Even Blackfish wasn't that cut and dried about it...it was specifically geared towards SeaWorld practices, not captivity in general. So the fact that people take that and say "Therefore all captivity must be bad" really annoys me.
I can't even with some people. It saddens me to see people who hope to work in the veterinary field have such a fundamental misunderstanding of the purposes and benefits of captivity.
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It is simply a matter of these people having literally no factual foundation for their opinions. You cannot work in one location for a short period of time and act like you have any sort of expertise. Don't even get me started on people who have ZERO animal care experience and think Blackfish is the best thing that has ever happened.
Yeah I am haha! I DID THE SAME THING. And some (NOT ALL) vegans do blindly follow anti-captivity beliefs....
Yeah. I do think there are inherent issues with orca captivity that need to be addressed. I don't have any beef with SeaWorld as a whole, and it's tough to weigh the financial benefits of the shows against the detriments to the individuals participating - detriments that I think are more severe for that particular species than for many others. But I've volunteered at a zoo and interned at another, and to say that the people working there don't care is just beyond insulting. They wouldn't even be working there if they didn't care. It's not like they get much money out of it. And to completely deny the importance of captive breeding, research, and education due to a misguided sense of "freedom" for creatures that wouldn't even understand the concept is ridiculous.
You're honestly one of the few people on the APVMA that I can actually stand. Too many pre-vets spitting out their views with little/no research into the topic and using emotion as a replacement for logic.
I agree. But captivity is not, and never will be, perfect (for any animal). And due to Blackfish, Seaworld is overhauling their exhibits just to please those that have no understanding of how they care for their animals anyways. I'm excited to see they plans unfold, but sad that the company had to divert so much funding to this when they could be using it for other things (such as this: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-sea-turtle-rescue-cape-cod-20141125-story.html ).
Are they as stinky as my mom assumes they are?
is that a thing? I didn't know that?
Well someone is a bit more obvious about it 😉Now I feel creepy because I know who both of you are without even trying
I don't think I've ever posted in there
well that makes it difficult...I don't think I've ever posted in there
Though I may have liked some of your replies in that conversation
Oh oh I can give you a hint.
Hey! No cheating!! 😛
I really enjoy helping out peers newer to the application process or who haven't researched as thoroughly as they should have on their own (just saying...). Having the same questions asked repeatedly does get annoying.
No, I get what you are saying, and I enjoy it too. It's the reason why I am the person that all pre-vets are referred to at my school. But at the same time, when you have 10 posts on a page, and 3-4 are talking about the same thing, 1-2 are debates fought with emotions... I don't know...
Bahaha I passed on the Symposium this year too. And I was sad that you didn't get elected last year 🙁
I still see it. Although I'm giving it another 24 hours before the moderator pipes up and tells us that we'll be banned if we don't settle down....
Yeah, anonymity was not your strong suit here 😛. If it makes you feel any better, first like 5 posts on here were made with my facebook name, then I got lots of 🙄 reactions for doing that, and promptly switched my name 😛
Noooo I'm sorry 🙁 I'm rooting for you so hard. I got an interview at my IS and was super psyched until I found out that they invited about 50% of their applicant pool...
It does weird things with how it shows posts. I've had that happen before too.Odd, disappeared on my phone, but fine on laptop...
FB is weird like that.
Sorry 🙁 Where else did you apply?
I am sorry to hear that. It is really sobering. I don't really understand why this is a thing, or TBH, I really don't want to think about it much.
I think that statement would give my advisor from undergrad a heart attack.Someone asked why we should care if polar bears go extinct. What's the purpose of a polar bear.
I did not sign up to teach a lesson in ecology today
"Can't we just hunt all the seals instead if the polar bears aren't around to do it?"
Some people don't care unless it can be put in terms of how it would directly affect them individually.
Didn't know it was a competition. 😛 3 is 3 too many!
