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Being one-issue fundamentalist is always a bad thing. A sweeping statement "killer whales should not be ..." does not seem convincing. No one is even trying to
by tn13 11y ago
Being one-issue fundamentalist is always a bad thing. A sweeping statement "killer whales should not be ..." does not seem convincing.
No one is even trying to put all killer whales in aquarium. Having few of them where humans could watch them is a good thing. Where else would my 5 year old know about these giant creatures, after all he needs to do something for their preservation.
Watching wildlife up and close is a great experience just so we could empathize with their needs. I cared a damn about Polar Bears or Orangutans until I saw them up and close at San Diego zoo. Now I am much more willing to donate money that helps their cause.
Besides if an animal is entertaining for humans I think that is a great evolutionary trait that can help those animals survive. I don't see how else that df*k Panda would have survived on earth.
- fnovd 11y ago>Having few of them where humans could watch them is a good thing. For humans, maybe. How is it good for orcas? Isn't the issue here that we are denying agency from intelligent beings?
- smegger001 11y agoAs a species it very good thing as it provides awareness of them and lets the public learn about them and want to protect the species as individual animal it kinda sucks.
- fnovd 11y agoYou could argue that the goodness of awareness outweighs the badness of captivity, but you can't argue that the captivity itself is good. If there exist other ways of spreading awareness, then what is the value of captivity?