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Originally Posted by Aaron_S
That's a silly argument, isn't it?
How can you even make the point that an animal living in the wild is unhealthy and stressed out. Have you seen any studies to suggest this?
Have you even seen many animals in captivity? I have seen dozens of animals stressed out in captivity. In fact I would even gamble that more animals die from stress in captivity than in the wild.
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I'm not. I'm simply saying that "the wild" isn't inherently a better place for all reptiles.
I'll agree with your point that plenty of animals are stressed in captivity. However, it's hard to say captivity itself is bad, and not individual factors of captivity such as husbandry and diet. I've also acknowledged that a lot of species simply should not be kept in captivity for the aforementioned reasons. This is why I've been trying to keep my argument focused on animals that are housed under good conditions.
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