What do sloths and yoga have in common? Absolutely nothing. But tourist attractions in Florida are forcing the two together at the expense of rescued sloths. For an absurd $40 per person , Alligator Attraction is selling tickets for sloth yoga. During the class, which requires no prior knowledge of yoga or wildlife, participants and an instructor move through yoga poses while a rescued sloth is stuck in the corner for their viewing pleasure.Another tourist attraction -- Wild Florida -- offers sloth yoga, in addition to "VIP Sloth Encounters" for more than $200.At both places,Sid and Sylvia, the two unlucky sloths at Alligator Attraction, are rescued animals in need of care and kindness. They are Hoffman's two-toed sloths, solitary and predominantly nocturnal creatures -Public perception of sloths has become dangerously flippant and objectifying in the past decade. Viral moments like Kristen Bell's tearful, obsessive breakdown over meeting a sloth or videos of sloths "smiling" and "waving" at people who help them across roads have reinforced the misconception that sloths do well with human contact.The websites of these tourist attractions boast that the sloths are "cute and cuddly." These are wild animals that should be understood from a distance, protected, and certainly not cuddled. By hosting these absurd events,The number of sloths kept as private pets, sold on the black market, or kept in zoos is on the rise. Alligator Attraction and Wild Florida are feeding this phenomenon, instead of focusing on keeping wildlife safe and the public educated.