aryan Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Also, is it ethical to watch others swim with dolphins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan Joe Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Captivity sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Paying people to keep dolphins captive and swim with tourists is just as wrong as Ringling Bros. Circus etc. It's right up there with the zoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcina Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Generally just swimming with dolphins? That's fine. But yeah, I'm of course against captivity of animals just to make a buck and entertain some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aryan Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Aw, but it seems so fun. *sigh* I guess you're right though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Aw, but it seems so fun. Probably. Eating meat is also fairly fun for a lot of people. But "fun" isn't enough to justify rearing, confining, exploiting and killing tens of billions of nonhumans a year exclusively for our ends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjohanx Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 dolphins are gay sharks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aryan Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Aw, but it seems so fun. Probably. Eating meat is also fairly fun for a lot of people. But "fun" isn't enough to justify rearing, confining, exploiting and killing tens of billions of nonhumans a year exclusively for our ends Well, more like... one... but yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjs Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 dolphins are gay sharksIs that why it's called a blowhole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 It's why they're so good at playing with balls. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWx3hNSqslI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Well, more like... one... but yeah. It is estimated that around the world, about 53 billion animals are killed for food purposes every year. But that's not including fish and other aquatic animals who, according to some researchers, also die in the tens of billions, bringing the whole figure close to 100 billion/year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aryan Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Well, more like... one... but yeah. It is estimated that around the world, about 53 billion animals are killed for food purposes every year. But that's not including fish and other aquatic animals who, according to some researchers, also die in the tens of billions, bringing the whole figure close to 100 billion/year. But this is a separate issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganEssentials Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Swimming with captive dolphins = giving money to enjoy the enslavement and "entertainment" value associated with it. It really isn't any more complex than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crypto Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 dolphins: rapists of the sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aryan Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 dolphins: rapists of the sea Wow, when you put it that way, maybe they deserve captivity... I definitely don't support rape. But not all dolphins are rapists, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganDrew Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 This thread has been fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganEssentials Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 It's always fun on vegan boards when someone tries to justify non-vegan actions under some sort of goofy pretense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im Your Man Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Is it ethical to play with cats ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganEssentials Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Is it ethical to play with cats ? Not if, as in the case with dolphins, they're taken from the wild, stuffed in a confined space and being forced to play with people so that someone can profit financially from it. There's 3 things wrong with the dolphin scenario that don't translate as well to other animals in other instances. If you have a rescue cat who would have otherwise been killed and now lives with you, and the cat wants to play for its own enjoyment, then there's no question of ethical dilemma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im Your Man Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I agree, and I was just joking when asking the question ... it was the continuation to the last posts as well as sarcasm and derision to the whole topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganEssentials Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 No worries, IYM - with the odd questions going around here these days, sometimes the line between humor and seriousness can be a bit blurry I just can't believe some of the things that get asked from time to time, as if getting a few people on a message board to agree with a non-vegan act suddenly makes it much more acceptable. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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