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SeaworldHoldingCaptiveAnimals

Howwouldyoulikeitifyouwerekeptinanaquariumtoosmallforyouand
wereforcedagainstyourwilltodotricksyouwouldn'tnormallydoinyourdailylife?
Animalsarebeingabusedandmistreatedandarebeingforcedtodotricks.Thatis
whyibeliveSeaworldshouldnotbeholdingtheorcascaptive.
Captivitystresscausestheorcastoactupandgetmoreaggressive.For
exampleorcashaveattacked24peoplearoundtheworldbecauseofcaptivitystress.
Thereare46orcasincaptivityaroundworld.Orcasinthewildhave
strongfamily

bonds,usevocalcommunicationandcooperativehuntingstrategies.
They
usually
staywithpodgrouptheirentirelife.Orcasarenotzooanimalsandshouldnot
beheldinaquariumsthatareverymuchtoosmallforthem.Theyshouldnotbeused
tokeepchildrenentertained.Marinelifeshouldnotbedependantonmakingmoney
forSeaworldbecauseitisinhumaneandnotnatural.Mostofcaptiveorcashave
collapsedfinsandalmostnonehavecollapsedfinsinthewild.Incaptivityorcascan
nothavestrongfamilybondbecausetheyarekeptseparated.Theycannotusetheir
huntingstrategiesbecausetheiraquariumsaretoosmallforthem.Theseexamples
andafewotherscancausecaptivitystress.
Theaquariumsthattheorcasarekeptinaretoosmallfortheorcas.According
towhatthearticlesaidtheywouldhavetoswim19,000timesperdayaroundtheir
aquariumtoequalwhattheyswiminthewild.Theyarebeingbrokenupfromtheir
familiesand,asstatedabove,Orcasliveinlifelongpodsorfamilies.Orcasandother
marinelifeshouldnotbekeptinaquariumsthatareverysmallforthem,itisnot
healthyfortheorcas.Duringmatingseasontheyareplacedinthesameaquariumfor
abreedingprogram,otherwisetheyarekeptisolatedintheirownaquariums.Orcas

beingisolatedfromothersandnotseeingtheirfamilies,plusbeingheldinan
inadequatetankwouldhavenegativeeffectsonanylivingcreature.
Thewayspeoplecaptureandtakemarinelifeisnotsafe.Forexamplemarine
animalkidnappinginvolveshighspeedboatchases,violentbeatings,stress,and
death.Manyofthetargetsarekilledorinjuredduringthisprocess.Orcasarebeing
targetedandbeingtakencaptiveattheagesoftwothroughfouryearsold.Theyare
takenawayfromtheirpods,asstatedabove,theyaresupposedtobewiththeirpods
theirentirelives.Sixoutofthetwentyfourorcasseaworldhascaptivehavebeen
separatedfromtheirpods.Theothereighteenorcaswereputinabreedingprogram.
IndefenceofSeaworldtheyhavegoodentertainmentandgreatpricesanda
lotofdifferentexoticanimalsfromallaroundtheworld.Seaworldteachesyouabout
thesedifferentexoticanimals.ThatiswhySeaworldisgood.
Inconclusion,Seaworldcaptivityisbadfortheanimalsbecauseitcauses
captivitystressandisunhealthyandunnaturalfortheanimals.Captivitystresscan
leadtoaggressivebehaviorandunpredictablebehaviors.Orcasshouldnotbeusedto
makemoney.Ifpeoplewanttoseetheorcasbeingactivethentheyshouldgosee
themintheirnaturalhabitatandnotincaptivitybecauseyoudonotseemuchofwhat
theyreallydoincaptivity.Forexampleifyougotoazooyoujustseetheanimalssit
thereanddonothing.Sotheyshouldgoseethemwheretheyactuallycando
somethingandaremovingfreelyandnotbeingforcedtodotodotrickstheydonot
wantto.Nolivingcreatureshouldhavetoliveinandcrampedspaceseparatedfrom
family.ThatiswhySeaworldshouldnothavecaptivemarinelife.

WorksCited

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2014.
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Rose,Naomi,andRicO'Barry."AWhaleofaBusiness:AntiCaptivityViews."
PBS
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