Large predators that have home ranges that run in the hundreds of square miles really don’t belong in an enclosure. You basically deny every instinct they have: hunting, roaming, reproducing,etc.I'd be down to bring back a live mascot... But only if we do it "right" in the sense that it has a very large enclosure to live in, great food, comfort, etc...
Perhaps build an additional smaller "viewable" enclosure near the cougar statue next to the stadium to put the live mascot in for home games... Make it sound proof so the noise of game day doesn't distress the animal.
I dunno, I'm sure there is an ethical way to do it.
Large predators that have home ranges that run in the hundreds of square miles really don’t belong in an enclosure. You basically deny every instinct they have: hunting, roaming, reproducing,etc.
Sure, but do we really need to keep doing it? Particularly for the purpose of parading them out in front of a crowd 5 Saturdays a year? At least modern zoos generally have a conservation goal in mind. If it’s an animal that can’t be put back in the wild, then maybe you could justify it, but is the university prepared to make the multimillion dollar investment on an enclosure and care for an animal that lives20-25 years in captivity?I see where you are coming from, buuuuuut that can apply to virtually thousands of species wether predator or prey... I was at the San Diego zoo earlier this year and guess what I saw... A cougar...
Large predators that have home ranges that run in the hundreds of square miles really don’t belong in an enclosure. You basically deny every instinct they have: hunting, roaming, reproducing,etc.
Works for me.We should just go back to Squirt the Terrier then:
Sure, but do we really need to keep doing it? Particularly for the purpose of parading them out in front of a crowd 5 Saturdays a year? At least modern zoos generally have a conservation goal in mind. If it’s an animal that can’t be put back in the wild, then maybe you could justify it, but is the university prepared to make the multimillion dollar investment on an enclosure and care for an animal that lives20-25 years in captivity?
I’m just not sure I could bring myself to root for the squirts.We should just go back to Squirt the Terrier then:
Then what’s the purpose?I wouldn't chain the damn thing and bring it out onto the field, but having a large comfortable enclosure (like bigger than what the grizzlies have)? Sure.
Again, ethical, is the cub unable to re-enter the wild? Etc...
Then what’s the purpose?
I’d rather have sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their headsTo have a ****ing cougar? lol
Edit: Study, research, tradition, conservation, the list goes on...
Looks like a mutilated dog...
I’d rather have sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads
Larry Scott would throw a penalty flag on us himselfThat would take months to clear up the red tape, we would have to settle for mutated sea bass that are ill tempered.
I’d rather have sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads
That'd be great.
We could have a "Sharknado" halftime show. Get the CMB on the phone.
I may run the risk of having PETA and others rioting in my front yard, but I wouldn't mind exploring the possibility of having a live mascot again. I was also attending WSU at the end of the live Butch reign in the 70s and would definitely want better conditions/environment for a cougar. But given that these animals are already hunted and face a decreasing habitat, the life of a captive Cougar may not be all that bad. When I was a young kid, the live Butch was one of the reasons I started to follow WSU. I know times have changed and it's not worth making a big deal over, but it wouldn't bother me at all to return to a live mascot.No, no and no again. I saw what may have been the last of the live Butches during my time in the early 70's. I'll never forget the sight of the poor thing walking back and forth, back and forth, back and forth in his cage. The poor thing was obviously psychotic from its confinement. I never again want to see another cougar caged. I cannot believe that any of you who had seen that pathetic spectacle would disagree. A kid in a Butch suit is just fine with me and should be with you too.
A domesticated animal is one thing, a cougar is another. The obvious choice is a cow.I may run the risk of having PETA and others rioting in my front yard, but I wouldn't mind exploring the possibility of having a live mascot again. I was also attending WSU at the end of the live Butch reign in the 70s and would definitely want better conditions/environment for a cougar. But given that these animals are already hunted and face a decreasing habitat, the life of a captive Cougar may not be all that bad. When I was a young kid, the live Butch was one of the reasons I started to follow WSU. I know times have changed and it's not worth making a big deal over, but it wouldn't bother me at all to return to a live mascot.
Glad Cougar
Sometimes a wild Animal can’t be released into the wild. I’d argue that WSU would be a perfect place to house an Orphan. I don’t believe we should trap one. But I’d say there are hundreds of candidates each year that we could help provide a safe home for them to be comfortable.
https://safehavenwildlife.com/animals/cooper/
I'd be down to bring back a live mascot... But only if we do it "right" in the sense that it has a very large enclosure to live in, great food, comfort, etc...
Perhaps build an additional smaller "viewable" enclosure near the cougar statue next to the stadium to put the live mascot in for home games... Make it sound proof so the noise of game day doesn't distress the animal.
I dunno, I'm sure there is an ethical way to do it.
I can’t believe you think that is worth posting.I think you could hire an orphan to wear a Cougar costume.
Well, if we were still known as the WSC Farmers, we could put a domesticated wheat rancher in a cage and parade him/her around.A domesticated animal is one thing, a cougar is another. The obvious choice is a cow.
The Fightin' Squirts of Washington State College? We'd have to go to Wyoming colors to really sell that, but I guess the pink and baby blue or whatever it was in the Terrier days could workI’m just not sure I could bring myself to root for the squirts.
Big sign "DO NOT GIVE THE FARMER A DIP"Well, if we were still known as the WSC Farmers, we could put a domesticated wheat rancher in a cage and parade him/her around.
Glad Cougar
Even if we feed him/her uw fans? They have a soft outside with a crunchy inside.A healthy predatory cat should not be in a cage..
Thank you for being a loyal reader.I can’t believe you think that is worth posting.
Thank you for reminding me of the Ignore button. Maybe instead of orphans you will next decide to pick on the handicapped.Thank you for being a loyal reader.
Were your parents also humorless?Thank you for reminding me of the Ignore button. Maybe instead of orphans you will next decide to pick on the handicapped.