I blame hippies. Hippies make TV programmes where they say things like "Wolves never kill humans" or "Tigers are magnificent creatures who never kill humans unless they've been starved and trained to kill humans, they are our jungle friends."
That's because it's easier to sell giving money over to charity for friendly fluffy animals that only kill when they ~need~ to eat rather than huge fanged drooling four legged killing machines that would chew your arm off given half the chance.
I mean it's...
"Save the Siberian Tiger" this beautiful creature is rarely seen in the wild now due to man's exploitation of it's environment. Donate now and preserve this species for future generations.
or...
"Save the Siberian Tiger" this razor fanged hairy bastard would chew you and your family to bits if it met you, they are savage killers that can knock a human's head off with a swipe of their massive clawed feet. Donate now or we'll send one around your house!
I was once in Waterloo station with a lady of my acquiantance and there was a bloke there collecting for 'Save the Tiger' so I stuffed a tenner in his tin. She looked at me and said "What did you do that for?" I replied "Well, if my tenner saves a tiger, and then that tiger eats someone, then I've directly paid £10 to have someone eaten by a tiger - and you haven't been able to get value for money like that since the Roman Empire!"
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Date: 2008-01-18 11:17 am (UTC)Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
Date: 2008-01-18 11:31 am (UTC)I mean it's...
"Save the Siberian Tiger" this beautiful creature is rarely seen in the wild now due to man's exploitation of it's environment. Donate now and preserve this species for future generations.
or...
"Save the Siberian Tiger" this razor fanged hairy bastard would chew you and your family to bits if it met you, they are savage killers that can knock a human's head off with a swipe of their massive clawed feet. Donate now or we'll send one around your house!
Re: Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
Date: 2008-01-18 11:33 am (UTC)I replied "Well, if my tenner saves a tiger, and then that tiger eats someone, then I've directly paid £10 to have someone eaten by a tiger - and you haven't been able to get value for money like that since the Roman Empire!"
She just looked at me funny.
Re: Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
Date: 2008-01-18 11:39 am (UTC)There is no doubt in my mind that this thing wanted to eat us.
Re: Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
Date: 2008-01-18 12:35 pm (UTC)Re: Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
Date: 2008-01-18 11:43 am (UTC)