As is riding horses, but we do it. Feral cats do not like to be brought inside, but we do that too.
There is a trade, always, between freedom and safety. Creatures kept well are never forced to endure cold, or thirst, or hunger. Their young are safe from predators, their illnesses and injuries treated.
It all depends upon what it is you value most; although creatures have no such values as you and I.
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As is riding horses, but we do it. Feral cats do not like to be brought inside, but we do that too.
There is a trade, always, between freedom and safety. Creatures kept well are never forced to endure cold, or thirst, or hunger. Their young are safe from predators, their illnesses and injuries treated.
It all depends upon what it is you value most; although creatures have no such values as you and I.
Espére was hatched in the Val Fontaine mews. She knows no other life. Were I to release her, she would not be able to provide for herself. She would know cold, hunger, fear. Perhaps become the meal of a larger bird. Is it awful, then, to keep her so?