Martha Sugalski states, “Seaworld’s whale performances may never be the same”( Documentary). Orcas named as Blackfish are highly intelligent and the largest member of the dolphin family. A documentary about blackfish produced by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. The main purpose of this documentary was to focus on the consequences of keeping Orcas in captivity for entertainment purposes. After viewing the Blackfish documentary and reading articles about Orcas, the argument against killer whales in captivity is justifiable because of Orcas treatment, the dangerous work environment, and the physical and psychological well-being of the Orcas. Killer whales in captivity are justifiable because of the Orcas treatment. In the documentary, Orca Researcher Howard Garrett stated, “So the adults without young went East into cul-de-sac. And the boats followed them …show more content…
The dangerous work environment explains why killer whales in captivity are justifiable. In the documentary, former Seaworld trainer Samantha Berg says, “John Sillick is the guy who in 1987 was crushed between two whales at SeaWorld in San Diego” (documentary). John Sillick was a trainer who was riding on a female Orca for a trick when another Orca came and slammed on top of him and the orca he was riding, leaving him with brutal injuries. In the documentary, Jett states, “Tiliku at some point grabbed a hold of her left forearm and started to drag her and eventually did a barrel roll and pulled her in. May have started as play or frustration, and clearly escalated to the very violent behavior that I think was anything but play.In the end, you know, he basically just completely mutilated that poor girl” Dawn Brancheau former Seaworld trainer was pulled in by a male orca being scalped, dismembered, and had almost every bone broken before being killed. On the other hand, Jim Solomons, spokesman for the sheriff’s Orange County office,