Based on the ethical, educational, and conservation values of SeaWorld, should it continue to operate?
Ethical, Educational, and Conservation Values of SeaWorld
Ferris Jabr’s “The Secret Life of Plants,” articulated heavy themes of survival of the fittest. Survival of captive versus. wild animals shares distinct similarities to those themes, especially because of SeaWorld’s recent announcement to end its orca breeding program. Life on a Medieval Barony, as well, discusses how peasants were bound to the land, much like how the whales are bound to the SeaWorld corporation. There is a clear connection between Blackfish, a documentary exposing SeaWorld of its treatment to its animals, and Frida Kahlo’s Self Portrait Between the Borderline of Mexico and the United States. Much like Kahlo felt …show more content…
Moreover, SeaWorld has repeatedly placed the blame on the victims, rather than the whale, resulting in debate over which party should actually be held responsible. Because of these incidents, animal training poses serious threats. Even Howard Garrett, director and researcher of the nonprofit Orca Network, says "in their natural habitat, there is no record of any harm to a human anywhere,” but in captivity, there have been dozens of incidents involving injury from whales (Cowperthwaite, 2013; Rose, 2011). While orcas have been covered rather extensively by the media, other animals like sea lions and dolphins have also experienced the tolls of captivity. Hargrove, who used to work with the sea lions, explains that the chlorine was so strong in their water, that many of them went blind. Several of these mammals also developed arthritis from having to live and perform on concrete (Chua-Eoan & Hargrove, 2015). Moreover, both wild sea lions and dolphins swim an extensive amount of miles every day, like the orcas, but their pools prohibit them from doing
Ethical, Educational, and Conservation Values of SeaWorld
Ferris Jabr’s “The Secret Life of Plants,” articulated heavy themes of survival of the fittest. Survival of captive versus. wild animals shares distinct similarities to those themes, especially because of SeaWorld’s recent announcement to end its orca breeding program. Life on a Medieval Barony, as well, discusses how peasants were bound to the land, much like how the whales are bound to the SeaWorld corporation. There is a clear connection between Blackfish, a documentary exposing SeaWorld of its treatment to its animals, and Frida Kahlo’s Self Portrait Between the Borderline of Mexico and the United States. Much like Kahlo felt …show more content…
Moreover, SeaWorld has repeatedly placed the blame on the victims, rather than the whale, resulting in debate over which party should actually be held responsible. Because of these incidents, animal training poses serious threats. Even Howard Garrett, director and researcher of the nonprofit Orca Network, says "in their natural habitat, there is no record of any harm to a human anywhere,” but in captivity, there have been dozens of incidents involving injury from whales (Cowperthwaite, 2013; Rose, 2011). While orcas have been covered rather extensively by the media, other animals like sea lions and dolphins have also experienced the tolls of captivity. Hargrove, who used to work with the sea lions, explains that the chlorine was so strong in their water, that many of them went blind. Several of these mammals also developed arthritis from having to live and perform on concrete (Chua-Eoan & Hargrove, 2015). Moreover, both wild sea lions and dolphins swim an extensive amount of miles every day, like the orcas, but their pools prohibit them from doing