ZOO WHAT?
Mayorlimmayorlimmayorlim.
Sigh. Really. What are you thinking? Are you even thinking? Add more animals to Manila Zoo? Are you mad? Now now. Just because you think that PETA or the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals can be a bunch of noisy do-gooders, doesn't mean that you should maliciously spite them just to prove a point. You are definitely more mature than that.
I mean really. Are you old? I don't think so. Age has nothing to do with this. Frankly, I think you are just being merely cruel by planning to add more animals to this facility. You say that you want to do the right thing and are open to taking advice? Well, take this then. Removing animals from a paradise like Calauit in Palawan and forcing them to live in an antiquated cramped filthy place like Manila Zoo is definitely not the right thing to do. Torturing animals purposefully for the sake of spite and/or political gain is definitely NOT going to win you any points on judgement day either I'm sure.
So please please please prove to me that you can be progressive. It's still early in the game and you can change your ways, I'm sure. Plus, you don't have to close the zoo down either. Just convert the zoo into a botanical garden instead. Just think about how much great press you will get for being so modern and humane? Think about how much money you can save as well. Feeding those animals are a drain on the city's budget. Here, I'll give you some advice on what to do and listen well. First, send the remaining animals to a wider, more open space (like Avilon Zoo in Rizal), then tear down the zoo's ugly walls and put "see through" fences instead so that pedestrians and outsiders can see those beautiful trees. After doing so, start using the facility as a greenhouse/plant center/ecological education tool to teach Filipinos how to care for the environment (just like the Manila Seedling Bank), and not to teach them how to CAGE poor animals. Finally, create a connecting promenade from the zoo to the Metropolitan Museum, Harrison Plaza and the Paraiso ng Kabataan Park on Quirino to fully integrate this new PARK into the urban fabric around it. It will make the area more pedestrian, baby stroller, and tourist friendly.
GOT IT?
And just to keep things clear, I don't agree with PETA's idea to close EVERY zoo in the Philippines. I just agree with them in taking all the animals out of Manila zoo. Could somebody start a signature campaign?
God. If only the Mayor could read this article. I really feel he has no clue about what's going on around Manila.
Thanks Antonette for the photo.
Labels: manila zoo, mayor lim
posted by carlosceldran @ 10:29 PM
15 Comments:
I see a white-maned animal wearing a straitjacket and moving around in a spacious padded cell.
Perhaps you should pay him a visit, Carlos? I seriously doubt if a dinosaur like him knows how to turn on a PC, let alone access the Net.
amen to the "see through" fencing, the promenade and pedestrian connectivity - (of course, he's already turned of the lights on baywalk. has he turned off the rajah soliman fountain, too?)
I'd keep the petting zoo in there though.
UDC
That's a great idea Carlos--a promenade connecting the zoo to the Metropolitan Theater since Lim is trying to restore the Met in the first place...and a Greenhouse--wow, I like that. Speaking of zoo, the country should have some sort of a designated island like in Jurassic Park...sort of like an island zoo. My god, the Philippines really needs innovation in governance. Keep up the good work Carlos!!!!! Hang in there my fellow Filipinos, we'll get there, we'll get there :)
Not a bad idea, Carlos.
There is a lot that can be done in Manila if you have a bunch of people with creative and progressive ideas.
Intramuros, Luneta, Roxas Blvd, Malate down to Pasay has such a potential. A wet dream for urban planners!
Wait a minute, Carlos, YOU SHOULD RUN FOR MAYOR. Tanga na lang siguro ang mga Manilenos kapag hindi ka binoto. Just try it even if you have no political proclivities. Imagine if you win, Manila will be transformed in no time.
I totally disagree. Manila needs a zoo for its younger residents, and not just those who live in Rockwell. Avilon Zoo is too expensive and too public transport inaccessible.
Apart from Museo Pambata and Star City, there are just not that many options on where to bring a five year old kid on weekends in the city. Unless of course you bring them to the mall...
The zoo needs to be rehabilitated and not eliminated.
Besides, botanical gardens have zero appeal to Manilenos. Have you actually seen ordinary people in Mayor Lim's pet project: the Arroceros Forest Park?
Roger
Im sorry but I have to disagree with that. Why should the cruel captivity of animals in an obviously inadequate facility become entertainment for the masses? (No matter how much money you pump into the place IT'S STILL TOO SMALL.) There are much more humane things to do with the area than a zoo.
Hell, I'm all for sticking commercial establishments in between those trees if done properly...
And yeah, I would love to be mayor (although as a fantasy merely). But sadly, even if I wanted to be mayor, I wasn't born in Manila (I was born in Makati) and I think there is a rule against that or something... Isn't there?
our newly elected mayor LIVES in another town from us!
I agree with you wholeheartedly that animals belong to the wide and spacious areas. We have sooo many islands and making mini Calauits around may make for another tourism concept.
The media should be able to see this importance as well as a school-wide signature campaign.
Thank you very much for your deep concern for everything around you! I do think you should become a mayor of Manila...or a mayor of my place even!
The last time I went home in the Philippines I did pay a visit to Manila Zoo coz i was told they've dome a lot of improvement. It's just one way of supporting the zoo as well.
Unfortunately, i'm still disappointed with, the state of the animals out there. I suppose, the pong would always be there. it would realy smell in all zoo, even here in the UK.
To be fully maintained and further uplifted, this requires constant funding and regular support from everyone both from the government and the general public.
Can you take on this challenge?
Hi Carlos,
It's me who suggested that you run for Mayor. JUST DO IT! Regardless of where in the Philippines you were born, as long as you are a resident or have a residence in Manila, then you are allowed as far as I'm concerned. MAKE MANILA THE PARIS OF ASIA ONCE AGAIN! (Figuratively speaking) And also, the Island Zoo is not a bad idea. Our country is gifted with natural resources, islas, etc yet "the Gods" (according to one Philippine tourism video) forgot to include honest/capable politicians to manage the 7,107 islands.
THAT'S IT, I'LL START A SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN AND MOBILIZE SUPPORT FOR THE NEXT MAYOR OF MANILA: VOTE CARLOS CELDRAN.
I like your ideas, Carlos; however, keeping some animals and turning it to a children's petting zoo as in Manhattan's Central Park may not be such a bad idea at all.
They can also present interesting events there for breeders of dogs, koi, turtles, rabbits, birds, and etc, instead of staging them inside the malls all the time.
bibinggo na si mayor lim. wala na ata syang ginawang tama para sa maynila. nakakairita. lalo na wala tayong magawa...
or wala nga ba?
I agree on you on this. I'd like to help. That's why I'm showing this to a relative who works in his office. Hopefully he gets to read it sooner or later. Sana sooner.
I myself, have never been to the Manila zoo but the way you portrayed it sounds quite awful. I absolutely love gardens and your idea sounds great. =)
mayor lim is a crazy, old kook who has no respect for human rights, much less animal rights. i saw him on tv grab a lady's purse and look inside because he was positive that he was being cheated on during the may elections. what can you expect from a man like that?
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