{"id":114152,"date":"2024-11-28T02:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T02:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelatinpostny.com\/?p=114152"},"modified":"2024-11-28T02:59:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T02:59:01","slug":"el-cautiverio-de-los-animales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelatinpostny.com\/?p=114152","title":{"rendered":"El cautiverio de los animales"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Selenny Lovera<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hace ya\u00a0<\/span><\/span>un<\/span><\/span>\u00a0tiempo visit<\/span><\/span>\u00e9<\/span><\/span>\u00a0una finca, cuya visita fue tan aleccionadora que no he podido olvidar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>las escenas<\/span><\/span>\u00a0que all\u00ed presenci<\/span><\/span>\u00e9<\/span><\/span>. Lo que para su due\u00f1o y los dem\u00e1s acompa\u00f1antes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>que la recorr\u00edamos\u00a0<\/span><\/span>era motivo<\/span><\/span>\u00a0de orgullo y admiraci\u00f3n para m\u00ed<\/span><\/span>\u00a0fue motivo de\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mucha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tristeza e impotencia.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>A medida que\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00edbamos\u00a0<\/span><\/span>avanzando<\/span><\/span>\u00a0y nos deten\u00edamos en cada grupo de especie animal<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0mi tristeza\u00a0<\/span><\/span>se\u00a0<\/span><\/span>acrecentaba;<\/span><\/span>percib\u00eda en\u00a0<\/span><\/span>los<\/span><\/span>\u00a0ojos\u00a0<\/span><\/span>de esos animales una<\/span><\/span>\u00a0depresi\u00f3n\u00a0<\/span><\/span>que solo los que aman a los animales pueden\u00a0<\/span><\/span>notar<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Estaban\u00a0<\/span><\/span>en\u00a0<\/span><\/span>una especie de corral, e<\/span><\/span>xcepto las aves de gran tama\u00f1o<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>api\u00f1ados<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sin espacio suficiente<\/span><\/span>\u00a0ni<\/span><\/span>para dar una vuelta.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Todos eran animales ex\u00f3ticos.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

No quer\u00eda \u00a0decir nada, sab\u00eda que no era sensato\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expresar mi opini\u00f3n<\/span><\/span>;\u00a0<\/span><\/span>adem\u00e1s, su due\u00f1o hacia lo que desde hace miles de a\u00f1os nosotros los humanos hemos venido haciendo con los animales<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>y\u00a0<\/span><\/span>que err\u00f3neamente se ha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>entendido<\/span><\/span>\u00a0como algo natural<\/span><\/span>, como un mandato de Dios<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

La escena m\u00e1s desgarradora que vi al final del recorrido fue la de la pareja de mon<\/span><\/span>os<\/span><\/span>\u00a0peque\u00f1itos<\/span><\/span>, encerrados en una jaula<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0para procrear<\/span><\/span>\u00a0y c<\/span><\/span>uy<\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00fanica actividad era dar vuelta<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0alrededor de la jaula<\/span><\/span>\u00a0a una gran velocidad, \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0emitiendo\u00a0<\/span><\/span>un sonido fuerte y penetrante;<\/span><\/span>\u00a0era el sonido de la desesperaci\u00f3n,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0de la a<\/span><\/span>ngustia<\/span><\/span>;<\/span><\/span>\u00a0parec\u00edan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>consciente<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0de que jam\u00e1s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>podr\u00edan<\/span><\/span>disfrutar de un instante de libertad<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Solo ah\u00ed, sin propon\u00e9rmelo<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0dije<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0por qu\u00e9<\/span><\/span>\u00a0no lo<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0sacan<\/span><\/span>\u00a0aunque sea por un momento, a lo que to<\/span><\/span>dos al un\u00edsono respondieron, \u00a1<\/span><\/span>como lo<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0van a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sacar<\/span><\/span>!<\/span><\/span>\u00a0M<\/span><\/span>e miraron extra\u00f1ados,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>y\u00a0<\/span><\/span>no me atrev\u00ed a decir nada m\u00e1s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Desde ese dia me propuse escribir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>este art\u00edculo\u00a0<\/span><\/span>acerca del sufrimiento de los animales en cautiverio<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

L<\/span><\/span>a libertad es esencial a todos los seres vivientes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sin ella la vida es un infierno.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>L<\/span><\/span>os animales\u00a0<\/span><\/span>no son la excepci\u00f3n, ellos\u00a0<\/span><\/span>son conscientes de su s<\/span><\/span>ituaci\u00f3n,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>porque son\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seres sintientes que\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tienen riqueza mental, as\u00ed lo han d<\/span><\/span>ictaminado<\/span><\/span>\u00a0los\u00a0<\/span><\/span>et\u00f3logos,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>los\u00a0<\/span><\/span>profesionales\u00a0<\/span><\/span>estudiosos\u00a0<\/span><\/span>del comportamiento animal<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

