SeaWorld

Studies have discovered that orcas in their natural habitat live a life span as long as humans. Tilikum perished in captivity at less than half of this age. During his restraint, he had been responsible for the death of three people. SeaLand and SeaWorld did not place the blame on the whale, but instead labeled all incidents as the trainer’s error. In reality, the blame should have been placed on the parks. They are the ones responsible for capturing the whales and not properly informing…

An Adventure in Florida Destiny Basten, Have you ever been to Florida? Well If not I’m going to tell you allot about my vacation in Orlando Florida. While I was in Vegas I was packing my clothes for my trip to Orlando Florida. I was packing allot of things, I packed like 7 outfits and 2 pairs of shoes. I also packed my snacks for the airplane ride there. I got done packing and put all of my things in the car so we can get ready and leave. When I got in the car I put my seatbelt on and it was…

“Orca Encounters”, sparked my interest and led me to question just how humane our social and cultural traditions have become. Once killed by fishermen and believed to be a dangerous creature, the orca has grown to become the most viewed performer at SeaWorld shows. Being the largest predator held in captivity, researchers have proven that these powerful creatures are ill-served by public exhibition. Factly, orcas do no adjust to nor belong in captivity. A study on survivorship rates of several…

Imprisoned against their will Imagine a child being torn away from their family, home, and the life that they have always known. Picture them being shoved in a cage that was too small. Being beaten, terrorized, sliced open, and injected with chemicals they could not pronounce. Forced to obey and perform for the very kind that put them in that cage. They wait day by day hoping that somehow they will make it out and be free like they once were. Until they suddenly realize that their mind…

My view on the topic after my research When I originally started this project my initial standpoint was that all forms of animal captivity are wrong. I still stand by this in terms of SeaWorld, circus animals and wildlife parks that simply do not care about the animal’s welfare but what has really changed my mind on the topic is UK Zoos. From communicating with Flamingo Land, Blackpool Zoo and Belfast Zoo, it seems like they all have one common goal in mind; conservation and making sure the…

took for my 12-year-old trip. We went on a 5-day cruise to the Bahamas on the ship "Disney's Dream" also with a day trip to SeaWorld after the cruise. We flew out of Salt Lake on a Sunday and landed on a Friday, then We got on the cruise on October 2 and got off on October,7. The ports that we stopped at were so much fun. The activities on the Cruise were top of the line. Seaworld, hands-down the best animal exhibit ever. I definitely recommend this trip in your future. "Will Flight Number…

says marine mammal scientist Naomi Rose of the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, DC. Orcas are also known as killer whales, but they are actually dolphins, not whales although both whales and dolphins belong to the same group, the cetaceans. SeaWorld has not captured a wild orca for 35 years, instead breeding them in captivity. Today 56 orcas remain in captivity, part of a total of…

I have recently watched the documentary, Blackfish. After I watched this I had a totally different view on whales in captivity. Seaworld shows in there commercials that it is a perfect place for the whales when in reality it is not. When I was younger I saw them as pets that could do tricks, but now I see that it is not acceptable for these whales to be contained in spaces that don’t accommodate their size and living needs. This is a serious problem in our world today. Many people see these…

I always thought being in an amusement park all by myself would be fun. Especially the really big ones like Disneyland, Legoland, and Seaworld. I liked the idea of being independent, and get to choose my own rides. But not long after, I realized that I was so wrong. It was a partly cloudy day during the spring break of fourth grade and we were at Seaworld, San Diego, California. My really big family, consisting of my mom, dad, brother, aunt, uncle, grandma, grandpa, and last but not least…

harmless into killers and start making the killers harmless. Blackfish tells us there are over 70 cases regarding trainer deaths caused by orcas. Each SeaWorld Park holds over 600 pages of recalling unanticipated behaviors of the orcas towards the trainers and nearly 100 of those pages includes incidents of the whales physically hurting the trainers. In SeaWorld Orlando Florida on February 24, 2010; Dawn Brancheau was killed by one of their bull whales, Tilikum, also known as Tilli. She…