I went to the Denver Zoo Sunday afternoon and while I was there took some photos of the big cats on display. Clockwise from the upper left in the photograph above are a leopard, a snow leopard, a cheetah, and a lion. While the lions have a fairly large area to roam, and the cheetah a moderate space, the poor leopard and snow leopard are stuck in small cages, pacing back and forth, obviously wanting to get out of those confined spaces. A new tiger exhibit is opening this fall, which should give the tigers more room to roam, but I don't think that will help these poor leopards. I say let them out of their cages in the evenings so they can roam freely after the zoo visitors leave. What could it hurt? In the morning, the zoo employees could round them up and put them back in their cages for the day. While the hell not? E-mail the Denver Zoo today and demand that they do this, or else you'll report them to PETA.
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