FYI, SeaWorld uses the word 'Shamu' as a synonym for orca / killer whale. Shamu is not any specific orca. The specific orca in this case was Tilikum.
SeaWorld Shuts Down Shamu's Twitter Feed (yes, the killer whale)
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Re: SeaWorld Shuts Down Shamu's Twitter Feed (yes, the killer whale)
#12The last entries before they shut it down:
@shamu: Someone's come into the enclosure with a weird looking gun. - 2 minutes ago
@shamu: I warned them when I came here. The clue's in my name. Killer Whale. The first word specifically. - 1 day ago
@shamu: I messed up today. Killed one of my best friends but my instincts got the better of me :o( - 3 days ago
@shamu: Shit, I'm in big trouble. - 3 days agoRe: SeaWorld Shuts Down Shamu's Twitter Feed (yes, the killer whale)
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
I trust that you are a vegetarian.
No but of course that has nothing to do with it.
Quatsch. It has everything to do with it.
If it were not for the collective cognitive dissonance underlying the popular support for this kind of position - i.e. that meat is ok, but blood sports and zoos are bad - then almost any kind of moralising over animal welfare would be untenable.
Entertainment is not a necessity, but neither is meat. People justify eating meat because it would be a big sacrifice, for them personally, to go without it, and I will bet in 99% of cases they do not care for the the zoos/sports they wish to eliminate. Probably because they cannot handle the visibility of the captivity (where as outsourced captivity and cruelty is not a problem).
Ethical action entails personal sacrifice. Getting rid or something you do not care for is in general just an easy and intolerant (of other humans) position to take. This is the reality of the situation once bias and disneyfication has been taken into account.