Not all fun and games: The missing ethics of animals in tourism
Animals are a mainstay of global tourism development. They’re consumed in fishing and hunting, and used as part of “experiences” - horses in trail rides, marine mammals in theme parks, whale sharks for us to swim with. In Sea World USA, orcas (killer whales) are kept for the entertainment of the pub...
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ftmurdochunivall:oai:alma.61MUN_INST:11135708940007891 2024-09-15T18:28:56+00:00 Not all fun and games: The missing ethics of animals in tourism Macbeth, J. 2012 https://theconversation.com/not-all-fun-and-games-the-missing-ethics-of-animals-in-tourism-8986 https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/other/Not-all-fun-and-games-The/991005542340807891 eng eng The Conversation Media Group ispartof: The Conversation vol 10 October https://theconversation.com/not-all-fun-and-games-the-missing-ethics-of-animals-in-tourism-8986 991005542340807891 https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/other/Not-all-fun-and-games-The/991005542340807891 alma:61MUN_INST/bibs/991005542340807891 The Author physicalOjbect Other 2012 ftmurdochunivall 2024-08-15T00:52:51Z Animals are a mainstay of global tourism development. They’re consumed in fishing and hunting, and used as part of “experiences” - horses in trail rides, marine mammals in theme parks, whale sharks for us to swim with. In Sea World USA, orcas (killer whales) are kept for the entertainment of the public. We deprive them of their liberty to do this, but it is rarely questioned – except, ironically, when a captive orca kills or injures their human “trainer”, or when animal rights organisations launch a specific campaign on the issue. Recently, an article on The Conversation stated: Because animals don’t have the strong protections that come from legal personhood, we don’t give their interests serious consideration when we make decisions about habitat destruction. A similar problem occurs in tourism, where the denial of personhood,or failure to recognise the individual, leads to a lack of care for the rights and welfare of animals, even in so-called ecotourism. Other/Unknown Material Orca Murdoch University Research Portal |
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Animals are a mainstay of global tourism development. They’re consumed in fishing and hunting, and used as part of “experiences” - horses in trail rides, marine mammals in theme parks, whale sharks for us to swim with. In Sea World USA, orcas (killer whales) are kept for the entertainment of the public. We deprive them of their liberty to do this, but it is rarely questioned – except, ironically, when a captive orca kills or injures their human “trainer”, or when animal rights organisations launch a specific campaign on the issue. Recently, an article on The Conversation stated: Because animals don’t have the strong protections that come from legal personhood, we don’t give their interests serious consideration when we make decisions about habitat destruction. A similar problem occurs in tourism, where the denial of personhood,or failure to recognise the individual, leads to a lack of care for the rights and welfare of animals, even in so-called ecotourism. |
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