The Taagic Story of Dolphin Mistreatment

Since the 1960s, SeaWorld has captured wild orcas’ for their main events. However, what SeaWorld does not disclose in the events, is how they come into possession of these beautiful animals. In 1964 a fella by the name of George Millay decided that he wanted to open up a theme park the featured marine animals. Therefore, in 1965, SeaWorld came into possession of a

In the 1960’s, there was an estimated number of 500,000 dolphins caught as bycatch per year by fishing industries alone(NOAA 8). There was an act, the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act, that was passed in 1972. This act’s main goal was to reduce marine mammal bycatch. This act required that “scientific studies were initiated, observers were placed on fishing boats, fishing gear was inspected, and boat captains with high dolphin mortality rates were reviewed(NOAA 8).” The also modified fishing gear in order to reduce how many dolphins were caught. This act was an incredible success, and dolphin bycatch had “declined from about 500,000 to about twenty thousand dolphins per year(NOAA 8).” This shows how much the fishing industries had improved how they fished in order to protect the dolphins. They also made a requirement that all tuna that was caught through dolphin-safe means be labelled(NOAA 9). This allowed consumers to see what they were buying. Therefore, it became in the interest of fishing industries to catch tuna by means other than through dolphins. Today, there are only about three thousand dolphins killed every year through fishing industries(NOAA 10). There is also a clear distinction between tuna that was caught through dolphin-safe means and otherwise. Therefore, the only thing a consumer has to do is to buy

The Cove (Louie Psihoyos, 2009) is a documentary, which follows activist Ric O’Barry and The Ocean Preservation Society to expose the brutal dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. The film constructs a sense of realism through naturalistic aesthetic codes and conventions. These conventions relate to the texts content, style, form and audience response and reception. The Cove employs these four levels of realism to construct a sense of authenticity and to position the audience into understanding a negative point of view portrayed about the dolphin slaughter in Taiji. The convention of content in the documentary concerns the implementation of true events, as well as the casting of real people. The style of The Cove focuses on the manipulation of

Since the 1960 's, SeaWorld has captured wild orcas, domesticating them like cats or dogs while displaying them like goldfish in an aquarium. The cruelty and dangers that SeaWorld presents to these animals need to be diminished. The environments they live in, the lifestyle they have adapted to, and the behaviors that have resulted from captivity are shocking. The breeding program in place at SeaWorld and the accidents that have happened in the facility that houses these whales are equally horrifying. The organization of PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, began its campaign “SeaWorld of Hurt” in May 2012. We need join PETA in efforts to end the captivity of killer whales, end the SeaWorld breeding program, and close all SeaWorld facilities.

Who does not love to see dolphins and whales flipping and doing tricks? Although the animals look happy and unharmed, there is a dark truth behind the captive marine life in amusement parks and zoos. Yes, attending zoos and marine life amusement parks are a part of childhood; but recently researchers have discovered just how cruel the environment is for the marine life in captivity. After studies of comparing the quality of life of marine animals in the wild and in captivity, there are multiple examples shown in Blackfish, PETA, and the Animal Welfare Institute that show that animals prosper and live longer in their natural

[fact]In countries outside the EU, dolphins live in conditions that make Attica (prison) seem like paradise. In September Ric O'Barry, former trainer of the TV dolphin Flipper, travelled with a animal welfare and conservation group to Turkey to help save two dolphins. At an unlicensed park in Hisaronu, on the Aegean, O’ Barry and others found Tom and Misha, two bottlenose dolphins, bobbing around in a stinking soup of excrement, rotting fish and worms, in a pool measuring 19 metres by 12 and just 4 metres deep. The owner bought the two dolphins and would charge 55 Euros for ten minute swims with the dolphins. Marine aquatic shows are suppose to be a source of knowledge not entertainment. Marine parks were made to conserve and help animals.

