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SweetNeo85 t1_iybbl48 wrote

Reply to comment by DfenselessOldLady in Salvador Dalí walking his anteater in Paris, 1969. by sotobet0509

You're sure... based on what?

EDIT: Some animals just can't thrive in captivity, no matter how rich or well-intentioned their owners are. Great white sharks, for example, always die in captivity, no matter how big or fancy the aquarium is. Zebras were never domesticated the way that horses were, for similar reasons. I don't know this to be true about anteaters, but it's not difficult to imagine.

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SeniorCoolio t1_iyc79w7 wrote

Is that really the only way we determine if an animal is suited for pet life?

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CHBCKyle t1_iyc8s6v wrote

I agree with what you’re saying though we have done a successful GWS on a temporary basis so that science could understand what we were doing wrong in the past. Once we had what we needed we released it back. It is theoretically possible though highly immoral and unnecessarily cruel.

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