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skankenstein t1_j2463z2 wrote

I know this statue! We had a few Easter egg hunts under his watchful eye when my kid was small. The fountain is super unique. This is right outside the zoo, lots of traffic through the area. Either kids or transients.

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LenokanBuchanan t1_j24a1i0 wrote

My first thought was it was some animal rights activist type thing.

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Yuvneas t1_j24hc8m wrote

Likely environmental activists. There has been a lot of discourse about how much water beef and dairy use in the area recently. 64% of all of California's water is used for feed and cattle.

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LenokanBuchanan t1_j257y2o wrote

Ah that would make sense. Animal agriculture uses a staggering amount of resources, it’s pretty problematic.

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skankenstein t1_j25ynjr wrote

It’s such a random statue in a random place to make a real impression or statement. I would understand if it was on the state capitol grounds, because we have had monuments vandalized for social and political issues. This is just a rando statue in a bougie neighborhood around the corner from our zoo. It’s a place that kids run up and down in the grassy area between the fountains and probably climb on him too.

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LenokanBuchanan t1_j261xrm wrote

So you think it’s just more of a random vandalism? I guess if it were me trying to make a statement, I think I’d spray paint something across it as well. Either way, what a stupid thing to do.

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