  Well, before I write to the zoo, I thought I would first take them 
time to write to the people whose opinions matter to me the most 
(that's you guys of course!)  =) 
  This subject has become quite the topic of conversation, so I 
thought I had better maybe answer a few of the e-mails I've been 
reading. 
  First, about what Ruth said. Ruth I admire you for speaking up even 
though you knew it may not be the popular opinion. And I have to say 
that I agree with you. This is such a complicated topic. We could sit 
and  discuss this for the next year & still not come to a conclusion. 
There simply are no easy answers about this. I know I can't right 
every wrong in the world. But when I see one that I think maybe I 
could help, I just feel like I have to at least try. Sometimes I just 
feel called to a cause, & that is what happened in this case. I agree 
with you that no animal is any better then another and that if they 
stop 
using guinea pigs, that another animal shouldn't have to take their 
place. My hope would be for them to use roadkill, or the waste parts 
from a butcher shop. I know that using the waste of a butcher shop is 
again just more killing of animals, but unfortunately as long as there 
is life on this earth, there will be the killing of animals for food. 
I personally am a vegetarian. Although I admit it's partially by 
choice & partially because of health issues. I have been in the middle 
of this subject on the digest before and as many may remember it 
caused some hard feelings and arguments and I DO NOT want that to 
start again! We are all entitled to our opinions and we will not all 
agree on everything, but we are a family on here and we need to give 
each other the right to express ourselves. Nicholle has a right to her 
opinion without getting angry e-mails from other people. She isn't 
condoning the eating of piggies, but she is in a difficult position 
and I respect that. This debate with the zoo is just something I feel 
called to try to help with. I know there are alot of injustices in 
this world & they can't all be solved, but we all have things that we 
feel strongly about for one reason or another. Basically it just comes 
down to this; I'm just a big, goofy guinea pig lover and just want to 
help as many of them as I can. That's about as simply as I can put it. 
I want to thank everyone for their support and encouragement and when 
I write to the zoo (hopefully tomorrow) I will let everyone know. 
Thanks for listening.

~Jaime, Molly, Radar, Grumpy Carl, & Albert always in our hearts~
http://www.piggiepages1.blinkz.com/ 



