点评:I have no idea how so many people go here and feel anything but horror at the horrendous treatment of the animals here. Hakkejima has a good reputation compared to many other Japanese aquaria and zoos because of all the money it has, but there is absolutely no work being done here to further conservation or education and zero regard for animal welfare.
River otters are kept in enclosed concrete cages with no running water and are sometimes separated from their families. Red pandas are sealed inside of plastic tubes and left to pace endlessly for hours. Multiple mammals look malnourished and stressed, with thin bodies and patchy, raggedy fur. Dolphins and beluga whales are forced to perform four demanding shows per day. Many other animals, like arapaima, capybaras, flamingoes, pelicans, polar bears, walruses, and tortoises are left in tiny enclosures barely big enough for them to move a little and barely wide enough for them to turn around.
As if that's not bad enough, Hakkejima Sea Paradise actively engages in sea floor trawling. For the uninitiated, this refers to the practice of running a giant net along the ocean floor, destroying habitats and ensnaring many animals that the fishing vessels are not trying to catch. It's illegal in many countries, yet Hakkejima sends out specialists on fishing vessels to sort through what they dig up and send the most interesting specimens to the aquarium. The aquarium as a result has gotten its hands on many deep-sea creatures that it isn't properly fit to display — of the several deep-sea goblin sharks the aquarium acquired via sea floor trawling, none of them have survived longer than three weeks in captivity.
Do not go here. Do not subject yourself to this miserable excuse for entertainment. Do not use your tourism dollars to support this greedy animal cruelty farm.
翻译:我不知道为什么这么多人来到这里,却对这里动物遭受的残酷对待感到震惊。八景岛动物园凭借雄厚的资金,比日本许多其他水族馆和动物园享有良好的声誉,但这里根本没有开展任何保护或教育工作,对动物福利也毫不关心。
水獭被关在封闭的混凝土笼子里,没有自来水,有时甚至与家人分离。小熊猫被密封在塑料管里,任其连续数小时不停地踱步。许多哺乳动物看起来营养不良,压力很大,身体瘦弱,皮毛参差不齐。海豚和白鲸被迫每天表演四场高难度的表演。许多其他动物,如巨骨舌鱼、水豚、火烈鸟、鹈鹕、北极熊、海象和陆龟,都被关在狭小的围栏里,这些围栏几乎不够它们活动,也几乎不够它们转身。
更糟糕的是,八景岛海岛乐园还积极参与海底拖网捕鱼活动。对于不熟悉的人来说,这指的是在海底拉动巨型渔网,破坏栖息地,诱捕渔船无意捕捞的众多动物。这在许多国家都是非法的,但八景岛乐园还是会派专家乘渔船对打捞到的鱼进行分类,并将最有趣的标本送往水族馆。结果,水族馆得到了许多不适宜展出的深海生物——水族馆通过海底拖网捕捞到的几条深海妖鲨,没有一条在圈养环境下存活超过三周。
千万别去这里。别让自己沉迷于这种可怜的娱乐借口。别用你的旅游收入来支持这个贪婪的虐待动物农场。