Re:Vancouver bans whales and dolphins at aquarium
by derefr on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @05:51PM
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No, I said, taking whales that were bred in captivity from bad caretakers, and moving them to good caretakers, is rescuing them.
Taking children from abusive parents, and giving them to foster parents, is rescuing those children.
Taking pets from abusive owners, and giving them to the ASPCA, is rescuing those pets.
So taking now-unable-to-survive-in-the-wild wildlife from abusive caretakers or breeders, and giving them to wildlife preservation organizations, is...?
(Note that I don't believe in paying the breeders for their whales; that just incentivizes making more captive whales. They should be confiscated by law-enforcement, and then law-enforcement should place them with a rescue organization they have a partnership with.)
Taking children from abusive parents, and giving them to foster parents, is rescuing those children.
Taking pets from abusive owners, and giving them to the ASPCA, is rescuing those pets.
So taking now-unable-to-survive-in-the-wild wildlife from abusive caretakers or breeders, and giving them to wildlife preservation organizations, is...?
(Note that I don't believe in paying the breeders for their whales; that just incentivizes making more captive whales. They should be confiscated by law-enforcement, and then law-enforcement should place them with a rescue organization they have a partnership with.)