Concerning Seaworld: Another response. hehem. excuse.

As I've been absent from the inter webs, for a couple months now, I have to get caught up on all the incoming news. Needless to say, it may take a while...

Let's begin here. I've just finished reading an article about another SeaWorld response, concerning, what else? Their orcas. Their reasoning has now evolved to include, "we need them for research into Killer Whales." Opposers, note a number of fallacies with this argument, mostly including their lack of research, however, all this aside, this is still nowhere near a sound argument. The excuse of so many, "research". This word has begun to take on a different meaning: namely, an excuse for almost anything.

Research, simply isn't a good enough reason to keep highly intelligent animals in confinement. If we tortured random civilians, but kept a record of their response, would that make it any less immoral? Why should "research" be any more of an excuse for SeaWorld? On another note, shouldn't we be learning about the wild orcas anyway? It is rather indisputable, that captive orcas are profoundly changed, in comparison to their free cousins, so how could their data be any help?

It is time for SeaWorld to own up to their mistake, and take measures to atone themselves.

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