tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936081013072410013.post7272547186984535772..comments2023-03-23T05:41:21.216-02:30Comments on Fish Schooled: Are Dolphins Non-Human People?Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054993129757617149noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936081013072410013.post-27351322962378249942011-05-17T01:49:55.283-02:302011-05-17T01:49:55.283-02:30Ok.. keeping children in school is totally irrelev...Ok.. keeping children in school is totally irrelevant to keeping a dolphin in captivity. For one, children go to school so that they can become knowledgeable, its in their best interest so they can have a successful life in todays society. Dolphins are unwillingly kept in tanks in which they have to circle 1700 times a day just to exhibit normal swimming range, they have no stimuli so they become extremely bored, they can't explore- they are deprived of using their natural hunting skills when given food which too leads to being extremely bored. Dolphins' daily stress leads to ulcers, or they even commit suicide- let me remind you they are fully self aware. Dolphins are also put in artificial seawater, which eats at their skin with awful infections and even can cause dolphins to become blind. These marine parks and swim programs have no intreats in caring about the dolphins, they solely care about the millions of dollars they make through exploiting these loving creatures, who loose their families, abilities to live normally, and of course their freedom.Meghanhttp://www.facebook.com/D07I.P34CEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936081013072410013.post-82717012872686252222010-03-17T13:21:56.928-02:302010-03-17T13:21:56.928-02:30I agree. I was thinking many animals could fit tha...I agree. I was thinking many animals could fit that list. But I put the post up as I thought it was an interesting proposition.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11054993129757617149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936081013072410013.post-71792338128336071802010-03-06T23:23:20.918-03:302010-03-06T23:23:20.918-03:30Well, I'm not sure about the children analogy....Well, I'm not sure about the children analogy. If we give birth to children, I think we have inherent authority in what they do. <br /><br />I'm curious though what specifically is the checklist of person-ness and how other species line up. It seems like a number of primates come close based on what you list above.conservationmavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088481853604871710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936081013072410013.post-74325574406937774802010-02-27T23:38:55.494-03:302010-02-27T23:38:55.494-03:30Sounds fine to me to treat these animals with same...Sounds fine to me to treat these animals with same respect as if they were human.<br />(But it would be rash to demand of them same behviour as a human would find apt.)<br /><br />Similarly, can we justify making children have to go to a school if they are unhappy there?Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00339998333450498803noreply@blogger.com