Boom Boom the Cuddly Rhino

9 comments to Boom Boom the Cuddly Rhino

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  July 6th, 2010 at 10:56 PM

  [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Michele Hollow, Michele Hollow. Michele Hollow said: Boom Boom the Cuddly Rhino A Feel Good Video http://shar.es/mURmb [...]

• Mary-Alice@DogJaunt

  July 6th, 2010 at 11:34 PM

  Oh, that’s charming — and what a great rescue story! Love it — thanks so much for sharing.

• Rod@GoPetFriendly

  July 7th, 2010 at 9:54 AM

  When we get to Arizona (this winter) we’ll have to check this place out!

• S MORRIS

  July 7th, 2010 at 5:34 PM

  Awww, WHAT A CUTIE!! give Boom Boom a HUG for me! HOW PRECIOUS!

• beka

  July 8th, 2010 at 4:42 PM

  Ah, thank you. raising mood all of us.

• Jim@DoggyBytes

  July 8th, 2010 at 7:10 PM

  What a fantastic video Michele. Animals are just amazing aren’t they? So glad that Boom Boom was saved and although he can’t be in his native environment, at least he appears to be living a good life.

  Is canned game hunting legal in the United States? Not sure how “shooting fish in a barrel” could be, but . . .

• Michele

  July 8th, 2010 at 9:24 PM

  Jim, According to HSUS, “most states allow canned hunting. At this time, no federal law governs canned hunting. The Animal Welfare Act does not regulate game preserves, hunting preserves, or canned hunts. Although the Endangered Species Act protects species of animals listed as endangered or threatened, it does not prohibit private ownership of endangered animals and may even allow the hunting of endangered species.”
  “Canned hunts are private trophy hunting ranches, also referred to as “shooting preserves” or “game ranches.” Canned hunts offer their customers an opportunity to kill confined exotic and/or native species for a price. Though not all canned hunt facilities are the same, here are a few things they all have in common:
  Animals cannot escape. Canned hunts may range from a few to thousands of acres, but there is always a fence. On large ranches, guides drive hunters out to feed plots or bait stations that the animals are known to visit at certain times of the day. Small ranches offer animals in fenced areas where the hunter may approach the animals on foot, pick his target up close, take aim, and shoot.”
  I don’t like hunting at all, and I’ve met hunters who are AGAINST canned hunting. According to these hunters, the animals don’t stand a chance.

• Karen Friesecke

  July 8th, 2010 at 10:22 PM

  It’s a cute video and all, but is getting into an enclosure with rhino really that good an idea? I’m sure that these are not proper protocols for handling such a large animal. Rhinos are not domesticated animals and like wild animals, are unpredictable. It just takes one time that Boom Boom decides that he doesn’t like the caretaker and she’s dead.

  Sure I’m glad that boom Boom was saved from being hunted, but that caretaker should save herself from a possible tragedy.

• Michele

  July 9th, 2010 at 9:36 AM

  Hi Karen,
  Yes, Boom Boom is a wild animal. The trainer is well aware, and knows how to care for him. He is really quite docile.

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