Cesar Chavez once said, “We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to help people understand that the animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect them and love them as we love ourselves.” Keeping animals in captivity is not protecting them and loving them. Animals such as killer whales should be treated fairly but instead they are thrown into small tanks. Killer whales should not be kept in captivity due to the fact that they get inadequate care, they can become emotional and aggressive, and that it is unsafe for trainers to take care of the whales.
One reason that killer whales should not be kept in captivity is that they are not as healthy as wild whales even with veterinary care. For example, according to the documentary “Blackfish”, …show more content…
For instance at a marine park called Sealand of the Pacific, three whales started to become aggressive and they began to scrape each other with their teeth which is often called raking. (Blackfish) This suggests that it is dangerous for whales to be kept together in captivity because the whales may become aggressive and hurt each other and that is not what scientists want. In addition, Lori Marino, a neuroscientist who was interviewed in the movie Blackfish said, “What happens as a result of them being thrown in with other whales that they haven’t grown up with, that are not part of their culture is hyperaggression… a lot of violence, a lot of killing in captivity that you don’t ever see in the wild.” This proves that whales should not be kept in captivity because being in captivity is actually the thing that is causing them to become aggressive. This is something that trainers don’t want so the obvious solution is to not keep whales in captivity. In summary orcas should not be kept in captivity because it is causing them to become and emotionally …show more content…
However, it is unjust and cruel to take orcas from their families and natural habitats just so selfish humans can throw them into small tanks and study them. In fact, about forty years ago some fishers were capturing orcas. They had aircraft, boats, and even threw bombs in the water so they could corner the whales in coves. The orcas tried to save the young but their plan was ruined because the humans had aircraft. The fishers took the babies from their families. One fisher even recalls starting to cry when hearing the families trying communicate with their young. The fishers knew that what they were doing was wrong and yet they continued. Although it is interesting to learn about these amazing creatures it is not worth tearing apart their
One reason that killer whales should not be kept in captivity is that they are not as healthy as wild whales even with veterinary care. For example, according to the documentary “Blackfish”, …show more content…
For instance at a marine park called Sealand of the Pacific, three whales started to become aggressive and they began to scrape each other with their teeth which is often called raking. (Blackfish) This suggests that it is dangerous for whales to be kept together in captivity because the whales may become aggressive and hurt each other and that is not what scientists want. In addition, Lori Marino, a neuroscientist who was interviewed in the movie Blackfish said, “What happens as a result of them being thrown in with other whales that they haven’t grown up with, that are not part of their culture is hyperaggression… a lot of violence, a lot of killing in captivity that you don’t ever see in the wild.” This proves that whales should not be kept in captivity because being in captivity is actually the thing that is causing them to become aggressive. This is something that trainers don’t want so the obvious solution is to not keep whales in captivity. In summary orcas should not be kept in captivity because it is causing them to become and emotionally …show more content…
However, it is unjust and cruel to take orcas from their families and natural habitats just so selfish humans can throw them into small tanks and study them. In fact, about forty years ago some fishers were capturing orcas. They had aircraft, boats, and even threw bombs in the water so they could corner the whales in coves. The orcas tried to save the young but their plan was ruined because the humans had aircraft. The fishers took the babies from their families. One fisher even recalls starting to cry when hearing the families trying communicate with their young. The fishers knew that what they were doing was wrong and yet they continued. Although it is interesting to learn about these amazing creatures it is not worth tearing apart their