Emily was so excited to watch Tilikum, an orca kept in Sea World, perform. What she did not know was that she was about to witness a woman’s death. Tilikum had enough of his trainer forcing him to do tricks for the species who deprived him of his freedom. Without warning, he grabbed his trainer’s leg and dragged her underwater until she drowned. There is no record of a wild orca ever killing a human in its natural habitat. Therefore, orcas should not be used for human entertainment.
Orcas that are used for human entertainment have been known to injure their trainers and the job as well. “, and my arm would pop out of its socket.” (Pirtle 3). This is what Jane J. Lee, a former SeaWorld trainer, told Bridgette Pirtle while in an interview for …show more content…
“… orcas are not naturally violent towards human.” (Hogenboom 3) Melissa Hogenboom states in her article, “Why Killer Whales should not be Kept in Captivity”. She previously talks about Tilikum, an orca who has a record of killing trainers, showing that in captivity orcas have acted violently towards trainers and even gone as far as killing them. There is no record of an orca ever showing aggression towards humans while in the wild. This demonstrates how using orcas for entertainment has caused their behavior to change, proving that using them for entertaining human is not good for them.. In Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary “Blackfish” she interviews many people, including SeaWorld worker and marine biologists, about the current situation in SeaWorld regarding Tilikum, an orca. Many of these people have stated that they never expected Tilikum to attack and kill his trainer because it is so uncommon for orcas to be aggressive towards human in this matter. This demonstrates how using orcas for entertainment has caused their behavior to change, proving that using them for entertaining human is not good for them. Orcas kept for human entertainment have had severe behavioral changes along with health
Orcas that are used for human entertainment have been known to injure their trainers and the job as well. “, and my arm would pop out of its socket.” (Pirtle 3). This is what Jane J. Lee, a former SeaWorld trainer, told Bridgette Pirtle while in an interview for …show more content…
“… orcas are not naturally violent towards human.” (Hogenboom 3) Melissa Hogenboom states in her article, “Why Killer Whales should not be Kept in Captivity”. She previously talks about Tilikum, an orca who has a record of killing trainers, showing that in captivity orcas have acted violently towards trainers and even gone as far as killing them. There is no record of an orca ever showing aggression towards humans while in the wild. This demonstrates how using orcas for entertainment has caused their behavior to change, proving that using them for entertaining human is not good for them.. In Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary “Blackfish” she interviews many people, including SeaWorld worker and marine biologists, about the current situation in SeaWorld regarding Tilikum, an orca. Many of these people have stated that they never expected Tilikum to attack and kill his trainer because it is so uncommon for orcas to be aggressive towards human in this matter. This demonstrates how using orcas for entertainment has caused their behavior to change, proving that using them for entertaining human is not good for them. Orcas kept for human entertainment have had severe behavioral changes along with health