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Percentages of british adults who found each activity involving animals acceptable or unacceptable (lemmy.ca)

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Source: https://www.vegansociety.com/get-involved/research/empathy-index

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

I used to be cool with the idea of elephant riding, seemed cool and it’s not like such a big animal is even going to notice a human on its shoulders. Then I was at a ren fair or something like one that had an elephant to ride. When we got in line for it I saw just what they do to get an elephant to walk around. I think you have to be a real piece of shit to poke an animal with a sharp stick all day for a job.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I went to an elephant sanctuary in Thailand. They explained that riding elephants is incredibly stressful for the elephant's back, and that in order to train them to obey, torture is usually involved.

I'm against zoos as well. I know some do good work with rehabilitation and such (and we should support them), but a lot just capture animals for our enjoyment. Even if they're not explicitly mistreated, it's pretty cruel to just keep them in a cage for the rest of their lives.

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