Orcas are kept in captivity their whole life. They are captured with big nets and bombs that are thrown into the water to make the parents abandon their young and allow the capturing of the baby orcas easier. when orcas are young around 2 or 3 years old they are taken from their mother’s side. Orcas should not be kept in captivity because their life expectancy decreases, they are treated poorly and leads them to becoming more aggressive. Instead of supporting orca captivity people should stop attending the orcas water show at seaworld so they are released back into their natural habitat the wild. From the time, they are captured at 2 years of age until they grow into their 20s and die the orcas live in a pool that is very small. Adults should not …show more content…
Orcas were taken to their pool overnight and not given food if they all did not obey orders. Every orca was punished with no food if the new orcas did not follow instructions. One example is Tilikum who in 1992 was attacked multiple times by a female who he was put with in the pool they lived in. Not only were orcas starved but they were also beaten up by other orcas. There were incidents where orcas would not survive and would die by bleeding out. sea world management did not care that the female orcas were attacking male orcas their only goal was for them to reproduce and were willing to do whatever it took. Another example of mistreatment was taking baby shamus takara from her mother’s side when she was 4 years old. That caused her mom Kasaka to cry in a corner of a pool for hours making sounds to try to find her baby calf. Taking the privilege away of an animal to have what they need to survive is very inhuman. As well as taking a mother’s baby away from their