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While I agree with your overall point (don't keep birds in cages), it's worth mentioning that the quality of life of wild animals is generally awful, with const

While I agree with your overall point (don't keep birds in cages), it's worth mentioning that the quality of life of wild animals is generally awful, with constant bouts of starvation, running for your life from predators and diseases. "Nature" is beautiful, but a harsh mistress, let's avoid romanticizing it.

hetspookjee 5y ago
Nature is brutal in every single way, I agree. But the freedom it provides is also compatibel with humans loving animals; they can take care of them without the deprivation of freedom. I don't intend to romanticize nature's freedom, but I intend to point out the conflicting point of view a lot of people seem to have.