The release of “Blackfish,” a documentary about SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau’s death by a killer whale, aroused an overflow of opinions on whether or not circuses and zoos should close. The non-supporters of zoos and circuses, like Pilar Clark, argue that people shouldn’t attend a place where animals are “made to perform for the enjoyment of humans.” Whit Honea, a father of two, takes the side of Clark when he says he “would love for every zoo and aquarium to focus its entertainment value in education
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wild. Health and emotional risks generally occur more in whales who are kept in captivity.Whales whom are kept in captivity have higher emotional struggle, which causes the whales to go insane because of this whales have killed three trainers at Seaworld (Whales and Dolphin Conservation) This proves that whales who are kept in captivity have a greater emotional problems than they do in the wild. Ninety two percent of whales in captivity do not live past the age of twenty-five while in the wild they
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live in are inadequate in size. Because of this small space, many of the animals become lazy, which results in them becoming over weight. These cramped spaces also cause stress in certain animals. For example, the tanks for the killer whales in SeaWorld are about 350 feet long and 50 feet deep. For one killer whale to swim as much as it would in the wild per day, it would have to swim about 1,210 laps around the pool. Then add up how many killer whales are in one tank. Many get very stressed and
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Captivity Breeds Aggression Lucas Terry Colorado Technical University March 1, 2015 In human history, captivity, slavery, and colonization resulted to uprisings, revolts, and revolutions elsewhere in the world. The numerous human histories on this matter can be equated to how animals in captivity resort to aggressive actions that even escalate to killings. In the documentary movie entitled “Blackfish,” no matter how the lawyers and spokespersons of Sea World argue against the idea that the
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Visiting the animals at the zoo and aquarium might be fun for you, but the animals think otherwise. Animals in captivity are restrained from doing normal habits because of this more zoos and aquariums are being shut down. Zoos and aquariums cause many problems for animals: mental issues, propagation, confined spaces, and families being torn apart. However, zoos and aquariums say education is provided along with helping endangered animals. One reason animal captivity should be banned is animals
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Introduction Maintaining diversity within any population is exceptionally important to the sustainability of any ecosystem or environment. The cycle of life shows us that all species have another species that they rely on for several necessities. Some species use other species for sustenance, some for shelter, or hunting skills. The reasons why species rely on each other vary; however, the need is infinitely important. We will discuss why genetic diversity is so important. We will explain why population
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Southwest celebrated its 10th anniversary • 1982 Herbert Kelleher took over as President, CEO, and Chairman of Southwest Airlines. • 1984 Southwest is ranked number one in customer satisfaction for the fourth time in four years. • 1988 Southwest and SeaWorld of Texas promoted Texas and painted one of its plane as "Shamu the killer whale". • Southwest reaches the billion-dollar revenue mark. • 1992 Southwest wins the first annual Triple Crown. • 1993 The company expanded service to the East Coast
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Lowell Cooke is put in jail by performing an “attack on SeaWorld” (Fowler 305). By remaining silent “Lowell has decided to be tried as an animal” (305) so that his purpose for stopping animal abuse would still have some effect. By Lowell remaining silent in jail he is showing how he is still fighting the fight of animal abuse. If they don’t get to have a say, then neither does he. Lowell is the fighter for Fern in the book, he had tried for ten years to free her (227), because she was his sister
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Since 1961, orcas have been captured and kept in captivity, and the results have never been good. In order to safely and properly take care of orcas kept in marine parks, their exhibits must include a requirement to provide appropriate space, nutrition, and health care… ...which these parks are not meeting, even though they have the money to do so. However, there are many children who look forward to seeing a show by Shamu, or who look forward to learn about them; these parks serve as a great
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Tilikum is one of the largest orca whales in captivity has been nothing but confined ever since he was two years old. Now weighing 12,500 pounds and reaching a staggering 22 feet he has been in business for almost over thirty years. Before he was taken to a marine park he was kept in a holding tank made of cement for almost a year. This young orca whale was left with nothing to do but swim in circles. Then one day he was taken to Sealand in British Columbia, Canada where he would be confined yet
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