Adopt-a-pirate
In honour of it being Speak Like a Pirate Day, the Cavblog is please to support another great scheme to protect our world. Like a Save the Werewolves, the salty dog sanctuary of Pirate World in the village of ‘Clunge-on-Water’, Dorset is a fine and worthy cause and one that we feel all readers of the Cavblog should support.
We talked to Emily Stoatwarbler of Pirate World about this new venture. “For too long the plight of the pirate has been ignored by the general public. Once these proud creatures were the scourge of the seven seas but now they are reduced to figures of fun, made to hobble around children’s theme-parks with a stuffed parrot on their shoulder and being forced to pose with screaming, snotty brats.
“The level of abuse for pirates in the captivity is quite shocking and it is no-wonder that their numbers are dwindling in the wild. The worst example we found was at the Treasure Island hotel in Las Vegas. Here I was appalled to find that pirates were forced to perform like monkeys for holiday-makers every night of the week. It is unforgivable. We have now managed to save at least five of these pirate performers from the clutches of these cruel exploiters.
“Here at Pirates World we rescue pirates wherever we find them and rehouse them our 65 acres of sanctuary. We currently have over 150 pirates in our care. Our enclosures offer them space to pillage and rape and feature recreations of their own environment.”
To ensure that the pirates don’t become too tame the keepers hide doubloons and rum throughout the enclosures, so that the pirates have to find their booty themselves, although Ms Stoatwarbler admits that they do help them along by marking the spots with numerous X’s. “It’ll take a while for the pirates to regain their natural Buccaneering abilities so we feel a little assistance doesn’t hurt anyone.”
To help finance the sanctuary Pirate World offers the public the chance to ‘adopt’ a Pirate. For just £25 individuals receive a photograph of their chosen swashbuckler, a certificate and regular updates.
To get involved, the Cavblog has adopted Henry Morgan, who began his pirating career in 1655 but was recently found entertaining a kid’s club in Butlin’s, Skegness. Before this indignanty, Morgan was best known for his sacking of Porto Bello, where he used captured catholic priests and nuns to shield his crew as they climbed the walls of the fort. The city fell to him along with 250,000 pieces of eight, and 300 slaves. Today Morgan can be seen at Pirate World in the ‘Davy Jones Locker’ enclosure. He’s a shy little fella but always comes out at feeding time.
Look how cute he is… Bless.
We talked to Emily Stoatwarbler of Pirate World about this new venture. “For too long the plight of the pirate has been ignored by the general public. Once these proud creatures were the scourge of the seven seas but now they are reduced to figures of fun, made to hobble around children’s theme-parks with a stuffed parrot on their shoulder and being forced to pose with screaming, snotty brats.
“The level of abuse for pirates in the captivity is quite shocking and it is no-wonder that their numbers are dwindling in the wild. The worst example we found was at the Treasure Island hotel in Las Vegas. Here I was appalled to find that pirates were forced to perform like monkeys for holiday-makers every night of the week. It is unforgivable. We have now managed to save at least five of these pirate performers from the clutches of these cruel exploiters.
“Here at Pirates World we rescue pirates wherever we find them and rehouse them our 65 acres of sanctuary. We currently have over 150 pirates in our care. Our enclosures offer them space to pillage and rape and feature recreations of their own environment.”
To ensure that the pirates don’t become too tame the keepers hide doubloons and rum throughout the enclosures, so that the pirates have to find their booty themselves, although Ms Stoatwarbler admits that they do help them along by marking the spots with numerous X’s. “It’ll take a while for the pirates to regain their natural Buccaneering abilities so we feel a little assistance doesn’t hurt anyone.”
To help finance the sanctuary Pirate World offers the public the chance to ‘adopt’ a Pirate. For just £25 individuals receive a photograph of their chosen swashbuckler, a certificate and regular updates.
To get involved, the Cavblog has adopted Henry Morgan, who began his pirating career in 1655 but was recently found entertaining a kid’s club in Butlin’s, Skegness. Before this indignanty, Morgan was best known for his sacking of Porto Bello, where he used captured catholic priests and nuns to shield his crew as they climbed the walls of the fort. The city fell to him along with 250,000 pieces of eight, and 300 slaves. Today Morgan can be seen at Pirate World in the ‘Davy Jones Locker’ enclosure. He’s a shy little fella but always comes out at feeding time.Look how cute he is… Bless.
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