Maria Trimble

13, April 2017

Dr. Kellner
Magazine Summary 2
Zoo Time
Suburban Lion Safari, written by Drew Gough and published by This
Magazine, illustrates the dangers of owning your own zoo. Wolfram Klose owned and
ran his own kennel that bred and trained German Shepherds. He and his wife
Christa were friends with someone that owned a public zoo. Within the boundaries
of the public zoo, new little lion cubs were roaming around when the zoo owner and
Klose made a fair trade - a zoo guard dog, for a lion cub. As the lion cub began to
grow up, Klose began to realize that he could not let go of the lion and soon learned
he would have to create his own zoo in order to keep him. As Klose and the cub
aged, he began owning more exotic animals such as more lions, tigers, snow
leopards, and snakes. As of 2014, his home-made zoo is one of the most publicly
known zoos in Canada.
I believe this type of zoo is not right nor acceptable. Although many zoos begin with
a small piece of land and then grow and grow, the owners have permits and
background knowledge with exotic animals. From the information in this article, it
does not seem like Klose had any information other than the basics of exotic
animals lifestyle. I feel that no person should be allowed to own exotic animals
without the proper knowledge, and property for it to live as healthy of a life as
possible. So in effect, this is animal abuse.

Gough, Drew. "Suburban lion safari." This Magazine, May-June 2014, p. 14+.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A372692127/OVIC?
u=ucinc_main&xid=79e78a7e. Accessed 13 Apr. 2017.