Procap (“pro animal welfare” on their profile lmao) posted this FB post they wrote on Twitter RE the new show on seaworld or whatever. Can you smell the “I’m susceptible to propaganda from a corporate entity that is known for lying, and am incapable of critical thinking”.
I’m not a fan of a new Blackfish-type media on SeaWorld, especially if it’s going to marketed as a drama/thriller, but this post is so full of shit:
-much of seaworlds “amazing work” just looks good for PR, but they hardly monitor any of the animals they release, so they don’t actually offer any evidence of success
-people do care about the SRKW :) you know who doesn’t? SeaWorld :) who, funnily enough, are partially responsible for the state of the SRKW according to the NMFS :)
-I’m not going to anthropomorphize like OP by saying that some of SeaWorld’s animals have also been traumatized, but if you don’t think some of SeaWorld’s animals haven’t lived through traumatic events that are directly caused by seaworld (every death Orkid has seen), you either need a memory refresher or you are deliberately ignoring said events. Accredited does not equal problem free
-I’m sorry, but are we forgetting all the whales SW stole from the wild and ripped from their families?? Hello???
-ah I see we are also conveniently forgetting that Katina beat the everloving shit out of Tilikum
-ah yes, I’m sure “saving” Tilikum was the first thought SW had when considering purchasing him.
-obligatory “your desire to see them/their limited educational value in captivity does not override their right to live in the ocean”
-if we have to listen to pro seaworld trainers we have to listen to the ones who criticize it too :)
-whether or not trainers love the animals in not in question. The welfare of cetaceans in captivity is. Frankly I don’t care about currently employed trainers opinions, because they’re going to be biased
Procaps, seaworld isn’t going to fuck you 😔
