Well, everyone have their ways of raising kids. I only wrote that comment because I know that you like animals and nature in general and because maybe you, just like many others, don´t realize how facilities like this one or the Sea World, or the Loro Parque on Tenerife etc. etc... how they really work. I didn´t realize either. When I was younger, I visited the Loro Parque too. So I get. It´s easy to fall for these attractions. What I have been trying since then though is to give people all the information and then let them decide for themselves. I mean if people want to see dolphins, orcas or whales, they can do that on special boat tours. They will see them in their natural environment, without harming them. Same with elephants. You want to see elephants in Thailand? Sure, go for one of those sanctuaries where they take care of elephants rescued from the riding industry, circuses, injured and orphaned elephants etc. I mean there is always a way to watch, observe and learn about animals without supporting businesses that abuse them. But of course it´s everyone´s choice which way they choose. That´s it. That´s my whole point ;)