Chapter 21 sea ​​lion collar

At Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, there is a place where sea lions gather. Tourists can only watch it from a distance. There is a notice posted on the pier: "This pier is owned by the US Navy. Feeding, throwing or threatening sea lions will be brought to justice." The United States is indeed an advanced country in terms of protecting wild animals, and even "threatening" animals will be brought to justice! When I was fascinated to watch the sea lions, a group of children walked to the pier, led by two young female teachers. It turned out that the kindergarten teachers brought the children to watch the sea lions and taught outdoors.The adults on the pier gave up the best viewing seats to the children—the United States is also an advanced country in terms of courtesy and caring for the elderly, women and children.

I heard the kindergarten teacher say to the children: "Did you see the circle on the neck of the sea lion on the right?" "Have!" "That's not its necklace, but its scar. This sea lion played in the sea when he was a child. When he saw a collar, he got into it to play. Unexpectedly, he couldn't get it out after getting in. The little sea lion has been growing up, and the collar is getting better. It got tighter and tighter, it sank into the flesh, bleeding, painful, it was found just before it was strangled, and the coil was cut to save it." The children listened intently, with a very painful expression on their faces.

"So, you must not throw things into the sea in the future, it may kill a sea lion." The teacher took the children away. I was deeply moved at Fisherman's Wharf in the early morning. This is the best education. I hope our teachers can also educate children in this way. Sea lion collars are the collars of ignorance and savagery, and many of our adults wear them without knowing it.If we want to teach children how to cherish and care for all beings, we must first take off our ignorant and barbaric collars!