05-08-2017, 07:03 PM
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It is in all innocence that we are enticed into things we are not well enough informed about.The tourism market entices us to see life and traditions in foreign countries ,but few of us are told the background.
Nobody is casting blame on the original poster, my post was with intent to help to open eyes and hearts, as I couldn't let it pass without .
The OP has nothing to feel bad about.
05-08-2017, 09:17 PM
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Yes, tourists are the cause of a lot of animal suffering - e.g. swimming with dolphins etc. It amazes me that people are so lacking in knowledge of what it really takes to get animals to do these so called "amazing feats". Shame and more shame on us, the human race.05-08-2017, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Heatherbelle
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Yes, tourists are the cause of a lot of animal suffering - e.g. swimming with dolphins etc. It amazes me that people are so lacking in knowledge of what it really takes to get animals to do these so called "amazing feats". Shame and more shame on us, the human race.
Quite agree, Heatherbelle.
07-08-2017, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Longdogs
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I have visited the elephant sanctuary in Sri Lanka and was not impressed. We were assured by the guide that these animals are rescued and allowed to live their days free but that was not the case. They are all brought out twice a day to be washed by the handlers - just for the benefit of the tourists and there was a baby elephant that was always fed in an enclosure surrounded by screaming kids. You could see it was scared to death. They also had a huge bull elephant that had been blinded who was chained to a post all day apart from when he was taken for a walk to the amusement of the crowd. When chained to the post he would just rock backwards and forwards.At one point when we were driving, we saw three elephants in the wild, one amongst the bushes eating and two crossing the road. These elephants were totally free and it was special to see it.
I well understand the need for animal sanctuaries and the need for tourists money to keep them going, but no animal should be made to perform tricks for tourists. The cruelty involved in many of these "training practices" is absolutely horrendous.
07-08-2017, 10:14 AM
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How sad it is that the most cruelty treated animals seem to be at the same time the most intelligent .The elephant , the orca ,the pig ( we have nothing to be proud of in our own treatment of pigs the fith most intelligent animal on the planet )
All these intelligent sentient beings are aware of their state .
IMO It on a par with slavery but there again we are cruel to our own species so why would we excuse animals ?
I use the word we to describe mankind as a whole .
I suspect and hope that most people here would not dream of being cruel to animals .
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