Flannel Ethics in practice on ABC

I couldn't help but to revisit the topic of Flannel ethics brought about in the first half of the semester. I recently watched an episode (as I do every Sunday night) of Extreme Makeover Home Edition on ABC. This season they have been focusing on families who have proven to be heroes for others in their communities, and this episode focused on a family who rescued and cared for wild animals. Although the show's purpose is to build new homes for those in need because the families don't have the means to do so themselves, this episode was really involved in the animals and their stories. The family lived in California and took in wild animals ranging from venemous snakes and reptiles to tigers and cougars. They founded the sanctuary that is based right on their property, but due to the hard economic times, the family hasn't been able to meet the necessary requirements to care for all of the animals' needs. Ty and his crew came in and spoke with the family and listened to all the great things they had to say about their dozens of animals. The father is who caught my attention the most. He spoke about the animals and his mission to save and protect them in a way very similar to someone who deeply believes in flannel ecology. He was out there doing what he could with doing no harm to the animals and enviornment. He was coming up with practical solutions as opposed to just letting the animals be put down after they were of no use to previous owners. Perhaps the most striking irony of the entire episode?...He was wearing a flannel shirt.