So...
What's your stance on animals like dolphins, killer whales, beluga whales, any kind of whale, being kept in captivity? Specifically parks, zoos, aquariums... That sort of thing. Feel free to be more broad in your answer, doesn't matter to me. Would just like to get a scope of the feelings towards that around here.
Of course I personally don't agree with the whole PETA stance on it that they are "enslaving" these animals, however I do think keeping a 20 foot animal in a 100 foot tank is wrong, no matter how you turn it. I think I would feel better about it if they had better living accommodations for these animals.. Like roped off or gated off bays or just something much bigger than what they are provided with. And I do believe that in situations where the animal becomes too old or too violent to be properly worked with (Like in the case of Tilikum the killer whale, possibly) they should be "retired" to a bigger, final retirement home. Or even considered for release, like they did with Keiko.
What do you guys think?
What's your stance on animals like dolphins, killer whales, beluga whales, any kind of whale, being kept in captivity? Specifically parks, zoos, aquariums... That sort of thing. Feel free to be more broad in your answer, doesn't matter to me. Would just like to get a scope of the feelings towards that around here.
Of course I personally don't agree with the whole PETA stance on it that they are "enslaving" these animals, however I do think keeping a 20 foot animal in a 100 foot tank is wrong, no matter how you turn it. I think I would feel better about it if they had better living accommodations for these animals.. Like roped off or gated off bays or just something much bigger than what they are provided with. And I do believe that in situations where the animal becomes too old or too violent to be properly worked with (Like in the case of Tilikum the killer whale, possibly) they should be "retired" to a bigger, final retirement home. Or even considered for release, like they did with Keiko.
What do you guys think?