Jack Hanna's long goodbye

[Nuge 1970]

Saw this story and was immediately sad.  He had so many funny moments on Letterman.  Alzheimer's is robbing him of his memory.

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/nation-world/2023/06/21/jack-hanna-illness-sick-alzheimers-columbus-zoo-david-letterman-animal-guy-good-morning-america/70293207007/

 

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12301]

I remember always thinking “that dude has never held that animal before this interview” every time he went on Letterman.

[Brisketexan 105183]

Well, fuck.  That's depressing as hell.  My daughter is and always has been a huge animal lover.  When she was a kid, she got to meet Jack Hanna at an event (and hold up part of a giant Burmese Python).  He was his Jack Hanna self -- engaging, kind, posing for pictures, involving the kids in the animal handling.

It just makes me fucking sad.

This is a cruel fucking universe, and it really doesn't give a shit about you, who you are, or what you've done.

[Samson's Wig 3194]

What an incredible amount of joy that man has spread in the world.  He had one of those instantly likable personalities.   Alzheimer's is a bitch, and you hate to see anyone having to deal with it, but when it's someone as lovable as Jack Hanna it hits even harder. 

[DigglerontheHoof 21208]

Damn that sucks.  What a horrible disease. 

[hookem2010 2624]

I went to the Columbus Zoo constantly as a kid from 1988-93 before moving to Texas. I'm sure it played a role in inspiring my love and curiosity for the natural world to this day. This news sucks 

[Underdog 28755]

We had Mr. Hanna, Joan from the San Diego Zoo, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom and Jacque Cousteau to help educate us of the animal kingdom.  God speed. 

[956 Worldwide 34739]

Damn things got dusty in here. 

[Clintonaldo 2576]

That will put your day in perspective. 

[Post Oak 20254]

He had great comedic timing.  He and Letterman were so brilliant together.

 

This is a penguin.

 

[Longhornstampede 3185]

This is sad.. Fuck Alzheimer's right up it's fucking ass. It made me watch my mom die for 12 years. Fuck it as much as the cancer that took my dad at 52 back in 1986.

[PRONG HORN 3146]

Jack Hanna ...

 

Fucks animals
Jack Hanna Resigns Zoo Post Amid Animal Sex Scandal

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Columbus Zoo & Aquarium Director Emeritus Jack Hanna resigned his position and formally severed other contractual ties to the organization on Monday, more than six months after allegations of romantic relationships between humans and animals at the zoo first came to light.

 

 

 

 

Uses animals and dumps them afterwards

Conservation Game documentary ties Columbus Zoo, Jack Hanna to unchecked big cat trade

 

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The baby tigers and snow leopards that sat in Jack Hanna's lap on late-night talk shows often didn't come from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and didn't end up there when the cameras stopped rolling, a new documentary alleges. 

Instead, "The Conservation Game" film says, they were shuffled among backyard breeders and unaccredited roadside zoos, facilities described as "prisons" for animals. 

 

Edited June 22, 2023 by PRONG HORN

[sasquatch69 603]

I spent a few years in Columbus while growing up in the mid 1980s, and the Hannas went to our church.  Good folks.

[mchookem 16342]

5 hours ago, PRONG HORN said:

Jack Hanna ...

 

Fucks animals
Jack Hanna Resigns Zoo Post Amid Animal Sex Scandal

 

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One email, addressed to “J.J.” (Jungle Jack) in November of 2010, read as follows: “Terrelle Briar (zookeeper) let some guys in last night. Gave access to Kiki’s cage (female koala bear). Heard a lot of gasping and grunting. One man mentioned ‘banging hairy Australian ass.’ Concerned they were having sex with her. Should I inform Rick (Zoo Manager)?”

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Hanna apologized for letting everyone down, and expressed sorrow for the many animals brutally penetrated and defiled.

“These innocent creatures rely on us for their survival and we must all hold ourselves to certain ethical and moral standards,” the statement read. “Taking advantage of their alluring, well-groomed, sometimes scented, tasty, potentially juicy, often pulsating, always profitable orifices for the purpose of sexual gratification is unacceptable.”

 

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Asked if the sexual activity has had a negative impact on the animals, zoo spokesman Anderson said no, that the animals were boring and laid around all day whether they had recently been raped or not.

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Thus far, five employees have been named in the investigation, including standout Terrelle Briar and fellow zookeepers Devon Posney, Shroom Farin, Adam Michaels, and Johnathan Taylor Thomas. 

Edited June 22, 2023 by mchookem

[South Austin 52523]

16 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

This is a cruel fucking universe, and it really doesn't give a shit about you, who you are, or what you've done.

Tell the truth, you’ve already arranged to have that on your tombstone.