pdqcpFeb 27

Orcas habitat

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/64490829

Show threadSenselessFeb 27
That’s why I don’t like zoos, sea world or similar
Show threadVitoRoblesFeb 27

I don’t like sea world or zoos either. Also all the shitty safari places which breed wild animals so tourists will pay to see them.

But it’s also a weird position for many zoos who have now become sanctuaries for animals. My zoo, over the past decade, (according to their website) doesn’t buy animals.

During the pandemic, the cops raided some mansion of some drug lord and all the exotic animals were given to the Zoo, where they can live out their lives.

I think by law, all zoos should follow that philosophy and not be a tourist money making scheme, but a sanctuary for wild animals that were stolen by rich fucks.

Show threadEheranFeb 27
You need a place where people can interact with animals so they can start to appreciate them. Not ideal for those animals, but not doing it will be worse overall.
Show thread0x0Feb 27

You need a place where people can interact with animals so they can start to appreciate them.

So humans need irl interactions to show empathy?

Show threadkiagamFeb 27
Hard to have empathy with what you don’t understand
Show thread0x0Feb 27
Agreed… you still don’t require irl contact afaik… is grasping the concept of making animals suffer bad so hard to get unless you actually see animals suffering?
Show threadEheran
I tried to point out that we can only protect nature when people actually want that. Because it costs money and is inconvenient. How do you get people to like nature and not want to destroy it actively or passively? Zoos are one such way. There is no human-animal interaction that is inherently neutral or positive, it is always in some way bad for the animals.
Feb 27 at 6:35pmWeb