Tourists Should Be Allowed To Swim With Manatees

In the essay “Marine Parks”, Bill Daly The Power of Critical Thinking. 3rd Lewis Vaughn and Chris McDonald. Daly’s main claim is that marine parks, housing dolphins, whales, seals, and other marine mammals, have become a contentious issue. He explains the views of these problems set out to prevent the necessity of theses harsh institutions. Bill gathers a variety of different arguments from other people that argue on the critical issue of having marine parks open or closed; many arguments, for and against, maintaining such parks, range from the economic and scientific value of such places, to the cruel and in-necessary conditions the mammals are forced to endure. Below I intend to present a couple such arguments and introduce some critical evaluations, explanations, and my personal opinions.

The corporate officials of SeaWorld used facts to convince viewers to believe their credibility instead of those of BlackFish by different logistic angles such as their many years of being in business. They stated in the website that in the more than fifty years SeaWorld has been in business, they have built a diversified portfolio of 11 destination and regional theme parks which proves they are a well-rounded corporation. They inform the viewer that their programs and practices are based solely on the wellbeing of the animals; “Our advanced programming applies a broad range of best practices based upon behavioral enrichment, preventive health, veterinary medicine and facilities design and management. Our programs and policies are affirmed by numerous federal and state laws, including the Animal Welfare Act, Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act and other statuses”(SeaWorld Website). They make it their priority to accommodate environmental, social and economic sustainability across the company and throughout their employee culture, which is a huge part of having a thriving business. With this aspect of the business, they show that they are reliable and a trustworthy corporation. They state in the website how they have over 21,000 team members nationwide, which appeals to how the crew members are treated across the country, otherwise they wouldn’t have any employees. They make many

Most people today have visited or at least heard of the popular tourist attraction, Seaworld. These tourists may think of it as a place to see marine animals do trick, like killer whales interacting with humans in a fun and entertaining way- but do we ever stop to think about the treatment or feelings of these creatures? After visiting Seaworld and seeing the famous Shamu, the thought of how living in captivity affects the animal had not crossed my mind. After researching I am now extremely concerned with the way these whales are impacted by spending their lives in bathtubs and forced to do tricks for food, all while humans are blindly funding this billion dollar business.

If you have ever been to Seaworld you would have had to go see the Killer whales in fact its one of the top attractions there. Through the eyes of a child, these gentle giants seem to be happy, healthy, and enjoying a playful game with their trainers. The question is are they really happy, do they get treated the right way, and why have there been deaths and injuries. Many people wonder about these things and after the movie Blackfish came out more and more people began to question how well Seaworld treats their animals. “The truth is that Sea World keeps its animals for entertainment and money and helps no one but themselves.”- Animal Legal Defense Fund

Imagine a place where you can see your favorite sea animals. Whales, dolphins, sharks, even penguins. Doesn’t that sound like somewhere you would enjoy going? SeaWorld is what comes to most people’s minds when they think of this, but is SeaWorld really that wonderful? Is SeaWorld truly what it’s hyped up to be? SeaWorld claims to be a sanctuary for animals where they keep animals like killer whales safe from the dangers of the world. Well, SeaWorld should really get a dictionary because a “sanctuary” is truly not what they give these animals. Orcas are the main attraction of SeaWorld but they are also one of the animals that suffer the most. Orcas in SeaWorld lifelessly float in their pool with little to no shade from the sun. In the wild,

It was a normal day on February 24, 2010 at around 1:30pm, Dawn Brancheau was working a “Dine with Shamu” show at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida when things suddenly took a turn for the worse. While guest of the park watched in horror the 40 year old senior trainer at the park was attacked by a 22 foot long, 12,000 pound killer whale. The trainer was scalped, dismembered, her bones where crushed, and she was ultimately drowned by the massive whale known as Tilikum. This was a day that would forever change the way that the general public would view SeaWorld. After this horrific incident Tilikum was kept in a tank for a year that was so small that it limited the massive whale’s ability to swim to the point where he would float lifeless in the water for hours at a time. A lot of people still believe that it is perfectly fine to keep these top predators in captivity, while others believe they are best kept in the wild where they belong. While reading this I want you to think should SeaWorld be allowed to keep killer whales in

Have you ever been to Seaworld and looked at those cute little sea animals jumping around happily? Well, if you have been to Seaworld good, you should’ve seen the way the treat them. If you haven’t, even better, you’re not supporting Seaworld. Those animals aren’t actually happy, though. The way Seaworld captures their animals is terrifying, the young are taken away from their parents and hauled into nets! Seaworld shouldn’t be able to keep those sea animals, for example the animals have a never ending schedule, it is dangerous to keep them, and it is very expensive to feed and keep those animals healthy.

