Guinea Piggery

I see with relief, that down south, a killer whale collection program by an entertainment company that puts on shows for money, is quitting the gathering (?) of that creature. They used to do it, they say, in the name of studying the animal. "For science" they said. Science? That's like a scientific study of the egg using an omelet as the model. Those of us who have been fortunate to see the real killer whale, Orca, in the wild, amongst its pod, know that a blueish pool with cute trainers microphoning the next whale trick by Oggy or Iggy, before an applauding audience, are not amused and certainly amazed that such goings-on ever began. This company retains another large number of whales that they will continue to use for entertainment until the poor slaves, die on the job. What is so astounding is that people who know better, take their children to such cruel nonsense and make it look like fun. It's not fun, it is the opposite. I am not a bleeding heart vegan but I do love truth and common sense. Zoos and animal shows are nothing but primitive insensitivity to the very animals we are supposed to be protecting. They are nothing but bigotry and greed. It's bad enough that we breed dogs and cats into specimens that contain genetically horrific problems merely for our comfort and amusement: show gigs and and pricey spoiled companions for the rich and unthinking. Birds, even wild ones, fall into this category, too. I can see the placement of cameras into the woods and forests to observe the habits of wild creatures but when, for the sake of "science", animals are caught and surgically inserted with various electronic devices, goes too far. This is science that is un-science. First, the creature is subjected to having its body and environment invaded by those whose brains should tell them this is no way to study anything. It is not natural to shock and expose lives of unwitting and unwilling animals for so-called studies. The second you interfere with your presence and equipment, the natural events in this small innocent creature's life, negate what you set out to do. The study is no longer "natural". It is akin to allowing a space alien to insert a study device in you after frightening you half to death, and thinking that it is okay because you just have to carry on and everything is fine. I don't think so. Bears and lions and all sorts of other animals including very small ones such as birds and even butterflies, believe it or not, are going about with junk on them for the sake of "science". What kind of science is that? The first word that comes to me is "lazy". Get out and Goodall if you must. Go and sit and watch and study, but stay out of sight and for goodness sake, let's leave nature as it is for as long as it can survive us, our tourism, breeding foibles and "science"!