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4 months ago
Euthanizing Sea Lions?
Let me preface this post with a few comments about myself. I’m not a vegetarian, an animal-rights-activist, or anti-authority. I order my steak medium-rare, and once, on a youthful summer day in southern California, I burned some ants with a magnifying glass. And I liked it.
With that said, here is a story I just don’t get.
Oregon Fish and Wildlife have been setting traps near the Bonneville Dam in an effort to catch protected Sea Lions that are eating endangered Chinook Salmon. One was caught this morning and is scheduled to be euthanized at a nearby facility. A spokesperson for the organization stated they’ve been ‘trying’ to find homes for animals they capture, but have been unsuccessful thus far.
I’m not a marine bioligist (I just play one on t.v.), but why not transport the animals back to the coast? Wouldn’t this solution be less expensive and more humane? I mean, come on, they’re just going there for food. It’s not like these pesky ocean tigers are doing secret bungee jumps from the dam at night. They’re hungry and only hunting their prey as they’d do in the open water.
I sure hope the manager at Whole Foods doesn’t tie me up and take me out back one day while I’m grocery shopping. Should he set a false-floor near the Raisan Bran, I hope he’ll just drive me home instead of killing me.
