Ethics and the rights issue

Its sinuous and complex
That one has to say
Donations come in fast and furious
And are put away
Pet shelters in local towns
Struggle yes they do
Under a mountain of paper work
And lots of animals too

There are misunderstandings
On who does what and how
People imagine the local places
Are helped but really now
Many are crippled by rising costs
And just no where to go
To get the extra funding
As their work load it does grow

The National organisation
On the other hand
Has vast sums at its disposal
Right across the land
Despite this very little
Ever trickles down
To help the tireless local places
All around the town

TV adverts monthly payments
Set up people feel
They are helping the local places
Really thats for real
But actually reality
Is that very little does
Get to them but lots of money
Is spent such a buzz!

In court and on the wages
And the pensions of the staff
The executives and management
Nothing is done by half
It all feels inappropriate to the
Shelters on the ground
To those who make donations
Thats what some have found

And now we hear that SEA World
And HSUS will be
Joining hands and joining hearts
For all eternity
Any rescued Sea Lions dolphins that they hear
Will end up in the sea world tanks
Apparently its clear

Others will possibly be shipped to the
Middle East
Where people are not so worried
Captivity they feast
Their eyes on any creature
Entertainment rocks
The wild souls take on other roles
With the resultant shocks

The PR circus reaches up high into the sky
As Tilikum rots painfully
And soon alas will die
He has faced adversity
Every single day
His solitary confinement
And his physical display

His record goes before him
3 trainers in their grave
And he has been responsible
Nobody could save
Those he took exception to
They all suffered so
The killer whales are killers
That much now we know

We knew all that before Dawn
keto’s captivity
His mother was Kalina
He was never free
Born in fact at Sea World
But angry just the same
When they moved his long lost brother Keet
Poor judgement some did claim

Wild species and commerce
They really do not mix
Corporations actually knock
It all for six
These creatures are so sentient
Their feelings are so strong
And unless you understand them
Everything goes wrong

Killer whales are meant to be
In oceans far and wide
Its arrogance personified
To keep them trapped inside
Some concrete bloody bath tub
And expect them to be
As happy as little sand boys
It doesn’t happen actually

Its good they say no breeding
But I don’t believe a word
The sperm they have accumulated
Which now has occurred
Don’t tell me they won’t use it
And now the Spanish Park
Says it wants to continue breeding
Wants to make its mark

We must not be complacent
Carry on the fight
Stop people using sea World
We all know its not right
Don’t be taken in by green wash
Just don’t be naive
Empty the tanks tell the banks
Its for Tilikum we shall grieve