Seaworld
Let's give you an introduction to sea-world... BAD! Ok, here's the truth: SeaWorld enslaves animals in small tanks at marine parks around the country, where they are forced to perform unnecessary tricks for “entertainment.” It’s a business built on the suffering of intelligent, social animals who are denied everything that is natural and important to them. As a result, animals imprisoned by SeaWorld often die prematurely from stress and other captivity-related causes.SeaWorld, which owns all but one of the orcas held captive in the U.S., has a long history of mistreating animals. In the wild, orcas are intelligent predators who work cooperatively in search of food. They share intricate relationships in a matrilineal society. In some populations, orcas rarely leave their mother’s pod, but at SeaWorld, they are often separated. These attributes, along with wild orca pods’ unique dialects, are considered a form of culture that is unrivaled by any species other than humans. Free orcas are among the fastest animals in the sea, and they swim as far as 100 miles every day. But at SeaWorld, they swim in endless circles in small barren concrete tanks.
It’s not surprising that these captive animals do not live as long as their wild cousins. While wild male orcas live an average of 30 years and up to 60 years and females an average of 50 years and up to more than 100, orcas at SeaWorld often die by the time they reach their teens and rarely approach even the average life expectancy of wild orcas.
Their worlds have been reduced from an expansive open ocean to gallons in a bathtub, and they are driven insane by their diminished lives. Orcas who are trapped in tiny tanks at SeaWorld bite at the gates and concrete that confine them, breaking their teeth, and attack each other and the trainers who force them to perform unnatural tricks.
Although SeaWorld touts its conservation efforts in slick television ads, it’s a business first and foremost, and it chooses profit over the best interests of marine mammals. Animals who are members of endangered species are no happier in cages and tanks than are animals who aren’t endangered. The ultimate hope for those animals lies in protecting their habitats, not in life sentences in a tank. (INFO FROM PETA)
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It’s not surprising that these captive animals do not live as long as their wild cousins. While wild male orcas live an average of 30 years and up to 60 years and females an average of 50 years and up to more than 100, orcas at SeaWorld often die by the time they reach their teens and rarely approach even the average life expectancy of wild orcas.
Their worlds have been reduced from an expansive open ocean to gallons in a bathtub, and they are driven insane by their diminished lives. Orcas who are trapped in tiny tanks at SeaWorld bite at the gates and concrete that confine them, breaking their teeth, and attack each other and the trainers who force them to perform unnatural tricks.
Although SeaWorld touts its conservation efforts in slick television ads, it’s a business first and foremost, and it chooses profit over the best interests of marine mammals. Animals who are members of endangered species are no happier in cages and tanks than are animals who aren’t endangered. The ultimate hope for those animals lies in protecting their habitats, not in life sentences in a tank. (INFO FROM PETA)
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Seaworld has rescued MANy animals! So they aren't completely bad! Most of the trainers truly love animals, and think their doing the right thing. Sadly the poor Orcas are stolen from their parents, but they have saved many turtles, and other animals. Bu in this case, the bad outweighs the good - Jaz Fence Bunona Duck Leader