An animal welfare syllabus for wildlife tourism

Fennell, David A.; Coose, Sarah; Moorhouse, Tom P.

doi:10.1080/09669582.2022.2142597

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“…The second category within Fennell's prototype , is the nature of the captive human-animal relationship that leads to suffering. While Fennell and colleagues categorize the handler emotional state as indifferent, it is suggested here that handler positionalities may be as varied as tourist attitudes, even though handler motivation is not necessarily based on ill-intent (Fennell et al, 2022). Many caretakers initially act from animal love and concern (theriophily), however the lines between animal love and abuse can be blurred when profits and entertainment necessitate animal compliance (Bauer, 2020).…”

Section: Fennell's Prototype Category A: the Role Of Animals And Huma...mentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Within their varying levels or "scales of justice", they assert that zoos and aquaria represent shallow justice as the captive animals are seen as instrumental in generating human consumption benefits, without regard to the wildlife's intrinsic value or agency. This is because the animal-based tourism industry is fundamentally human-focused, and primarily aims to meet the human right for leisure and entertainment (Carr and Cohen, 2015;Yerbury et al, 2017;Fennell et al, 2022). It is argued that zoos perpetuate colonial narratives of the human privilege to displace and possess (Gilich, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Zoos and aquaria: dark tourism or light fun? A post-humanist perspective

Yerbury

2023

Front. Sustain. Tour.

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Non-human animals in the field of Dark Tourism (DT) is an area of recent discussion. While DT initially described tourist sites of human suffering and death, this field undoubtedly encompasses nonhuman malaise. Some activities are unmistakably DT experiences, like bullfighting and hunting, whereas zoos and aquaria are considered more ambiguous. Using Fennel's post-humanist prototype, animals in zoos and aquaria are highlighted as examples of dark tourism objects who endure pain, suffering and thwarted flourishing. It is argued that animal-based DT activities arise from anthropocentric domination narratives of human exceptionalism and entitlement. In the captive context, nature and nonhumans are conceptualized as “other”, extending the dominant, progress-driven misapprehensions of human-nature separation, allowing people to deny the true and far-reaching effects of human impacts on nonhumans and the earth. Dark tourists seek the artificial manifestations of the captive utopia of zoos and aquaria and the collusion provided, permitting the dismissal of animal rights, biodiversity loss and climate change. An alternative perspective of deep justice is offered, where the wellbeing, interests and rights of animals are inherently valued. Embracing this perspective would allow the rejection of captive-animal dark tourism sites such as zoos and aquaria and for the flourishing of all beings to be to be upheld.

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Section: Fennell's Prototype Category A: the Role Of Animals And Huma...mentioning

confidence: 97%