urbpan: trainingisteaching: cetacean-captivity: I got mad and…
I got mad and made a thing.
Also respect them, keep your distance and don’t be interfering if you do see them in the wild!
There are much worse things than captivity that the anti-caps should be fighting against.
I stopped going to Sea World when I was about 15 because I was disturbed at the thought of orcas being kept in small tanks and forced to perform unnatural behaviors for their owners’ profit. I don’t think I’m against captivity per se, generally speaking, but some cases of captivity bug me, and that’s one of them.
I know you work in a zoo, and probably have a better sense of the impact of captivity on animals in general than I do. I’m curious what you think about the issue of orca captivity as currently practiced, specifically.
There are almost always going to be worse things that can be cited for any injustice people are fighting against; that doesn’t make the lesser evil just. I’d also stipulate that some animal-rights activists, like a lot of activists, are under-informed to the point that they’re fighting against an imaginary construct more than an actual evil that exists in the world.
Anyway, not trying to pick a fight. But I’m curious if you’d be willing to explain your views about this in more detail. Thanks!
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