Re:Vancouver bans whales and dolphins at aquarium
by alpha_squared on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @02:02PM
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> Of course, SeaWorld is notorious for terrible conditions for the animals.
I'm sure this is going to be a very unpopular comment here, but for the sake of a different perspective... Every time I see this sentiment, it tends to come from fans of Blackfish. I watched that "documentary", which was very cherry-picked to push a biased perspective. I've also lived near a SeaWorld and have noticed, first-hand, the conservation they do of the environment and cetacean life.
Yes, SeaWorld is for-profit, while many zoos are non-profit, but they do make some meaningful effort to help out.
I'm sure this is going to be a very unpopular comment here, but for the sake of a different perspective... Every time I see this sentiment, it tends to come from fans of Blackfish. I watched that "documentary", which was very cherry-picked to push a biased perspective. I've also lived near a SeaWorld and have noticed, first-hand, the conservation they do of the environment and cetacean life.
Yes, SeaWorld is for-profit, while many zoos are non-profit, but they do make some meaningful effort to help out.