Captive wildlife tourism

Captive wildlife tourism

Finally, this year we are about to be faced with poor life quality of captive animals and it is National Geographic itself publishes facts about captive wildlife tourism. After visiting popular tourist destinations, it is common for most of the people to take a picture with native wildlife, or even to have closer contact, maybe a ride on an elephant, cuddling little tiger kittens, holding a koala, etc..

Do we ever think about how it is for them to be touched by strangers and forced to stay in different positions just for us to have a memory with them? What are they going through while being trained to stay calm, listen to orders and pose? Memories will be often forgotten, pictures lost in a closet...But animals go through this battle every day over and over-facing a fear of their trainers who often pick them with a stick or hit when we don’t see, keep them chained and alone for a punishment (a common part of a training for the elephant who suffers the most when left alone-they are social creatures).

Fear, exhaustion, different people with their hands, smell and voices, touching them and making confused, angry, and finally broken. Is it worthy of your memory? Their suffering, life which cannot be called life for a wild animal..is it worth? What can we do? Don’t pay for wildlife exploitation! Instead, find a real animal protective society and help them to preserve wildlife and also, to improve the quality of life for local people who are suffering too and become cruel for that reason.