点评:Today I witnessed something with my own eyes that deeply shocked me, and I feel you should know about it. Projecto Tamar presents itself as one of the largest NGOs dedicated to protecting sea turtles. On their website, they claim that turtles are kept only temporarily for rehabilitation and care.
However, when we visited one of their facilities today, the staff proudly told us that all the turtles there spend their entire lives in captivity. According to them, the turtles are kept to attract attention to the organization and to donate blood for other turtles.
Across each of their locations (23 in total), they keep an estimated 10–15 sea turtles in small saltwater pools. The sight was absolutely heartbreaking and brought me to tears. Some of the turtles are kept completely isolated.
The fact that this organization actively collects donations under the banner of turtle protection while permanently confining these animals in such conditions is truly unbelievable and deeply disturbing. No one should support this horrible organization willing to sacrifice these poor animals for advertising and entertainment.
翻译:今天我亲眼目睹了一件令我震惊不已的事情,我觉得应该让你们知道。Projecto Tamar 自称是致力于保护海龟的大型非政府组织之一。他们在网站上声称,海龟只是被暂时圈养用于康复和护理。
然而,今天我们参观了他们的一个设施时,工作人员却自豪地告诉我们,那里所有的海龟终生都被囚禁。据他们说,圈养海龟是为了吸引人们对该组织的关注,并为其他海龟提供血液。
在他们的23个地点,每个地点都用小型海水池圈养着大约10-15只海龟。眼前的景象令人心碎,我忍不住流下了眼泪。有些海龟甚至被完全隔离。
这个组织打着保护海龟的旗号积极募集捐款,却将这些动物永久囚禁在如此恶劣的环境中,这简直令人难以置信,也令人深感不安。任何人都不应该支持这个为了广告和娱乐而牺牲这些可怜动物的可怕组织。