PETA statement: ostrich escapes from animal café

Below, please find a statement from PETA Asia President Jason Baker in response to reports of an ostrich escaping from an animal café in Chonburi, Thailand: 

Instead of seeing this incident as funny, I hope people will realize the fear and stress experienced by B1, a wild animal kept for entertainment at this animal-themed cafe. In nature, ostrich mothers and fathers share parental responsibilities, protecting their babies from predators, shading them from the hot sun under their wings, and teaching them how to find food—behavior impossible in the confines of such facilities. Wild animals like ostriches don’t belong in captivity, where they’re easily startled and pose dangers to themselves and the public when they inevitably try to escape their unnatural confinement.