#animalcaptivity

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Hérisson café à Harajuku. #café #herisson #hedgehog #tokyo #japon #japan #animalcafe #cute #kawaii #animalcaptivity

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#3030atyac #nonToxicCrayolaMarkersOutFor #harambe #martyr #marker #gorilla #ape #animalCaptivity #tribute #weShallCarryYouOn (at Youth Arts Collective (YAC))

[takepart]

The SeaWorld Deal to End Captive Breeding Is Just the Start

A profound shift is under way in corporate attitudes toward the treatment of animals.

SeaWorld’s March announcement that it would immediately cease breeding orcas and adopt other substantial reforms for animal welfare created more than a splash in the global media. It was the latest in a series of major corporate announcements—within the realms of live animal entertainment, food and agriculture, animal testing and science, fashion and wildlife management, and the pet trade—revealing a tangible shift in how we treat animals.

Businesses on the wrong side of the animal welfare debate are switching sides and increasingly aligning their practices with consumer sensibilities. As I write in my new book, The Humane Economy, there’s still so much work to do and so many causes of cruelty, but this broad-based progress is invigorating and indicative of the larger trajectory of animal welfare in our society.

When I joined SeaWorld’s relatively new chief executive, Joel Manby, to announce its package of reforms—including advocacy campaigns to fight shark finning and commercial whaling and sealing, as well as efforts to protect our coral reefs—we both said this was the start of our relationship and not the end. We had been in discussions for months and agreed that SeaWorld needed to be an advocate for marine creatures and the oceans, because they are under siege from a range of direct and indirect human-caused threats.

Together we are now backing federal legislation—with Republicans and Democrats—to ban imports or interstate sales of shark fins in the United States. We plan to put our shoulders behind similar legislation in Florida and other key coastal states. Manby and I both see the day, in the not too distant future, when we can reduce the total number of dead sharks worldwide by tens of millions.

Read the whole story on TakePart.com

[nikitiffenart]

Saddest place on earth

[capturedcaged]

"Zoos in Europe €˜kill 5,000 healthy animals every year"

"Up to 5,000 healthy zoo animals, including hundreds of larger ones such as giraffes, lions and bears are killed by zoos in Europe every year, it is claimed today."

Today, a recently published article by The Independent has discovered that over 5,000 animals, including Lions, Giraffes, Zebras and Bears are killed every year in Zoo's across Europe.

These shocking figures highlight the reality of the Zoo industry. Why should animals be subjected to death? Zoo's claim that they are contributing to the conservation of animals but instead, their innocent lives are taken once they are no longer deemed "profitable", "cute" or "friendly".

Under no circumstances should animals be subjected to death or a life behind bars. So why contribute to the further imprisonment of animals by paying to visit Zoo's around the world?

Please join and support our campaign today to #StopZooCruelty.

[eli-maxine]

Sure, I might be jumping the Blackfish, Seaworld-hating bandwagon, but it's hard not to after watching that film. Knowing that they're social, intelligent, and emotional animals, watching the video footage of those guys capturing the babies and seeing their family just watch, in what I assume is sadness and desperation, is just... heartbreaking. Sure, I'm for animal conservation, but in humane conditions as close to their natural habitat as possible - not for captivity and exploitation. And for someone who really had no particular affinity towards Seaworld, or any other Seaworld-like places, this movie definitely opened my eyes to the conditions these animals need NOT be put through.

Also, I took major offense to the guy in the film who said that we would not appreciate the marine life as much if not for Seaworld - excuse me, I don't need my face to be splashed on by their tale to realize how exquisite these animals, any animals, are.

Whatever your take on animal captivity, definitely worth a watch.