Tag: animals

  • If Sea World Draws Criticism, Should the Opera Too?

    If Sea World Draws Criticism, Should the Opera Too?

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    Brian Wise
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    A provocative article on the website Counterpunch looks at whether there is a double standard when it comes to the use of live animals in works of art. At a time when Sea World and Ringling Bros. have bowed to public pressure and changed their policies on captive orca whales and elephants, respectively, New York artists and their audiences seem particularly enthralled this season…