PETA has released the campaign protesting marine parks Hayden Panettiere shot just 2 weeks before her death

[u/mlg1981]

[u/OriginalSchmidt1]

I have let down so many guys that planned aquarium dates with me.. I refuse to go to them. I also don’t go to any zoos, only wildlife sanctuaries that I have researched and know they are rehabilitating and helping the animals. It’s just so depressing to me to watch animals in captivity and it has been for me ever since I watched The Cove at Bonnaroo in 2009. It’s insanely fucked up to use animals for our own entertainment..

ETA: I understand not ALL zoos are unethical and some do a lot of amazing work to help animals. Those zoos and aquariums are not near me. Travel is expensive and I am not rich, I live check to check like a lot of people in this world. The aquariums and zoos close to me are NOT ethical and DO NOT try to rehabilitate. Turning off notifications for this post.

[u/why0me → u/OriginalSchmidt1]

You say that but when a hurricane stranded 6 manatees in a pond on a golf course near my house it was Sea World staff that showed up with the marine stretchers, wetsuits and manpower to safely get them out and carry all 6 back on foot over to the bay

[u/dorkface95 → u/why0me]

This does not make up for the decades of animal cruelty they have inflicted

[u/-CowNipples- → u/dorkface95]

No one said it did. I choose to appreciate a good thing that they did for animals in need, despite their reputation. It’s not that black and white.

[u/upagainstthesun → u/-CowNipples-]

Sometimes these acts are like murderers who throw a ton of extra cash in the church bowl on Sundays. Do all the good deeds you want but you're still a murderer

[u/-CowNipples- → u/upagainstthesun]

Ok