017
Twitter
Funny Girl
@Everydaydeliver
Zoos are elaborate prisons for animals that aren’t delicious. #funny
8:04 PM - 23 Dec 2017
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