Teddy is very defensive on the subject of the moral question of keeping animals in an unnatural state of captivity. The book is also rather ambiguous in its view toward the morality of zoos and attractions which depend upon the exploitation of animals for profit. Likewise, he feels personally assaulted with ALF broad accusation of negligence by the theme park that insults hard-working and sincere scientists like his mother whose entire career has been in support of animal rights. Teddy openly questions the effectiveness of their tactics when a large rally outside the FunJungle fails to deter visitors from entering the park. The narrator is specifically the perspective that brings a sense of ambiguity to their good intentions. The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is a militant organization that is not above breaking laws and putting people in danger as part of their active engagement to protect the rights of animals and raise the issue for public awareness. While the book is unambiguous about its support of animal rights, things get murkier on the on the subject of how best to go about expressing this support. When the culprits are finally exposed, they are revealed as genuinely villainous people who abuse animals in one of the most loathsome ways possible for one the most abominable purpose imaginable. The very fact that Teddy and Summer treat the killing of Henry Hippo as a murder on the level of killing a human being and that they are not portrayed by as absurd or ridiculous for doing so is an assertive statement of this theme.

The book is unabashedly and unambiguously supportive of treating animals with respect and dignity.

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Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs