EastTNDiver
Contributor
Exactly.... we can study creatures in captivity, but what are we really learning? There is nothing natural about a wild animal in captivity. So right from the beginning the results and findings are tainted with false properties on so many levels. If man wants a true and accurate study of things in the wild and how they exist, the subjects should be studied in their natural habitat. It is a well known "FACT"!!!! that the whales and dolphins are heavily medicated and sedated to reduce stress levels of captive living.
Not only that, but the argument that captivity is necessary to help us advance the protection of any given species, fails to explain/justify a major zoo and/or aquarium in almost every major city across the U.S. If this were truly as simple as a path to learning what is required to protect these species, there would not be a need to subject so many to captivity as is currently done. I'm afraid that argument is used mostly to justify the confinement, and convince the general public they need not feel guilty for taking pleasure in visiting such places.