- THLN hypocrisy in action and expossed, again.
Published by -NAWA News Feed- in - Our Thoughts - · Friday 20 Aug 2021
Many of you may be familiar with the way activists attack exotic animal owners and animal interactions, they make it a point to highlight all the negatives and make themselves look like saints.
Recently, the Texas Humane Legislative Network, (THLN, and more on them here), posted a tweet for International Elephant Day, touting how they attempted, but lost it big-time, an effort to target Texas facilities including all zoo’s, (no exemptions), prohibiting the people from having contact with elephants.
Well THLN, since you brought it up, what, exactly, is the problem with hypocrisy?
When someone condemns the behavior of others, why do we find it so objectionable if we learn he engages in the same behavior himself?
The answer may seem self-evident. Not practicing what you preach; lacking the willpower to live up to your own ideals; behaving in ways you obviously know are wrong — these are clear moral failings.
In a classic example of "rules for thee, but not for me" Austin Elephants founder, name, is pictured on her own website standing next to an elephant in a free contact situation. All of this while promoting herself alongside THLN for trying to pass a bill in Texas that would have banned direct public contact with elephants.
"Do as I say, not as I do ?"
So here is a person claiming that any and all contact with an elephant is detrimental to the animal, but while she's on vacation she engages in that exact same activity. We are sure she would defend herself by saying that she was visiting a so-called 'ethical sanctuary' however in the words of Dr. Pakkanut Bansiddhi of Chiang Mai University veterinary department, "As far as I am concerned, there are no elephant sanctuaries in Thailand."
It is well known that the most outspoken self proclaimed sanctuary in Thailand purchases their elephants and calls them rescues. Perhaps in her excitement to be in such close proximity to elephants Ms. Austin Elephants didn't notice she was doing exactly what the propaganda speaks out against.
Just our thoughts, . . . .