Originally Posted by Abby

Animal Planet is a disgrace these days. I've watched many specials on snakes, and they can't even get the species right with the videos. It is preposterous. Then they air shows about horse jockeys, which I believe should be frowned upon as the horse racing industry is cruel... Shouldn't Animal Planet know that? Anyways, I grew up on watching Steve Irwin, he was my hero. If you would've asked me what I wanted to be, my answer was "The Crocodile Hunter!" I was absolutely heartbroken when I heard of his death... I cried, and still get teared up today if I really think about it. Sometimes it occurs to me that he is gone, and I can't believe it. He was a great man with a great cause, and it is very unfortunate what happened to him.