This is what I figured. But considering rumours it sounds as if they only make money at the casino (as opposed to any of their attractions) and their patrons seem to mainly be from the PRC, I have a feeling that this campaign will never hit them where it hurts. But then, how did the whale shark thing play out?JR8 wrote:As far as I know public outcry and petitions etc. were enough to stop them in their plans of putting a whale-shark in their aquarium.
As usual it all comes down to $$$. If you can tip that balance the balance of bad PR vs $ there is a chance.
I would suggest that rumour is not a good body of evidence to any argument. I encourage you to read the Business Times when financials are published. And poll the SG gahmen that mandates RWS and MBS to provide certain facilities & attractions...not all decisions are based on $$$...poodlek wrote:
But considering rumours it sounds as if they only make money at the casino (as opposed to any of their attractions) and their patrons seem to mainly be from the PRC
i think ACRES has/is still against UW world's pink dolphins. they've been annoyed since day 0.curiousgeorge wrote:Funny isn't it...Pink Dolphins in Underwater World since 1999 and yet the protesters don't seem bothered by that...
Are we talking about HDB dwellers?taxico wrote:but such intelligent (read scheming) mammals should not be "jailed" in small pens for so many hours a day.
curiousgeorge wrote: So the issue re:RWS is whether you feel a moral outrage at the principle of capturing wild animals and/or keeping them in captivity. And if you feel outrage at those principles, why are you not outraged at the pink dolphins (which are an endangered species) at Underwater World? Or indeed any of the attractions at the Singapore Zoo, Bird Park etc or a million other such places around the world?
curiousgeorge wrote: If you browse the links above, you will see a whole body of work that points to several advantages to Marine Park efforts: learning, husbandry, re-population of wild stocks, research etc.
So the issue re:RWS is whether you feel a moral outrage at the principle of capturing wild animals and/or keeping them in captivity. And if you feel outrage at those principles, why are you not outraged at the pink dolphins (which are an endangered species) at Underwater World? Or indeed any of the attractions at the Singapore Zoo, Bird Park etc or a million other such places around the world?
For myself, I am oddly on the fence. If the net gain is more dolphins in the wild, isn't that a good thing?
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