In the Article, “The Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments” it explains the welfare of marine wildlife held in captivity. Frohoff explains that over the past decade the welfare of all captive marine wildlife has burgeoned with growing bodies of research documenting the pain, fear, sentience, suffering, and emotion of the appropriate treatment of marine animals. We need to take into consideration on what is humane, justifiable, responsible, legal, and ethical marine tourism for captive animals. The tricks and trainer behaviors that we as the public enjoy seeing can have a fatal consequence not only for the animals themselves but also for the trainers conducting the behaviors and the public. We have made these animals public figures, so we should solve the question of how to correctly take care of these animals. The rise in death counts between the animals, trainers, and public is an exceeding number that needs to be taken into consideration. The article claims and important perspective on the welfare of the Orcinus Orcas and all marine wildlife in captivity. We as the trainers and captors need to solve what is humane, justifiable, responsible, legal, and emotionally ethical for these intelligent animals because then it would lead us to take better care of the animal and there be less worry and

As a child I loved going to SeaWorld to see “Shamu” and his performances. It was a magical place where I could go see one of the most beautiful creatures on the planet wave at me, splash me and even do a small dance. Little did I know that the captivity of these grandiose animals is extremely harmful.

eaWorld is a world renowned marine attraction park but many people do not know about the animal cruelty that goes on there. Animals should not be kept in such small captive tanks when they’re are used to swimming for 100’s of miles a day. The whales are becoming aggressive as a result of treatment they receive at SeaWorld. No animal should be taken from their own mothers at such a young age and be put in these small tanks compared to the ocean that they are used to and have to live there for the rest of their lives and perform tricks in front of thousands of people. SeaWorld keeps their whales and other animals captive in poor conditions and should be shut down.

Free the Whales? SeaWorld, the place where dreams come true or is there a side to SeaWorld that isn’t bringing children around the country joy? There is a great debate going around on whether or not SeaWorld should be forced to close its doors. Lawsuits, death, and lies don’t sound like things a normal parent would want their child to take part in.

The manatee is a slow, gentle creature that looks something like a large seal. It lives in the warm river and ocean waters of the southeastern United States.

What has attracted millions of families and spectators over the years, SeaWorld has recently brought reproach and disgrace. A few years ago, SeaWorld’s unacceptable treatment of their whales and sea animals was revealed and has greatly impaired their visitor attendance. This was exposed in the article, “Has America’s disgust at SeaWorld already peaked?” written by Jordan Weissmann. This particular article caught my attention because personally, I have made many visits to SeaWorld and to hear that the beautiful whales that I have witnessed were treated poorly, upset me deeply. I would have never guessed that such a well known park known for its incredible sea life would ever dare to harm their animals. And as mentioned before, because of this

Do you think Seaworld treats the majestic Killer Whale right? In the documentary entitled “Blackfish’’ we learn about what happens behind the fun and exciting shows. This film was directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, and the release date of the documentary is July, 19th 2013. The purpose of this film is to persuade us that while being kept at Seaworld, and even being captured to go there, the Killer Whales were mistreated. The animals still put on amazing shows for an audience, but the way they were caught and trained needed to be a lot more reasonable.

Manatees are herbivores and therefore consume a wide variety of aquatic vegetation. Within a manatee’s large intestine exists a microbial environment that helps manatees to be able to digest large amounts of plant material. A manatee can consume 10-15% of their body weight in vegetation daily. On average manatees can weigh between 800 and 1,200 pounds. Therefore, a manatee can consume about 80 to 180 pounds of vegetation per day! Manatees mostly graze upon submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), emergent and floating vegetation, but manatees have also been spotted feeding on the leaves from overhanging branches, like that of a mangrove tree. Manatees also consume various species of algae found on surfaces such as rocks or boat docks. Additionally,