Zoos

"earthgirl;895787" wrote:
You know what the sims lacked? Zoos FARMS! I don't think any of the sims had Zoo lots FARMS, where you could see FARM different kinds of animals.
Should a Pets FARM EP come with TS4, can we also get a Zoo FARM and the ability to build our own? On large lots, that is...

Fix'd it :D

I think a zoo might be too nuch considering all the animations that would have to be made for each animal. It's not something I would personally request/ spend money on. Maybe a farming pack would seem more reasonable and we have been told to expect new things mixed with old so it could be a possibility.

I would love both of those. :) My other favorite games are Zoo Tycoon and Harvest Moon. Mix them with Sims and I'd be in heaven.

"hannaaj22;15062680" wrote:
I think a zoo might be too nuch considering all the animations that would have to be made for each animal.

It's not just that.

It would also be more than a bit boring. What do you do at a zoo?
Stare at animals? Laugh at them when they woohoo?
And the cages would have to be tiny. Who want's to watch a sad dancing bear, in a tiny barren cage? Or a lion walk in frustraited circles, 3 steps one way, 3 steps back the other.
A elephant so lonely and sad, that it holds its own tail?

Maybe a farming pack would seem more reasonable and we have been told to expect new things mixed with old so it could be a possibility.

Also much more playable.

Sheep and cows that can roam the hood.
Cows that you can milk, and turn the milk into cheese. Sheep you can shear, and knit their wool. (new skills!)
A dog to round up the sheep for shearing.
A horse so you can round up the cows for milking
A farm could also extend the types of gardening.
New plant types could lead to new meals.

"Movotti;15062674" wrote:

"earthgirl;895787" wrote:
You know what the sims lacked? Zoos FARMS! I don't think any of the sims had Zoo lots FARMS, where you could see FARM different kinds of animals.
Should a Pets FARM EP come with TS4, can we also get a Zoo FARM and the ability to build our own? On large lots, that is...

Fix'd it :D

Yes yes yes!

no thanks, i do not want more things with only the interaction "look at" and "look at together".

No to caging wildlife. It is wrong.

Well, we do have the ability to put tiny pets in cages and terrariums in the sims 3. Isn't that also considered caging wildlife or "animal cruelty" as you put it?
After all, they're not real. It's just a game...

I rather like the farming EP idea though.

"earthgirl;15062981" wrote:
Well, we do have the ability to put tiny pets in cages and terrariums in the sims 3. Isn't that also considered caging wildlife or "animal cruelty" as you put it?
After all, they're not real. It's just a game...

I rather like the farming EP idea though.

Game or not is irrelevant, it's the principle of the thing.
I'm against keeping animals in captivity and for precisely that reason I would not buy a zoo-themed pack.

"BabySquare;15063297" wrote:

"Dannydanbo;15063255" wrote:

"BabySquare;15063240" wrote:

"earthgirl;15062981" wrote:
Well, we do have the ability to put tiny pets in cages and terrariums in the sims 3. Isn't that also considered caging wildlife or "animal cruelty" as you put it?
After all, they're not real. It's just a game...

I rather like the farming EP idea though.

Game or not is irrelevant, it's the principle of the thing.
I'm against keeping animals in captivity and for precisely that reason I would not buy a zoo-themed pack.

What about people who own big dogs and live in an apartment? Alone all day with no stimulation until their "master" comes home from work. IMO, animals in zoos are treated better. They have constant care and attention and are never alone.

Vis-a-vis dogs in small homes - that's unfair to the animal too, although the RSPCA would be better informed on the effects on said dogs than I am. If an animal is sick, sure, tend to it. If a species is endangered, sure, do what you can to protect it in as noninvasive-a-way as possible, which is why I think national parks and nature reserves are better at taking care of animals that zoos - putting an animal in a zoo takes it out of it's natural habitat, and makes a spectacle of it for the "entertainment" of humans. I believe the lives of other species do not exist for our entertainment.
If you want to know what other problems I have with zoos google Arturo the polar bear.

Also, it's not always flowers. I know some Zoo's that people are trying to close for mistreating them and lack of care for any hygiene or animals.