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[โ€“] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 32 points 4 months ago (18 children)

Why exactly can they not be released into the wild?

Also why is nobody being held criminally liable for the negligence of care?

[โ€“] abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They can be, albeit that it may require some serious $$$ to actually do it the right way, but it's been done before, the most famous example being https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/latest/blogs/story-keiko-first-captive-orca-returned-wild/

Edit: and for dolphins born in captivity, see https://www.thedodo.com/another-seaworld-myth-debunked-751539462.html

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