Re:WeWork exits 40 U.S. locations after tepid forecast
by bombcar on Friday November 11, 2022 @09:33AM
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Sometimes you see animals doing things that pretty much indicates they don't like what they're in (a panther pacing back and forth in a 20x20 cage all day, for example) but with a larger enclosure I think we can say they're "satisfied" insofar as animals can be satisfied. It's probably better than being a pet for most of them.
The "wild animal park" near San Diego has a 300 acre enclosure, for example. That's pretty darn big, and it houses various "compatible" animals.
https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/sites/default/files/...
Of course, the depressing part of the little tram tour is the "and over here is the last male of this species". The good part is the park was started as a breeding ground for endangered species (animals don't breed well in small enclosures) and that has been pretty successful.
Growing up on a hobby farm with chickens and horses, I never got the impression the animals were unhappy. I think if the option were given to most mammals, they'd choose life in captivity cage with fresh food every day and eventually a peaceful passing over a hungry life in the wild which eventually ends in becoming prey.