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The World at War<p>A German airman brought down over South East England is escorted to the train station on his way to captivity - Sept 1940 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wwii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldwar2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>captivity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trainstation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trainstation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/luftwaffe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>luftwaffe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/airman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>southeast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/england" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>england</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BattleOfBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BattleOfBritain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Torture</span></a> was not just cruel, it was <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/inhuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inhuman</span></a>; Ukrainian soldier dies weeks after release from <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> captivity</p><p>Less than a month after his release from <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>captivity</span></a>, soldier Valery Zelensky died of injuries sustained under <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>torture</span></a></p><p>Zelensky had spent 39 months in Russian captivity. He was released as part of the landmark 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner deal on May 25. Just 22 days later, on June 16, his heart stopped.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/torture-was-not-just-cruel-it-was-inhuman-ukrainian-soldier-dies-weeks-after-release-from-russian-captivity-06-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/torture-wa</span><span class="invisible">s-not-just-cruel-it-was-inhuman-ukrainian-soldier-dies-weeks-after-release-from-russian-captivity-06-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p>
Mark<p>At least 206 Ukrainian soldiers died in Russian captivity amid brutal treatment</p><p>There have been multiple reports of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukrainian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukrainian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/POWs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POWs</span></a> being tortured or <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/killed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>killed</span></a> while in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>captivity</span></a> </p><p>As of May criminal investigations were underway regarding <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/execution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>execution</span></a> of 268 Ukrainian POWs</p><p>AP reported, citing previous reports of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/forensic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forensic</span></a> expert who conducted the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/autopsies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autopsies</span></a> of the POWs.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/over-200-ukrainian-soldiers-died-in-russian-captivity-ap-reports-4/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/over-200-u</span><span class="invisible">krainian-soldiers-died-in-russian-captivity-ap-reports-4/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Journalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalist</span></a> Roshchyna’s body missing organs after Russian captivity</p><p>The body of journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who died and underwent <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>torture</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>captivity</span></a>, was missing some internal organs, according to an investigation by the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ForbiddenStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForbiddenStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> network published on April 29.</p><p>During the examination in Ukraine, it turned out that Roshchyna’s brain, eyes, and part of the trachea had been removed</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/roshchyna-body-russian-captivity/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/roshchyna-</span><span class="invisible">body-russian-captivity/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianWarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianTorture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianTorture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Imprisoned for Life: Take Action for Animals Exploited in Captivity <a href="https://www.peta.org.uk/features/lockdown-rapid-actions/?utm_source=Mastodon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">peta.org.uk/features/lockdown-</span><span class="invisible">rapid-actions/?utm_source=Mastodon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/AnimalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AnimalRights</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>captivity</span></a></p>
Gerd_Brodowski<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>israel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> : <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaza</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hostages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hostages</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>captivity</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a></p><p>„Luis Har, a 72-year-old Israeli grandfather, shared his harrowing 129-day captivity under Hamas, during which he endured extreme malnutrition and constant fear of execution. Living in dire conditions in Gaza, he lost 35 pounds and now aims to draw attention to the remaining hostages.“<br><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/hamas-eats-like-kings-while-hostages-starve-freed-israeli-hostages-reveal-starvation-conditions-under-captivity/articleshow/119459093.cms" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">timesofindia.indiatimes.com/wo</span><span class="invisible">rld/middle-east/hamas-eats-like-kings-while-hostages-starve-freed-israeli-hostages-reveal-starvation-conditions-under-captivity/articleshow/119459093.cms</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Signs of torture found on most bodies of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukrainians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukrainians</span></a> repatriated from <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>captivity</span></a></p><p>Head of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Forensic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forensic</span></a> Medical Examination of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Corpses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corpses</span></a> Department: "80% of the bodies brought back to us from [Russian] pre-trial detention centres, prisons and so on, show signs of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>torture</span></a>"</p><p><a href="https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/03/5/7501416/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/03</span><span class="invisible">/5/7501416/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianTerrorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianTerrorists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/POWs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POWs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianWarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>terrorism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussiaInvadedUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaInvadedUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussiaIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaIsATerroristState</span></a></p>
Butterflies - Animal Rights<p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>captivity</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>slavery</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/AnimalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AnimalRights</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/AnimalLiberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AnimalLiberation</span></a></p>
T R Shankar Raman (has moved)<p>Interesting and welcome judgement by the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kerala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kerala</span></a> High court that pushes the envelope on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animalwelfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animalwelfare</span></a> for Asian <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elephants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elephants</span></a>. It's high time that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/temples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>temples</span></a> and other entities stop using elephants for 'rituals' that, as the HC points out, are not essential for their religious practices. Parading captive elephants is an archaic and cruel practice that needs to stop. Artificial and life size mechanical elephants can be used instead. <a href="https://www.verdictum.in/amp/court-updates/high-courts/in-re-captive-elephants-v-union-of-india-ors-wpcno31520-of-2024-kerala-high-court-1558050" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">verdictum.in/amp/court-updates</span><span class="invisible">/high-courts/in-re-captive-elephants-v-union-of-india-ors-wpcno31520-of-2024-kerala-high-court-1558050</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animalrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoindia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastoindia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>captivity</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>UK&#39;s governmental petitions (1/8):</p><p>Introduce bans to stop consumption of rabbit meat by humans and pets<br /><a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/659576" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petition.parliament.uk/petitio</span><span class="invisible">ns/659576</span></a></p><p>Ban the importation and selling of Foie Gras in the UK<br /><a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/652764" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petition.parliament.uk/petitio</span><span class="invisible">ns/652764</span></a></p><p>Ban the culling of male chicks<br /><a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/653026" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petition.parliament.uk/petitio</span><span class="invisible">ns/653026</span></a></p><p>Make factory farms illegal<br /><a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/653833" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petition.parliament.uk/petitio</span><span class="invisible">ns/653833</span></a></p><p>Ban pork from being served in schools<br /><a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/649490" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petition.parliament.uk/petitio</span><span class="invisible">ns/649490</span></a></p><p>Outlaw the trade of &#39;live food&#39; in pet stores in the UK<br /><a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/655474" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petition.parliament.uk/petitio</span><span class="invisible">ns/655474</span></a></p><p>Ban the captivity of dolphins, whales, and porpoises in England<br /><a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/650377" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petition.parliament.uk/petitio</span><span class="invisible">ns/650377</span></a></p><p>Allow vegans to opt-out of paying taxes that subsidise animal agriculture<br /><a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/658518" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petition.parliament.uk/petitio</span><span class="invisible">ns/658518</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/AnimalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AnimalRights</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/AnimalAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AnimalAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/FactoryFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FactoryFarms</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/FoieGras" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FoieGras</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/rabbits" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rabbits</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/chickens" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>chickens</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/pigs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pigs</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/marinelife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>marinelife</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/dolphins" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dolphins</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>whales</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/porpoises" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>porpoises</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>captivity</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/GoVegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GoVegan</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UK</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Countless Zoo Animals Die from Captivity-Related Issues <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/AnimalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AnimalRights</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/zoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>zoo</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>captivity</span></a> <a href="https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/countless-zoo-animals-die-from-captivity-related-issues/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">onegreenplanet.org/animals/cou</span><span class="invisible">ntless-zoo-animals-die-from-captivity-related-issues/</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Imprisoned for Life: Take Action for Animals Exploited in Captivity <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/AnimalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AnimalRights</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>captivity</span></a> <a href="https://www.peta.org.uk/features/lockdown-rapid-actions/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">peta.org.uk/features/lockdown-</span><span class="invisible">rapid-actions/</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Orca Inouk Dies at Marine Park in France <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/AnimalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AnimalRights</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/marinelife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>marinelife</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/orca" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>orca</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>captivity</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://www.peta.org.uk/blog/inouk-death/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">peta.org.uk/blog/inouk-death/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>Dolphin-Assisted Therapy is bad for dolphins and bad for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/patients" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patients</span></a>. It is a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> that brings in huge amounts of money; it is bad for dolphins that are confined to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>captivity</span></a> separated from their <a href="https://mas.to/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> and their loved ones, and it is bad for patients and their families who are getting soaked in more ways than one.</p><p>Please join us in asking <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> to please end all Dolphin-Assisted Therapy programs.</p><p>18/18 🧵 </p><p><a href="https://www.dolphinproject.com/take-action/petition-end-all-dolphin-assisted-therapy-programs/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dolphinproject.com/take-action</span><span class="invisible">/petition-end-all-dolphin-assisted-therapy-programs/</span></a></p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Dolphins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dolphins</span></a> are free ranging, social, sonic, and highly intelligent <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MarineMammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineMammals</span></a>. The vastness and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BiologicalDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiologicalDiversity</span></a> of the open <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sea</span></a>, in which dolphins and other <a href="https://mas.to/tags/whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whales</span></a> have developed over more than 50 million years, cannot be duplicated in a tank or an enclosure in the sea. Consequently, the complexity of dolphins’ behavioral repertoire cannot be accommodated in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>captivity</span></a>. Based on today’s knowledge of cetaceans’ sophisticated physiology and highly developed emotional sense,</p><p>14/18</p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>ORCAS AND DOLPHINS DO NOT BELONG IN CAPTIVITY!</p><p>Keeping <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dolphins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dolphins</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/orcas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>orcas</span></a> and other cetaceans in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>captivity</span></a> is cruel. Depriving them of the vast open spaces and social bonds that they would normally have in the wild, and confining them to small, concrete <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tanks</span></a> to perform tricks for dead fish is highly unethical for these complex marine mammals. No matter how sophisticated the enclosure, no man made facility can ever hope to replicate the wild world of dolphins and whales.</p><p>1/18</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SaveOurSeas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurSeas</span></a> 🌊🐬</p>
Dragofix<p>Two More Beluga Whales Die at Marineland Despite Persistent Concerns <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/AnimalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AnimalRights</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>whales</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>captivity</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/Marineland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Marineland</span></a> <a href="https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/two-more-beluga-whales-die-at-marineland-despite-persistent-concerns/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">onegreenplanet.org/animals/two</span><span class="invisible">-more-beluga-whales-die-at-marineland-despite-persistent-concerns/</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Help end elephant captivity in New York City! <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/AnimalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AnimalRights</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/elephants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>elephants</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>captivity</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewYorkCity</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/letters/help-end-elephant-captivity-in-new-york-city" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">actionnetwork.org/letters/help</span><span class="invisible">-end-elephant-captivity-in-new-york-city</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Stop Canada’s Tiger Kings: Get Big Cats Out of Captivity! <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/AnimalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AnimalRights</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>captivity</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://action.animaljustice.ca/page/146454/action/1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.animaljustice.ca/page/1</span><span class="invisible">46454/action/1</span></a></p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>sometimes for hours, dolphins and whales are forced to lay immobile in small transportation containers without natural light and air.</p><p>Wild dolphins live in highly complex <a href="https://mas.to/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> structures and travel many miles a day. They use a complicated system of clicks and whistles to communicate with one another and echolocation to navigate and hunt. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Captivity</span></a> confines these self-aware animals to small, sterile tanks. With little to no stimulation and insufficient space to roam, </p><p>2/</p>