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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

Silent Type

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1. I remember several places in Cherokee in 1950s had bears in tiny cages and poor old

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 06:28 PM

Aug 30

Native Americans dressed in headdresses dancing along road. It was disturbing as an 8 year old back then.

On the other hand, back then — before the casinos and tourism — they had almost nothing. They don’t need that junk nowadays.

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Shut Down The Cherokee Bear Zoo Now [View all] red dog 1 Aug 30 OP

I remember several places in Cherokee in 1950s had bears in tiny cages and poor old Silent Type Aug 30 #1

They also have a thriving hemp industry as of this year. LastDemocratInSC Aug 31 #2

Forgot about that, haven't been in the past 10 years. Used to be big into hiking and bicycling. Silent Type Aug 31 #3