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The Importance Of Whales In Captivity

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America is a growing country with growing opportunity. Americans take pride in progress. We thrive on innovative technology and new experiences. We want to be entertained. In order to satisfy our need for adventure, we visit amusement parks, aquariums and zoos. Although we enjoy vacationing to Six Flags or SeaWorld, we rarely stop to think about the organizations we are supporting. What do they stand for? How do they care for their employees and animals? One of the most popular parks today, Sea World, has been exposed for its harmful conditions, both for the employees and animals. Keeping aggressive whales in captivity is inhumane and cruel. It threatens their health and hardens their souls. We may only pay $60 for a ticket to Sea World, but the animals and trainers pay a much greater price. SeaWorld is a leading amusement park, with revenue totaling 1.46 …show more content…

The cases range from pushes and bumps, to tragic deaths. But there is something quite common in all cases. They were all committed in captivity. To this day, wild killer whales have not attacked or harmed a single human (the orca project). There is something about captivity that pushes the gentle beasts to violence. I might bite someone’s arm off too if I was surrounded by four concrete walls. The effects on killer whales in captivity are quite disturbing. In the wild, male killer whales live an average of 40 years, while females live an average age of 60! In captivity orcas barely make it out of their teens. The stress induced on these whales results primarily because of their small living space. In the ocean, they will travel an average of 100 miles a day. They are confined to a pool containing 0.0001 percent of water that they would normally traverse in a single day in nature. They often act aggressively towards one another because their tanks are so

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