Posted on 04/26/2016 9:05:24 AM PDT by jazusamo
Fresh off a victory over SeaWorld and its controversial orca program, animal rights groups are zeroing in on zoos, aquariums and circuses -- and one prominent expert warns your dog and cat could be next.
A well-funded coalition of nonprofits finally broke SeaWorld, when the theme park chain announced in March it would phase out its popular killer whale program. Now the groups smell blood in the water – and on land.
“The tide is turning against SeaWorld and other aquariums and zoos,” Ashley Bryne, a campaign specialist at PETA, told FoxNews.com. “I think this is a sign of what’s to come.”
“Animal rights activists believe all animals, including your dog or cat, should have the same rights as people and be free; therefore they shouldn’t be in human care under any circumstances.”
- Jack Hanna
In the announcement signaling the end of its orca program, SeaWorld Entertainment CEO Joel Manby acknowledged the animal rights groups’ success in changing the public's perception about animals in captivity.
"Society's attitude toward these very, very large, majestic animals under human care has shifted for a variety of reasons, whether it's a film, legislation, or people's comments on the Internet," Manby said. "It wasn't worth fighting that. We needed to move where society was moving."
Attendance at SeaWorld’s three parks began slipping in 2013 following the release of “Blackfish,” a highly critical documentary about the orca whale program. But the acclaimed film merely gave momentum to a broader, existing campaign that extends to Las Vegas acts, circuses and even the iconic horse-drawn carriages that tour New York City’s Central Park. Anywhere animals live in captivity, an increasing number of nonprofits have launched campaigns to stop the alleged mistreatment.
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“Animal rights activists believe all animals, including your dog or cat, should have the same rights as people”
They believe chimpanzees should be able to own firearms?
L
What kind of dog is it?
I welcome any PITA freak that wants to come here and try enforcing any of their nonsense.
^^^^^ This
If you can read this you are in range.
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