tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168334723731577508.post7674237873717683765..comments2021-11-11T14:09:03.953-06:00Comments on A Family Standing Up For What They Believe In: The Georgia AquariumEric and Chasityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041208771067390844noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168334723731577508.post-9249360948069687962012-06-05T17:30:19.524-05:002012-06-05T17:30:19.524-05:00As far as your last paragraph... I would kindly as...As far as your last paragraph... I would kindly ask how do you know what I do and do not do with my time and money? I have dedicated my life to helping animals! I donate to many different animal related causes. I spent 2 weeks in Taiji, Japan raising awareness of the dolphin slaughter. I have walked the gulf coast beaches raising awareness of the problems that are STILL going on, thanks to the BP oil spill. Please do not read one single blog post of mine, and think you know me. I am against Marine Mammals in Captivity. It is cruel. Never once did I say throw them back in the water and be done with it. Sir not all activist are the same. I am about education. I am about finding the best solutions to the problems. And I am about seeing laws that have been set in place are to be followed. Shall we go through a list of Zoo's and aquariums that have their animals housed in truly outdated and horrific conditions? Is this ok with you? Growing up in Dallas, I went to the Dallas Zoo often. It did not take me long as a child to see how awful some of the exhibits were. Our elephant Jenny had one of the worst exhibits in the country. And I was thrilled the day they announced they were building a new one. When it was all built, I was one of the first to go and see it. Tears ran down my face as I watched this elephant that I grew up with in this big open area. I could see joy in her face as she walked around. I was thrilled that Dallas decided to rescue 4 other female elephants. Thrilled that they decided to make the Dallas Zoo home to 6 old ladies, and not try to breed more. I still go to the Dallas Zoo from time to time to watch Jenny. I have known her most of my life and I love her. Same goes with so many of our Apes at the Zoo, but unlike the elephants, I am unhappy with their exhibit. Its not safe, as one Gorilla escaped and attacked Zoo goers. He was shot to death! Tell me the conservation in that? I was there LAST SUMMER, when Patrick, a young male, got so pissed off because people were teasing him, that he BUSTED the glass with his fist! Thank God, it did not shatter, and the Zoo staff got him inside fast. But as punishment, that exhibit was closed and he had to remain inside with no fresh air for 6 weeks while they fixed it. How is that good for him? And to answer your question... NO! No, I do not want Jenny or Patrick sent back to their home lands, where they would be killed by poachers! What I want is them, and ALL captive animals, to be given the RESPECT they deserve! These animals were not put here to entertain us! They are living beings and deserve to live a happy life. They should not endure being teased to the point of busting glass with their fist! They should not be chained up or have very little room to move. And they should not be put in Chlorine filled tanks and made to preform stupid tricks! <br /> I am sorry that you do not see that all I want is the VERY best for these animals. By the way, do you not hold SeaWorld responsible for Sully's death? He died in part, because of a horrific sun burn... is there not a law in place that states these facilities must proved shade from the sun? And what About Jozu? Reports say that she was in the middle of a show, and so ill, that the show had to be stopped and she had to be removed from the water and taken to emergency care, where she died. They did not see that she was that ill before the show? Park goers said it was awful to witness, do the trainers not check the well being of the animals before show time? How could they have missed this before the show, if it was so visible to those in attendance? Is it truly asking to much, or automatically makes me a whiny idiot (as you stated)to question the well being of these animals?Eric and Chasityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041208771067390844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168334723731577508.post-16960420197489484812012-06-05T17:30:02.139-05:002012-06-05T17:30:02.139-05:00Joe H...
Do things have to be that black and wh...Joe H... <br /><br /> Do things have to be that black and white? Life in a tank or life in the wild... are those the only options? How about the grey area? Is there not one? The fact of the matter is there is. I would never ask them to just through any animal back into the wild. Anyone who would, is no animal lover. These things would take time, but can be done. These animals should be moved to sea pens, no more shows, no more swim with me programs, no more loud music! They should be introduced to eating LIVE fish again. If things go well, yes, they should be released. To say an animal who was born in captivity does not have the instincts to survive in the wild is insane. You only have to look at a house cat to see the lie of it. Tell me you have never known a house cat, that has never lived in the wild, and always been fed its daily meals, do not show signs of hunters? You have never seen a cat go after a bird or a mouse? That's called INSTINCT! I guess you just think of these animals as entertainers, and not the amazingly intelligent beings they truly are? <br /><br />This post was about one single place, and the history of their animals... I did not make these up and everything I stated was sourced. You can call me an idiot, and say I am whining all you want...I am just speaking the truth.Eric and Chasityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041208771067390844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168334723731577508.post-76378412161862887812012-05-09T17:01:40.482-05:002012-05-09T17:01:40.482-05:00"If a child is born in prison, should it be s..."If a child is born in prison, should it be subject to incarceration for the remainder of his or her life?"<br /><br />Would you release those children if you knew they would die in the wild, because that is what would happen to captive born marine animals. They've never been in the wild, and they all would die within a week if you released them in the wild. But I'm sure you don't care about that. Anything for freedom, even if it means death.<br /><br />As for two of the Beluga whales death, these were two beluga whales rescued from godawful place in Mexico. They lived under a roller coaster in a small tank, in water that was too warm for them. They developed a bone disease and eventually succumbed to do diseases. The Georgia Aquarium were not responsible for those deaths, and they at least live in comfortable conditions.