tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63885080081388598.post3759936945455213781..comments2022-05-15T14:35:24.421-07:00Comments on Stuart Mackinnon's BetterParks: Aquarium must stop keeping whalesStuart Mackinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381638078069146364noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63885080081388598.post-83791895912695129842010-06-24T16:08:19.464-07:002010-06-24T16:08:19.464-07:00I grew up a few blocks from Sealand in Victoria, a...I grew up a few blocks from Sealand in Victoria, and spent many happy hours watching the orcas there. I cried when Miracle, the injured calf saved by Sealand staff, drowned in her own pool while exploring a hole cut in the net by a protester trying to set her free. I cried again when a young trainer was killed after falling into the pool - the whales would not let her out.<br /><br />My strongest memory is of visiting a ship with then-MLA Brian Little. Three whales had been captured and were waiting for transport to Sealand, including an albino calf they named Chimo. It was exciting to go on the ship and watch the whales close to. But what stuck in my heart was the crying of the whales for their pod, hovering just out in the strait, calling back to them. That lonely sound stays with me.<br /><br />Yes, it is time - time to acknowledge that humans have no rights over the other inhabitants of this world: no right to capture, no right to destroy. Although I appreciate and applaud efforts to rehabilitate injured or orphaned animals, institutions like the Aquarium need to develop new ways of educating people.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927624060246111453noreply@blogger.com