Should entertainment facilities keep wild animals captive?
Keeping wild animals in captivity for entertainment is a practice I've grown increasingly uncomfortable with after visiting three marine parks last year. The orcas at one facility had visible dorsal fin collapse, which scientists say affects over 90% of captive males versus under 5% in the wild. Even well-funded zoos struggle to replicate natural habitats, so shouldn't we redirect those millions toward conservation in the wild instead of paying to watch animals pace in concrete enclosures?