lank tangles

 

did you know that releasing balloons into the atmosphere kills turtles out at sea?

 

televised celebrations where people let balloons fly make me cringe, sobra. the image of a dead turtle we saw in the pond in irri once keeps on popping up in my head. it was just floating like a driftwood while blood seeped slowly from its mouth and into the water. the cause of the death was unknown.

 

now, think global. the open waters are probably some of the biggest graveyards in the world. everyday, thousands and thousands of deaths occur in there, unreported accidents and murders that nobody would ever EVER know about.

 

releasing ballons just makes the deathlist longer. in the least, it increases the chances of water animals getting killed.

 

i'm not saying that balloons should be banned. they are pretty little human inventions that bring joy to the world (sap!). they just shouldn't be allowed to fly away.