Rescued circus lion sees grass for the first time

[Catherine]

I hope some day we can free even more animals to walk on grass for the first time.
It was a beautiful response to freedom.
I love the idea of the bear actually getting into the water. Bears like water. He must have felt such joy.

Right now most pet turtles are kept in small unsuitable containers. Some can't get out of the water and sun themselves, others do not have enough water to swim in. When you see one of these turtles getting to swim for the first time it makes you want to laugh and cry.
However animals are kept they need to be free to express natural behavior such as swimming or flying.

My Dove cage is big enough for them to fly in. I was told my cage is too big. It is big enough for them to be birds and live like birds. I even put their food on the cage floor since they are ground feeders. They don't like a dish. There water is a floor level because that is what works for a dove.