点评:Let’s just say Atticus Finch would not approve.
Disclaimer: I’m not trying to discourage you from coming here, in fact I’ll say it is a beautiful mountain (if you are willing to climb around 281 steps or so*)
However, as you’ll climb, you will find a couple of vendors selling chips, memorabilia, soda and-
Live trapped birds whimpering, solo (or in pairs) in a tiny bamboo dome filled with their own feces.
To free the poor animal, depending where you buy its freedom, varies from around 50-60 thousand Kip, with “discounts” if you pay more.
A benevolent John Doe has a dilemma: whether to purchase the bird and buy its freedom but risk supporting this animal cruelty, or to let them be. To which I would advise my honest opinion of saying: I don’t know.
Sure, this type of animal cruelty occurs in many forms and places around Southeast Asia, but the shocking and most disturbing part is they dare to advertise themselves with a huge flag of “green location certified”, along with a certificate. To me, this is appalling. And I beg you to email the green location foundation asking them to take the certification away from this horror.
To provide a very suitable quote written by Harper Lee: “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
Let free birds fly.
*number of steps varies based on entrance point and brain power
翻译:这么说吧,阿提克斯·芬奇肯定不会赞同这种做法。
免责声明:我并非想劝阻你来这里,事实上,我得说这是一座美丽的山(如果你愿意爬大约281级台阶*)。
然而,在你攀登的过程中,你会看到几个小贩在卖薯片、纪念品、汽水,以及——
活生生的鸟儿被困在狭小的竹制圆顶里,发出呜咽声,它们单独(或成双成对)被关在里面,周围堆满了它们的粪便。
要想解救这些可怜的动物,根据你购买的地方不同,价格大约在5万到6万基普之间,如果你付得多一些,还能享受“折扣”。
一个好心的约翰·多伊面临着一个两难的选择:是买下这只鸟,让它重获自由,但同时也冒着支持这种虐待动物行为的风险,还是放它们走?对此,我只能坦诚地说:我不知道。
没错,这种虐待动物的行为在东南亚各地以多种形式存在,但最令人震惊和不安的是,他们竟然敢挂着“绿色认证”的大旗,还拿着证书招摇过市。在我看来,这简直骇人听闻。我恳请大家给绿色认证基金会发邮件,要求他们撤销这种恐怖行为的认证。
借用哈珀·李的一句名言:“嘲鸫除了为我们歌唱,别无他事。所以,杀死一只嘲鸫是一种罪过。”
让自由的鸟儿飞翔。
*步骤数量取决于入口位置和智力水平