Camels ....?

Question

i feel really sorry for them, they always seem to be used for working purposes only? do ya think that anywhere in this world compassion is shown to them?

Answer 1

As with any animal, there are good owners and bad owners. Those who depend on the camel as transportation, food, and drayage most likely treat the animal well. Those in side shows may be monitored by local agencies.

But,the Lerner and Lowe musical describes what the camels want - "A law was made a distant moon ago here:
July and August cannot be too hot.And there's a legal limit to the snow here In Camelot.
The winter is forbidden till December And exits March the second on the dot. By order, summer lingers through September In Camelot...
I know it sounds a bit bizarre, But in Camelot...The rain may never fall till after sundown. By eight, the morning fog must disappear. In short, there's simply not A more congenial spot
For happily-ever-aftering than here In Camelot."

Sorry - couldn't resist

Answer 2

Both the one-humped Dromedary (Arabian) camel and the two-humped Bactrian Camel have been domesticated for thousands of years for the purposes of work across Africa and Asia, rather like the horse in Europe, which is almost non-existant in the wild as well. Someone somewhere will always be cruel to them (especially in the tourist areas where 'camel rides' are offered), but for the people today who actually still need a camel for their livelihood they look after them well and treat it like a member of the family. They are very prized animals.

Answer 3

I live in the Middle-East and although I don't have a camel, I know people who treat their camels (and horses) with special care and attention. Camels are not just used for work and as a source of food and milk. There will always be someone out there who doesn't treat his animals well, but when you come down to the basics, to history; we would not have survived out here without them. Camels and horses can be extremely loyal, brave and gentle. It's more beneficial to us to treat them with kindness and respect. Camels can be deadly if you hurt them. They've been know to bite and kick, and might even stomp a person to death when angry. Surprising, when you usually see them so docile. Personally, I wouldn't go near a camel unless with someone who knew what they were dealing with. However, I'm more familiar with horses.

Answer 4

They are, as you know, very used to all the heat, and can save a lot of water and energy, so I think that the work doesn't really feels so hard for them. Of course, I DO feel sorry for them, and I wish people would stop using them, but, who am I to tell the world that.
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Answer 5

Yes. In Rajasthan state of India camel milk is used for making tea . Camels there are tourist attraction.In desert regiments army uses camels for transport of equipment ,rations etc. So camels are well looked after.

Answer 6

In some areas, camels have become so populous, that people there consider them a pest and shoot them down (sometimes organized in full commando squads). Yet there are people who oppose these drastic measures and organize a squad on their own to try and relocate them in other areas (it's a tough job!)

Answer 7

Camels are as intelligent as we are ,in their own way.They love their owners(good ones) and will die for you.When they have a strop,you just throw your coat or clothes down and the camel will stamp and spit on them and do its head in ,then everything is ok again.

Answer 8

lot of people have camels as their pet especially in the arab countries. camels r also grown to sell a camel costs about 2-3lacs 2day

Answer 9

Fuerteventura - it has the most well kept Camels I have seen - yes they are used to give wee trips to the tourist but they are well cared for...

Answer 10

Here in australia in the centre where few people live they roam wild so I guess that you could say they have a life of freedom........until we fly over in helicopters with machine guns and shoot them all. Serious it happens on a regular basis.