Lucky informs me that the dolphin thing is actually canonical, as the dolphins are briefly referred to in an actual episode of TNG.
There seems to be remarkable inconsistency in the way animals are treated in the Star Trek future. In an early episode, Riker haughtily tells someone, "we no longer enslave animals for food." Not just "no longer kill" -- the term "enslave" implies a radical rethinking of the human/animal relationship. Yet in other episodes, it is apparently revealed that they do still "enslave" horses for riding. And in DS9, it is implied from time to time that they consider eating "real meat" (which I take to mean nonsynthesized) to be a special luxury.
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Date: 2005-02-06 12:30 am (UTC)There seems to be remarkable inconsistency in the way animals are treated in the Star Trek future. In an early episode, Riker haughtily tells someone, "we no longer enslave animals for food." Not just "no longer kill" -- the term "enslave" implies a radical rethinking of the human/animal relationship. Yet in other episodes, it is apparently revealed that they do still "enslave" horses for riding. And in DS9, it is implied from time to time that they consider eating "real meat" (which I take to mean nonsynthesized) to be a special luxury.