I like that tumblr post about the tiger needing enrichment and the tiger's cage requiring up-keep, but what if your tiger is tired all the time. What if your tiger sees a new toy and the potential enjoyment is shadowed by the tiger's concerns about whether it can even afford this or deserves it on account of it hasn't been a very good tiger for about 10 years.
the tiger likes the toy and appreciates the thought but honestly the tiger's clapped out and fuckn shagged after spending the day prowling in circles on the lookout for the constant, droning, nameless threat just on the edge of perception that all the animals in the zoo are aware of but can't identify. if the tiger could just get a good night's sleep and maybe a couple days not having to do the whole pony show-- aw gawd damn it here's the zoo keeper in his little electric cart telling us not to worry.