The amount of cetacean bycatch in the fishing industries of the world has decreased incredibly since it was first announced as a problem(NOAA 8). In the 1960’s, there was an estimated number of 500,000 dolphins caught as bycatch per year by fishing industries alone(NOAA 8). There was an act, the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act, that was passed in 1972. This act’s main goal was to reduce marine mammal bycatch. This act required that “scientific studies were initiated, observers were placed on fishing boats, fishing gear was inspected,

Although SeaWorld is known worldwide for their marine animal life along with many other attractions inside the parks, their methods to sustain this marine animal entertainment has become controversial due to their allegations of animal abuse and ethical misconduct. The treatment they give to their marine animal life is not adequate for these mature adult animals to live as they would in the wild. This mistreatment along with SeaWorld’s ethical misconduct of it marine animal life is wrong; SeaWorld should be held accountable through stricter regulations and better living conditions for animals held captive.

The number one spot dolphins gets murdered is the cove. This is where all the dirty business happens. “Hundreds of thousands of dolphins have died there” (Ric O’Barry (The Cove)) Yet alone google.info stated in Japan as a whole about twenty thousand dolphins are killed each year. Imagine swimming in the ocean with blood and dolphin parts. The irony is that in the scene from ‘The Cove’ the

Dolphins have been around a lot longer than humans. They originated about 50 million years ago. The most common dolphin, being the bottlenose dolphin, has been around for 15 million years. Surprisingly, dolphins originated from members of the cetaceans group. Cetaceans used to be land mammals but evolved into being aquatic mammals. In From Land to Water it stated, “The transition from land to water is documented by a series of intermediate fossils from India and Pakistan.” This research helps prove how they used to be land mammals but evolved to live in the ocean. Dolphins are one out of many aquatic mammals who need oxygen, but they need water in order to live. Believe it or not, dolphins are somewhat related to hippos, camels, deer, cattle, and giraffes. In From Land to Water, “ Many features that are

Worse yet, those sensitive animals were snared in the environment surrounded with a filtration system, which makes too much noise. The movie also reveals Taiji is the largest supplier of dolphins to theme parks and interaction programs with dolphins in the world. Dolphins are flown into different countries to entertain us as humans. It sadly turns into an extreme situation where some dolphins even commit suicide by consciously not breathing their next breath. Unfortunately, these brutal activities still exist.

Central Idea: Dolphins are unique creatures that possess numerous abilities such as, their intelligence, communication skills, and behavioral patterns.

Fishermen locate a school of dolphins and surround them, then stick long steel poles into the water and hit the opposite ends with hammers. This creates an underwater “wall of sound” putting the dolphins in distress and driving them to shore, trying to escape the loud noise. Once the dolphins are close to shore, nets are laid so they can’t escape and they are kept in this confined area until the next morning. Why the dolphins are left over night and not killed immediately is unknown. Could it be because fishermen don’t want to kill the dolphins will they are stressed and fearful? This goes back to a common American theory, cows and pigs are killed in slaughter house filled with fear and anxiety. Many claim because the animal was killed in stress, you are eating stressed meat, which could also have an effect on its taste (Barnouin and

From there this use of animals in the military expanded. The dolphins had done their jobs and had saved many lives due to their brilliant sonar detection. This job well done inspired the militaries of the world to try this with other animals as well as dolphins. As countries continued this, the death and injury to these animals increased as it should. Also to combat countries also using these military animals, militaries started training these animals even harder. This put a lot of stress, a lot of money, a lot of time, and a lot of lives in the hands of these few

Many issues with very few solutions are causing endangerment to Dolphins. The biggest issue causing such endangerments to this species is the issue of fishing. Fishing of Dolphins has been overlooked by many people who had no clue Dolphins were an endangered species or the fact they were even a species that was fished for by fishermen. Humans have been the biggest impact on their endangerment due to fishing. While regulations have been put on fisherman, many happen to overlook the rules and continue to fish for what they want to fish for. The government knows about these fishermen but does nothing to stop them. If there were more regulations on fishing in the waters and the fishermen and other people listened to these regulations on fishing, Dolphins and many other species could have a chance for survival. There are many strategies of fishing but one of these strategies has made a huge impact on their endangerment. A specific fishing strategy called gillnetting has become illegal in many different regions and countries due to species endangerment. Even though gillnetting is illegal, it does not stop fishermen from gillnetting. The Hector, Baiji, Maui and Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins are just some of the few types of Dolphins who are on the endangered list due to gillnetting in the waters around the world. The only solutions that have been thought of so far have been the government regulations on fishermen.