How Can Blackfish Be Targeted In Captivity?

Did you know that all the employees who work at SeaWorld do not need any background experience and don’t even have to understand anything about how orca brains work and how they interact and react to certain situations? Because of this, many employees think that orcas have a sweet personality and won’t harm anyone because they seem like they love what they are doing, but this is not fully true, according to Gabriela Cowperthwaite, the producer of the documentary Blackfish. Orcas are being held captive at SeaWorld, and have been since the 70s. After the death of Dawn Brancheau, Gabriella Copperthwaite started working on a film called Blackfish in response to the death and claims from the Sea World employees that she was targeted because of her …show more content…
She effectively uses ethos, logos, and pathos appeals to prove that orca whales are treated inhumanely and show they can become aggressive towards people when being held in captivity. The documentary Blackfish features testimonies, interviews, and videos that provide credibility and prove, through an ethos appeal, that these orcas are not meant to be held captive, but instead born to live in the wild. John Crowe, a diver who captured whales for SeaWorld, spoke about his very own experience with the captivity of orcas. In his interview, he described how he felt guilty and ashamed of what he had done. He said, “It's like kidnapping a little kid away from their mother.” He knew how morally wrong it was, but still separated the whales from their homes and families. One SeaWorld trainer, named John Hargrove, also said in an interview, “We were not told the truth,” to try to get people to understand false information was being given to the trainers when the incidents were brought up and discussed because SeaWorld didn’t want anyone to have the idea that the orcas were