Imagine this. You are separated from your family and taken away to a small, empty area and forced against your will to perform the silliest of tasks for the entertainment of others. This is the everyday reality of countless dolphins, whales, orcas and other marine animals. In many cases, these animals don’t even survive. Take Tilikum for example. Tilikum was the world’s largest orca held in captivity, at over 22 feet long and weighing over 12,500 pounds. He was captured in 1983 near iceland and was kept in a cement holding tank for about a year until he was transferred to Sealand in British columbia. Here, he existed in a pool only 35 feet deep, swimming around in endless circles, until eventually he died in early January. Unfortunately, Tilikum’s