Not a zoo now, but a circus.
Personally I don’t care for circuses - the environment and situation the animals are shown in doesn’t appeal to me at all, I think it’s more of an archaic cultural tradition than something we really need, but this still makes me sad.
Ringling Bros has been under the exact same malicious lies as SeaWorld, dolphinariums and zoos. The same “arguments”/lies, from the same people and the same organizations. I think this is only further proof - if indirect - that SeaWorld, unless they change something soon, is on its last breath.
And I go back to the article I wrote recently.
What is most disappointing however is what I see from SeaWorld supporters on this - “good, those animals were being abused” - not realizing it’s the exact same logic and arguments anti-SeaWorld and anti-zoo people use, to slander what they, the SeaWorld supporters, love and support.
This is not the time to stand divided.
Zoo supporters see Shamu shows going away, and say “good, I love zoos but SeaWorld sucks”.
SeaWorld supporters see circuses with wild animals going away and say “good, I love SeaWorld but circuses are bad.”
Then maybe some circus people say “no one should be able to own exotic animals at home.”
An owner of exotics say “I want to keep my foxes, but no one should be able to keep lions and tigers”.
Someone else says “you shouldn’t be able to own exotic mammals, but reptiles are fine”.
Someone then says “I love my lizards and small snakes, but no one should be able to keep venomous species or large constrictors”.
And on and on it goes. Endless division.
“Take them, but don’t take ME!”
Well you’re wrong. They’re coming for all of you.
And the more you stand there slinging mud at each other - you’re on THE SAME SIDE, for crying out loud - the easier it will be for them to come and pick you off, one by one.
Ban elephants in circuses.
Ban elephants in zoos.
Ban whale shows and breeding.
Ban all “rare” exotics from private ownership.
Ban large snakes from being moved across state lines.
Mandatory spay and neuter laws for dog and cat owners.
Tighter and tighter restrictions around every area of animal keeping.
“It’s just another little detail” you say, “it’s harmless, in fact it might do some good”. But you don’t see how they are chipping away at you with a pickaxe.
What’s next?
Ban big cats in zoos?
Ban dolphins and sealions?
Ban dog shows?
Put on extremely stringent regulations for dog and cat breeding, so that it’s virtually impossible to do legally?
Ban all common exotics (hamsters, chinchillas, corn snakes, budgies, aquariums)?
Making regulations on livestock and farming so tight that small-scale, humane farms have to close down everywhere?
If you think they’ll leave it at cetaceans, elephants and apes, you are incredibly naive and have not been paying attention.
We need to support organizations like NAIA - bring in more suggestions if you have them. The answer is humane and ethical animal use, not NO animal use. No need to throw the whale out with the poolwater.
http://naiaonline.org <- Check them out. They didn’t put me up to this.
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