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Marine park threatens to euthanize 30 whales if Canada does not provide funding (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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[–] 32 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Fuck them.

Seize marineland and all their assets. Use the funds to transport them back to the wild. If not enough $ then run a fund to help and govt cover whatever is needed to finish the job.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (11 children)

    They can never be released in the wild.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (10 children)

    Maybe a ocean area blocked off and they get retrained and released.

    Edit seems they can

    https://savedolphins.eii.org/campaigns/fow

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiko_(orca)

    They tried this with the whale from Free Willy, and the whale failed to adapt to the wild before dying.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (8 children)

    That was a Hollywood movie.

    https://savedolphins.eii.org/campaigns/fow

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Love how your source doesn't actually say the orca released only lived a little while before dying

    https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3700297

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (5 children)

    It shows hope for the future. It would be bleaker if we did not keep trying. The alternative is life in a cement jail.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

    Does it?

    It shows dying early deaths. Is that better than a life in a (better) captive place?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Definitely, trial and error for a solution is better than giving up. The long term as a solution would provide forever after that point.

    Some deaths would provide for no deaths in the future.

    Just my plebe thoughts is all.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    And as fair as that view is, I wouldn't do "trial and error involving the likelihood of death" on humans, or for me, most (if not all) living creatures.

    So that's gonna be a controversial sell, and using "save the dolphins" that leave out crucial info isnt going to be it..

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I agree it’s untenable.

    There would be many peops that agree to take that risk on.

    Even though, it would be a no go right from the start due to funding and as you mentioned harm to others.

    The thought I had is far beyond my pay grade so to speak but would not a few deaths on either side be worth it to save many many more in the future?

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