En el a\u00f1o 19<\/span><\/span>7<\/span><\/span>6 el gobierno\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ingl\u00e9s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0cre\u00f3 el Concilio sobre el Bienestar de los Animales de Granj<\/span><\/span>a. \u00a0L<\/span><\/span>as directrices y recomendaciones de dicho concilio se tradujeron en las\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Five Freedoms\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of animals<\/span><\/span>\u00a0o cinco libertades de los animales, entre las que se encuentra<\/span><\/span>n<\/span><\/span>: \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/span>La libertad de expresar un comportamiento normal, proporcionando suficiente espacio, facilidades y compa\u00f1\u00eda de los animales de su especie. Estar libres de miedo y angustia, asegurando condiciones y tratamiento que evite el sufrimiento mental<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sin embargo, la gran mayor\u00eda de los criad<\/span><\/span>ores<\/span><\/span>\u00a0de animales no\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aplican<\/span><\/span>\u00a0ningunas de estas directrices que\u00a0<\/span><\/span>desde hace tiempo est\u00e1n\u00a0<\/span><\/span>contenidas en la ley.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

El estr\u00e9s en\u00a0<\/span><\/span>los animales debido al encierro puede inducirlo incluso\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a la automutilaci\u00f3n, \u00a0comerse sus cr\u00edas<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0perder la posibilidad de reproducci\u00f3n,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0caminar en c\u00edrculo,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>masticar los objetos<\/span><\/span>; t<\/span><\/span>ambi\u00e9n l<\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span>repeti<\/span><\/span>ci\u00f3n de<\/span><\/span>\u00a0un movimiento constante<\/span><\/span>\u00a0o sonido<\/span><\/span>\u00a0sin un aparente fin<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>que es lo que\u00a0<\/span><\/span>se denomina\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ester<\/span><\/span>e<\/span><\/span>otipia<\/span><\/span>, justo lo que observ\u00e9 en la pareja de monitos<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Todo<\/span><\/span>\u00a0como forma de manifestar su alteraci\u00f3n, su enojo, su tristeza<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lo peor es que<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0en su mayor\u00eda<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0luego del trauma causado por el encierro<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0no pueden reinsertarse a su h\u00e1bitat natural; se convierten en presa f\u00e1cil para los depredadores, pierden la<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0habilidades para proveerse su alimentaci\u00f3n, y no pueden socializar con sus iguales.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Muchas personas que tienen animales como mascotas, a veces sin propon\u00e9rselo, los mantienen en cautiverio. Los amarran, los ponen a vivir en el techo de la casa, lo limitan al \u00e1rea de lavado, produci\u00e9ndole con esto una vida de infelicidad, de esclavitud.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ning\u00fan animal nace con el objetivo de vivir en cautiverio<\/span><\/span>;<\/span><\/span>\u00a0e<\/span><\/span>l cautiverio no es muy diferente a la esclavitud<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ed<\/span><\/span>war S.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Duvin<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0en 198<\/span><\/span>9<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0escribi\u00f3 un art\u00edculo en defensa de los animales\u00a0<\/span><\/span>que\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vivian<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0en los refugios o\u00a0<\/span><\/span>alberg<\/span><\/span>ues\u00a0<\/span><\/span>y que por motivo de superpoblaci\u00f3n eran\u00a0<\/span><\/span>eutanasiados<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0titulado<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u201cEn nombre de la misericordia\u201d<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>E<\/span><\/span>mulando a Ed. Duvin<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0pido en nombre de la misericordia\u00a0<\/span><\/span>detener la\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crueldad animal<\/span><\/span>\u00a0en todas sus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>manifestaciones<\/span><\/span>; son ellos nuestros hermanos en este planeta, seres indefensos que nos deleitan con su amor y belleza.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Por Selenny Lovera Hace ya\u00a0un\u00a0tiempo visit\u00e9\u00a0una finca, cuya visita fue tan aleccionadora que no he podido olvidar\u00a0las escenas\u00a0que all\u00ed presenci\u00e9. Lo que para su due\u00f1o y los dem\u00e1s acompa\u00f1antes\u00a0que la recorr\u00edamos\u00a0era motivo\u00a0de orgullo y admiraci\u00f3n para m\u00ed\u00a0fue motivo de\u00a0mucha\u00a0tristeza e impotencia.\u00a0A medida que\u00a0\u00edbamos\u00a0avanzando\u00a0y nos deten\u00edamos en cada grupo de especie animal,\u00a0mi tristeza\u00a0se\u00a0acrecentaba;percib\u00eda en\u00a0los\u00a0ojos\u00a0de esos animales […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelatinpostny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelatinpostny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelatinpostny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelatinpostny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelatinpostny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114152"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thelatinpostny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114160,"href":"https:\/\/thelatinpostny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114152\/revisions\/114160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelatinpostny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/114156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelatinpostny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelatinpostny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelatinpostny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}