Comments on: Jessica The Pet Hippo

By: Margaret Martin

Margaret Martin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:40:44 +0000

This is an old photo of Jessica. She now has a larger custiom made mattress and a nice soft blanket for those cooler evenings. Shirley gives her a nightly aroma and massage therapy session. She has traded in her coffee drink for a mango tea mixture.
It was a sad day when Charlie was killed, but Jess now has a new bow called Fred. Jessica does not yet have any romantic interests, but Tonie is hoping that Jessica someday gives him a “grandbabyhippo”.
For those of you interested in Jessica’s daily life, you can join her fan club at:
>jessicahippo.com

By: taylor

taylor — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:57:06 +0000

I love hippos they are my favoritest animal in the whole wide world,they are sooooo cute

By: basslakes

basslakes — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:34:31 +0000

Oh, you, wonderful couple!! I love animals and I can’t believe that you are keeping a hippo. Blessings to your big heart! I don’t care what people think as long as you are happy with Jessica Hippo! Go for it!!!

By: Schnoidz Pigister

Schnoidz Pigister — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:14:47 +0000

An incredible story! The video is on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....U&NR=1
http://tinyurl.com/2n6vn5

By: Dog Blog » Pictures

Dog Blog » Pictures — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:43:15 +0000

[…] first picture is of a “pet hipp” in South Africa. You can read about it at: Jessica The Pet Hippo. I just had to save the picture as it is […]

By: kaefamily

kaefamily — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:46:51 +0000

It is sadder that humans still abuse, hunt and kill each other. And we are the most evolutionized in the animal kingdom. Non-human animals rules :-)

By: barbara nelson

barbara nelson — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:14:44 +0000

All creatures great and small……..The picture should have won the Pulitzer Prize. It’s sad that humans still abuse, hunt, kill animals. Hippos rule!

By: Susie

Susie — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:01:11 +0000

God Bless the Jouberts - what an uplifting story! Of course they shouldn’t have left Jessica to die .. what a load of politically-correct nonsense that is … what is WRONG with all these people who insist “wild” animals must be returned to the wild - a very dangerous place to be! - if they are happy and content in domesticity?

(I wonder how many of them have a pet dog or cat, or a horse - each of which have been domesticated fairly recently in evolutionary terms .. I see little difference bar size in Jessica’s case.)

By: 2CatMom

2CatMom — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:06:41 +0000

I would think that Jessica could be spayed which would reduce the problem of boys hanging around and probably curb any desire she would have to wander. Now all they have to do is find a volunteer zoo vet to do the procedure.

By: Pit Bull Lover

Pit Bull Lover — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:52:04 +0000

I highly recommend the slideshow of Jessica with her human and canine family:

http://tinyurl.com/23×5r5

It’s an unconventional situation, but I hope these folks work out a long-term solution to their hippo dilemma.