There are many reasons wild animals are kept away from their natural habitat. Some undergo medical treatment for illness or injury. Some live in inhumane institutions for breeding, entertainment, or labor purposes. Some were bred in captivity for the purpose of later being freed. Some are destined to be eaten. Some are in scientific studies. And some were trapped by man-made structures they don't understand. The one thing all the animals in this compilation have in common was that they were eventually freed to return to the wild, and someone was there to record the moment. (via Nag on the Lake)
Monday, October 03, 2022
This is What Freedom Looks Like
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Well I don't expect agreement or kindness here, but I hope that anyone who is inspired by this video or got a stitch in their heart like I did, to actually soak this in.
Soak it in, and then think is it compatible to be overjoyed by this AND think eating animals is okay. Sure, most of these animals aren't those most eat for food or think is okay to eat, but so what? If you see them as deserving of freedom and the chance to live their lives, then ask if eating them makes sense...
You release a million pigeons, you deserve to have them all crap on your truck.
Why would anyone want an extra 1,000,000 pigeons in the wild?
Why release a lynx in the wintertime? Wouldn't spring be a better time when food is more readily available for the feline?
Keep in mind that not all releases are successful. Remember Keiko--the killer whale that was the inspiration for the movie "Free Willy"? Unfortunately, he did not learn enough during training at a facility then a cage in the Atlantic to survive--once released, he starved to death.
To my fellow Anon who commented at 6:06 p.m.: a couple of the animals set free were deer. And many people hunt deer for food (or hunt then donate the food to food banks or homeless shelters). Granted, the deer hunted are adults and the freed ones were fawns, but one day they may be hunted. Also, one can probably order bear meat at some restaurants or butchers in the U.S.
I do think releasing animals to the wild--or back in to the wild--is a good idea as long as there is space and food for them. And their own kind there for possibly socializing and/or mating. If there is not enough room, food, or others of its kind, then you are doing the animal a disservice by releasing it.
I love this video, watching the excitement of these critters making a break for it or cautiously moving out of where they perceived themselves safe.
The pigeons... ugh, NIMBY.
In PA we have a problem of less hunters than there used to was. The result is the whitetail deer population has exploded. Collisions with vehicles has increased, usually fatal to the deer and sometimes to the driver. Lack of food to support that many animals means skinny and weak, and rampant disease spreading.
Either we cull the herd or bring back their natural predators we eliminated. Of course those predators also eat livestock, pets, and small humans. Take your pick.
Why release a lynx in the winter? They probably only caught him to take a blood test and give him a tag. Why should he have to wait?
Providing food for deer is, in my opinion, just a short step away from hunting over bait.
If you're hunting for subsistence or survival, that's one thing ... but putting out corn and mineral supplement blocks to enhance antler growth – sure, you remove it just before the season starts in order to comply with the laws as they are written – just isn't sportsmanlike. You've conditioned the deer to come to the food, and they will return to the food site even though the food is now missing.
-"BB"-
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