I’ve heard of people releasing pigeons, birds, but last Saturday was my first time witnessing the releasing of crabs! Yes in an act of kindness, buddhists gathered round round one of the beaches in Batu Feringghi to release crabs back into the wild.
Go now, be free!
Cutting the the ropes that bind
Running for cover beside a rock covered in oysters
Stready now, else you might lose a leg or two
Get moving already
Hurry! This way home
Follow me, I have a feeling home's this way
Err... where am I?
Mayday mayday, crab overturned
Though I think it’s a noble deed, I also think that it’s actually creating the demand for people to capture animals only to be sold back and released, it’s a vicious cycle, moreover a friend of mine told me that research shows that 90% of these released animals do not survive. So are we really helping to save or are we actually helping indirectly in their capture and sale on the market?
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Mr.Dream (3 years ago)
some of the crab look like so agresive
Seraph (3 years ago)
yes some of the crabs ready to fight once released
Jayce (2 years ago)
Arrr… Don’t scare it ‘crab’ you ah?