Wy Renegade
Aquarium Advice Addict
I have seen the cove myself and can't imagine that anyone could watch the whole scale brutal slaughter shown, and not feel a little horrified by it.
That said however, I have no issue with the keeping of pets, raising of domestic animals for food, and even the hunting of wild game for population management. While some are horrified to see the poor buffalo or elk of Yellowstone or other areas being shot, I believe that we as humans, because we have eliminated the natural predators of these animals have a moral obligation to manage their populations and prevent them from dying from starvation. Which is more ethical or morally right; to make their death quick and painless, or to allow them to slowly starve? In truth, most of what we consider to be wild animal populations both here and in other countries are populations of animals that are regulated and controlled by some government agency.
Marine animals on the other hand are not being managed, we are simply eliminating them. How is the killing of the dolphins any different than the slaughtering of 1000s of sharks for their fins, or the killing of whales for oil, or tuna for tuna fish, or sailfins for sport or sea turtles for their shells, or seahorses for their dried skeletal remains? And how is this different than the killing of terrestrial animals for similar reasons purposes? The populations of terrestrial animals are managed to ensure their long term survival. Populations of marine animals are not, and that is were I feel that we've failed in our moral obligation. JMO
That said however, I have no issue with the keeping of pets, raising of domestic animals for food, and even the hunting of wild game for population management. While some are horrified to see the poor buffalo or elk of Yellowstone or other areas being shot, I believe that we as humans, because we have eliminated the natural predators of these animals have a moral obligation to manage their populations and prevent them from dying from starvation. Which is more ethical or morally right; to make their death quick and painless, or to allow them to slowly starve? In truth, most of what we consider to be wild animal populations both here and in other countries are populations of animals that are regulated and controlled by some government agency.
Marine animals on the other hand are not being managed, we are simply eliminating them. How is the killing of the dolphins any different than the slaughtering of 1000s of sharks for their fins, or the killing of whales for oil, or tuna for tuna fish, or sailfins for sport or sea turtles for their shells, or seahorses for their dried skeletal remains? And how is this different than the killing of terrestrial animals for similar reasons purposes? The populations of terrestrial animals are managed to ensure their long term survival. Populations of marine animals are not, and that is were I feel that we've failed in our moral obligation. JMO