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Re:Vancouver bans whales and dolphins at aquarium by slackingoff2017 on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:22PM (#14360588)
Did you read the comment? These aren't wild orcas/dolphins they're rescues with no wild instinct. The alternative to taking care of them is to let them die, would you rather have that?

Maybe we should close down the animal shelters too and let all the animals "free". I'm sure they'll do fine in the wild.

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Re:Vancouver bans whales and dolphins at aquarium by jamesgagan on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:36PM (#14360750)
Actually, the belief that all the marine mammals at the Aquarium are/were "rescues with no wild instinct" is incorrect. From wikipedia: "The Aquarium also housed two beluga whales. Qila was born in captivity, whereas Aurora was captured from the wild in waters near Churchill, Manitoba in 1990.[20]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Aquarium#Animals_at_...
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