A Day with Animals

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." 
― Mahatma Gandhi

Dr Abe V Rotor

 

Tiger pet at Baluarte park,

be as tame as a cat;

its genes, still wild in fact,

caution's on our part.

An Arabian camel in Ilocos region,

fit in the dry months from October,

   but come monsoon for the carabao;

    wonder how they can live together.  

Thailand, its imprimatur the elephant, 

      stately dressed to ride with pride;

yet beast of burden most of its life, 

its kin endangered in the wild.

A baby elephant longing for mother and company, 

what is love and freedom, a not too happy story. 

Illegal trade of endangered species -
   monitor lizard and boa constrictor,
  flushed out from Pinatubo's eruption,
 for exotic cuisine or pet collector.

A reticulated python, an attraction in a zoo,

educational, and recreational, too;

what message can we get in befriending it,

is to implant Reverence for Life value.