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Originally Posted by $_$
(Post 8487945)
All animals are animals.
I don't understand why some people just care so much more about one type versus another. Some of the same people up in arms "poor Tilikum" be stuffing KFC chicken down their throats and eating "high end baby veal" downtown.
"No you can't breed dogs for food you are so fucking inhumane" but "please i'd love that prime rib medium rare, better not overcook that shit because I wanna taste that cow's fucking blood - that's what makes it delish".
We are an apex predator. Top of the food chain. That means we decide what happens. But instead of worrying about poor couple of whales in captivity wah wah wah, why not worry about the billions of other animals that are bred for consumption and kept treated in the most inhumane way possible. Fuck, why not care about actual people, like the ones being locked up in prison over petty drug crimes in a 4x4 cells or millions of people living way below the poverty line in disease ridden enviroments due to systematic rape by other nations? Fuck those guys right? Why? Oh right, cause they ain't as cute as that beluga whale....
Zoos are amazing places for kids and adult alike because most of people will never have the means to travel the world to see these animals in their natural habitat. Seeing different animals is like taking a trip around the world - you can't tell me there is no educational value on being able to cross those imaginary country lines for normal every day folk and inspiring kids about learning more about nature and animals. That's a small price to pay for education and scientific advancements, just like how animal testing and trials are necessary. Do you go and protest against chemical testing on mice? Do you even know the kind of shit we do to mice? lol... But yeah, no one gives a fuck
I hate those people bitching and moaning about how terrible something is only when they watch a 50 minute documentary and suddenly they become the most animal moral person in the world. People only really start to give a shit when an animal looks cute and cuddly, or big and fearsome. If its an ugly animal, no one will give a fuck
| While I agree with some of what you say, I have to acknowledge the fact that there are 2 types of the people you're describing.
1.) The trend chasing, social media abusing fucktard who spams likes / shares on whatever is trending with the delusion that he / she is making a difference by 'acknowledging' the problem. These people are very vocal and scream till everyone hears them. But what do they do when everyone has their attention?
Nothing, because by the time everyone has acknowledged their whining, they have moved on to the next 'crisis of the week'.
2.) These people are the ones who you don't hear of. They are the ones who work behind the scenes, slowly gathering facts over the course of years to put together a strong enough case towards corporations or Government branches. Fact finding / checking takes time and LOTS of resources. You need people who are actually committed to the cause. You need to take risks, in some cases, with your life. It's not watching a Documentary in your leather sectional. It's about going out in the field to do what you need to do for the cause you're standing up for.
It's painstaking enough to fight for a single cause so to fight for completely different causes would give most a mental breakdown. That's why you have genuine people out there who are fighting for animal rights, human rights, sociopolitical and economic rights. No one person or group can cover them all. It's WAY too much.
Documentaries are great for bringing awareness to a subject but it's ultimately up to the viewer to act on those impulses to help anyone and anything around them.
EDIT: When I was a young kid, I went to the zoo and the aquarium. But guess what? I don't remember jack shit from any of those visits. As kids grow up, they forget things and have to relearn them when they get older unless you pummel them with information like you would with a History lesson or Math equation. | 