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[jarmo]

I meant in the GN'R world.

You think the giraffe was a GN'R fan?




/jarmo

[dolphins]

I meant in the GN'R world.

You think the giraffe was a GN'R fan?




/jarmo

 Depends if it liked WTTJ I guess 

[Boromir]

axlrose: Happy Valentine's Day! n' remember nothin' says "I love you!" like a box of giraffe infused Danish chocolates!

[JAEBALL]

Axl seems to really have a hard on for this giraffe lol

his tweets are funny

[Giant_Robot]

 

[jarmo]

Great!

Reminds me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy6uLfermPU


/jarmo

[Pinball Wizard]

Axl seems so obsessed with this giraffe thing that I wonder if the next album will be called "The Giraffica's Revenge"!

[dolphins]

His new look for 2014 is performing in a giraffe onsie.

[Pinball Wizard]

I can clearly see little stuffed giraffes being thrown on stage on the next shows! 

[norway]

god I hate that fucking giraffe -_-

lol, talk about drama

[jarmo]

Over the past week I've put out a few intentionally sarcastic tweets in response and calling attention to the killing of an 18 month old baby male giraffe named Marius by the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark.

And in that regard I think that without more information or a better understanding of not just how this particular breeding program works or why it's believed to be necessary and seemingly without room for exception or public opinion... to the average person it would seem that...

1.) Marius could have been spared and was a waste of a healthy young animal's life.

2.) The manner in which he was if not euthanized then disposed of seemed particularly barbaric, unnecessary and a vulgar or grotesque display of inconsideration and complete disregard for public sentiments adding a level of morbid spectacle and horrendousness difficult for most to comprehend by doing so not just in front of but for what seems some misguided or twisted sense of educational purposes for children.

and...

3.) The seemingly cold and clinical responses and attitudes regarding this unfortunate event by those involved appearing to be somewhat defiant, arrogant and even seeming somewhat perversely satisfied with themselves and their actions going as far as to express "pride" in their decisions comes off as completely heartless in regard to the animals and seems extremely disrespectful toward the general public on this issue.

Perhaps their comments were taken out of context? Perhaps there's something lost in translation? I don't know that anyone is trying to say or act in this situation as if they truly know more than these particular or any professional animal caretakers or zoologists etc. but I do know that at present plenty of lay people worldwide do not understand or approve of what took place here. And again without more information and better understanding of the breeding program and why this was deemed the appropriate course of action this event seems misguided and a crime against the very nature those in such positions are thought to be involved with as protectors and caretakers of such animals.

One can attempt to justify these choices as those taking into consideration a bigger picture scientifically but in my view there seems to be more than one perspective to that picture and it would appear that adherence to such a rigid or strict nature of such clinical focus may be disregarding the public impact of their actions.

For most normal everyday people that love, care about and enjoy animals this event has been a tragedy. An unexpected, unimaginable and what for many is most devastating a seemingly avoidable horror show that somehow seems lost on the professionals involved and those speaking for the zoo a facility that's in my opinion thought to exist for the animals, the public, educational purposes and science in as best a sense of harmony as possible. Just as it's a privilege for the public to visit, view and experience these animals it's also a privilege to work with and care for the animals and have the opportunity to do so while interacting and/or working with the public.

Unfortunately somehow in this instance all or much of that seems to have been forgotten.


Axl



/jarmo

[cineater]

Well said and thank you for speaking up Axl.

[kyrie]

Will we get a Giraffables jam at an upcoming show? Or a song on a future album? 

[Rainfox]

Really... Axl?

All of his questions and frustrations seem to be lost in translation (as he also proposes). The following clip - an interview I recommend to anyone touched or with an opinion on this issue - answers all of Axl's questions. If anybody missed it earlier, I've taken the liberty of posting it again. For those truly interested in what happened and why. It's a zoo and the well being of the animals and the reality that they are - indeed - animals is what seems to be forgotten here. Meat from a giraffe is no different than meat from a deer or a cow or a rabbit.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuxgAC0dWK4&feature=youtu.be&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvuxgAC0dWK4%26feature%3Dyoutu.be&app=desktop


PS: Lions are normally fed cow and deer meat, but maybe they lack cuteness factor. Nine million children under the age of five die every year. Okay, so a giraffe is put down behind the scenes, carved up and dissected (like a Thanksgiving turkey) for educational purposes for paying patrons and their knowledge-hungry kids who accoridng to all eye-witness reports were thrilled, fed to the lions like in the bush... and the world goes crazy. I need a drink now

 

[Annie]

Well said and thank you for speaking up Axl.

Yes that is a beautiful letter!

[Sillything]

Why is he obsessing about something he don?t understand? So he will stop wearing fur and stop eating meat? And starting to record?

[jarmo]

Why is he obsessing about something he don?t understand?

Maybe because it's a current issue that he's trying to understand.




/jarmo

[sofine11]

Why is he obsessing about something he don?t understand?

Maybe because it's a current issue that he's trying to understand.




/jarmo

Going forward, this will forever be my excuse for moaning about why we still don't have the next album.  I'm just trying to understand... 

[jarmo]

Trying to understand something isn't for everybody or every situation.... 




/jarmo

[Sillything]

Why is he obsessing about something he don?t understand?

Maybe because it's a current issue that he's trying to understand.




/jarmo

Well can?t be a negative thing to understand something I guess. His intentions might have got lost in the flood of sarcasm earlier though. A nation of danes fucking their brothers and sisters? What difference does it make all of a sudden what kind of animal lions eat in a zoo? My guess is that lions in their natural habitat eat baby giraffes as often as they can! Axl is usually very good with words, the earlier suggested danish incest was just not very nice. I'm not a vegan myself but it's the only way to protect all animals if you are serious about  it. Good for the enveiroment too! Maybe something for Axl to read up on?