• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    A lot of conservationists despise people having exotic pets. This hasn’t been the first and won’t be the last animal that were the last of their species exist in captivity.

    Would they rather the species just completely vanish from the face of the earth? At least they’ll live on in captivity, where they thrive.

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      9 months ago

      Say that to cows and chickens who can’t survive in the wild because of how we bred them. Having your species “live on” through captivity isn’t a great thing. Humans tend to prioritize human enjoyment strongly over animal wellbeing