<br /><br />To the owner of this site, what is your suggestion? Do you want the Georgia Aquarium to close down and release their animals back into the wild? Do you want to see all of these animals, 99% of which were captive born, die within a week or two? Are you really so dense to not realize that captive animals can't survive in the wild. Do you want to see all zoos close down, only to release their animals back into the wild to suffer starvation and certain death? Since you're such an expert, what is answer to all of these zoos and aquariums?<br /><br />I also see you fail to mention that zoos and aquariums spend more money and give more of their time to protect animals in the wild. I'd have more respect for you whining idiots on the internet if you put your time and money where your mouth is. Give money to animal causes and give of your own free time. How about attacking Chinese traditional medicines that are wiping out multiple species of endangered animals, something zoos and aquariums are not doing.joe_hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06710392015797938763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168334723731577508.post-25683633288706872212012-02-01T14:08:42.378-06:002012-02-01T14:08:42.378-06:00Thank you for taking the time to educate the publi...Thank you for taking the time to educate the public. I found your website while trying to figure out what happened to the Belugas at the Point Defiance Zoo in Washington. Because I just felt that it was so preposterous to have such large wild whales at a zoo. I hope our society will wake up and realize that this is not how we should treat wild animals. Thank you agin for your time.Clarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168334723731577508.post-38100584667899918092011-09-25T10:27:30.017-05:002011-09-25T10:27:30.017-05:00Please take the time to watch a movie called "...Please take the time to watch a movie called "The Cove" about a place in Japan where most of the captive dolphins in parks around the world are obtained from. Every year at this cove in Japan, dolphins are driven from the open ocean, their home, their world, by way of loud noises into the cove. The ones that aren't selected form training are driven into a smaller side-cove and slaughtered. Around 23,000 dolphins are murdered in Taiji, Japan every year.<br /><br />If you can watch that movie and not shed a tear and not be moved into some positive action...well, perhaps there's no hope for humanity.Kevin McDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168334723731577508.post-69379759531283981582011-08-04T09:44:05.558-05:002011-08-04T09:44:05.558-05:00Anonymous~ I am complaining about animals being pu...Anonymous~ I am complaining about animals being put on display and not having the chance to be wild... I am sorry you do not see that.Eric and Chasityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041208771067390844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168334723731577508.post-68836753561909719212011-08-01T03:09:31.169-05:002011-08-01T03:09:31.169-05:00Animals are killed in the wild as well. I don'...Animals are killed in the wild as well. I don't see your point about the death of the stingray? You're basically complaining about animals being, well..animals..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168334723731577508.post-53282802466224166432011-07-31T11:55:25.981-05:002011-07-31T11:55:25.981-05:00This is a wonderful site. Finally the truth about...This is a wonderful site. Finally the truth about the georgia aquarium. I would encourage anyone reading this and agreeing with it to cancel your AT&T service if you have it. Let them know that their support of this cruelty comes with an economic cost to them. The same with Home Depot. the GA is nothing but animal suffering with all the typical accompanying cruelty and death that is a by-product of animal captivity. This is not educational, it's not research; it's amusement park but the captive animals are the ones paying the heaviest price.Dino Vlachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424574309090542800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168334723731577508.post-60348348027369343692011-07-31T09:41:49.286-05:002011-07-31T09:41:49.286-05:00I only have 2 words that can describe the horror I...I only have 2 words that can describe the horror I saw in those videos and the sadness in my heart for these beautiful creatures stuck in these small tanks for their entire lives: CAPTIVITY KILLS. I hope that one day, education will open the minds and hearts of society and they will refuse to attend these types of facilities. When the demand stops, the killing can too...on so many levels. Thank you for sharing this!!Stacy Linowskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168334723731577508.post-11528963231895999442011-01-16T18:53:23.383-06:002011-01-16T18:53:23.383-06:00If a child is born in prison, should it be subject...If a child is born in prison, should it be subject to incarceration for the remainder of his or her life? If so, why? I can only imagine the reasoning would be for paying for the crimes of the parents. What crimes have they committed?<br /><br />“There’s about as much educational benefit studying dolphins in captivity as there would be studying mankind by only observing prisoners held in solitary.” – Jacques Cousteau<br /><br />Anyone who can justify a family being split apart, must justify their own broken home in the same way.<br /><br />“We do not need to reflect too long before we realize that all beings spontaneously look for happiness and try to avoid suffering.” – Dalai Lama<br /><br />I do not doubt that trainers love their subjects. In the story 'Misery' the woman crippled that man so that he could never leave. She loved him in her own way. Trainers should not aid the warden in crippling these magnificent creatures. They should instead speak up to have them freed.<br /><br />“And those who dismiss love for our fellow creatures as mere sentimentality overlook a good and important part of our humanity. But it takes nothing away from a human to be kind to an animal. And it is actually within us to grant them a happy life and a long one.” – Joaquin Phoenix | quote from EARTHLINGS<br /><br />They say that the inmates could never be able to survive in the wild after being in captivity. Maybe they should train them to survive. If they can train them to do silly tricks, certainly they can train them to do what is natural.<br /><br />“Science and the law can both help us forecast the consequences of our actions, but neither can tell us how we ought to act in a moral sense.” – Dalai LamaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com