Oh - you just changed the subject. We were talking about how dangerous it is for the humans involved - that's why I came up with the parachuting example. Now you turned the argument around, talking about the danger for the animal. Okay, I'll bite.
In the first place, I think you are generalizing this way too much - and your rationale of "everyone is stupid except myself which entitles me to tell them how stupid they are" is really not very sensible :)
If your logic only works if you make an exception for yourself, then it's plain wrong. Sorry :)
Where I live, there are rather strong restrictions in place, and you'll have to prove you're not "stupid" - which means, you'll have to prove that you have the proper know how.
Also the whole "they are going to be put down" argument is not very stringent in itself, because without people keeping individuals in captivity, these individual wouldn't get to live in the first place - and don't even get me started at the statistics how many individuals get destroyed for purely economic reasons in the most esteemed zoos around the world.
Really, a lot of well-educated amateurs care a lot better for their animals than some professionals do. You can't just say, "they're all stupid". It really depends.
Oh - you just changed the subject. We were talking about how dangerous it is for the humans involved - that's why I came up with the parachuting example. Now you turned the argument around, talking about the danger for the animal. Okay, I'll bite.
In the first place, I think you are generalizing this way too much - and your rationale of "everyone is stupid except myself which entitles me to tell them how stupid they are" is really not very sensible :)
If your logic only works if you make an exception for yourself, then it's plain wrong. Sorry :)
Where I live, there are rather strong restrictions in place, and you'll have to prove you're not "stupid" - which means, you'll have to prove that you have the proper know how.
Also the whole "they are going to be put down" argument is not very stringent in itself, because without people keeping individuals in captivity, these individual wouldn't get to live in the first place - and don't even get me started at the statistics how many individuals get destroyed for purely economic reasons in the most esteemed zoos around the world.
Really, a lot of well-educated amateurs care a lot better for their animals than some professionals do. You can't just say, "they're all stupid". It really depends.