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Alright, if you don't know Dave Salmoni is your input isn't really going to help me, but feel free to join in. AND for those of you lucky little boys and girls who DON'T know who he is, I will give you this little bit o' biography on him:

"He has hosted and/or produced several TV documentaries, including Living with Tigers (2003), which describes the progress he and John Varty made as part of the Bengal Tiger rewilding Project, and Into The Lion's Den (2005) and Sharks: Are They Hunting Us?, both for Discovery Channel. He starred in the show Animal Face-Off as a host and expert. Salmoni is a host of several Animal Planet and Discovery Channel programs such as Rogue Nature, Predator vs. Prey, Into the Lion's Den, and After the Attack, which are series he not only hosts but also produces. He currently hosts and produces the Discovery Channel show Rogue Nature and After the Attack on Animal Planet."


BUT!!! Here is my dilema... I believe there should be no captivity for wild animals. (Granted sanctuaries, real ones, are great places for those animals who cannot be reintroduced.) These creatures shouldn't be trained for entertainment and such. So here is my problem with Mr.Sal-friggen'-moni, he is all for wild animals(calling himself a conservationist), but he is also a captive animal trainer. I've been trying to open my heart to the man, but I cannot get past the fact that he is a supposed naturalist and conservationist even though he supports the major industries that exploit those animals he loves.

Now, here is where the discussion begins. How do you personally feel about him and what he does? Do you support him? And is there anything you could do to make me enjoy the man? :]