SeaWorld

When I was a little girl I owned a toy doctor’s kit and I would pretend to be a veterinarian around my house. We had three dogs and seven horses and I loved to pretend they were my patients and that their lives depended on me to save them. I always found myself watching Animal Planet and other shows that rescued and rehabilitated wildlife. Eventually I had decided that marine animals was the path I wanted to take, I became infatuated with watching shows that rescued dolphins, sea lions, and…

I was watching my dog bury a bone, or maybe it was my running shoe again, I don’t know, but it got me to thinking about the parable of the seed as described in John 12:24-25: “Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love,…

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths,” ( Walter E. Disney). The family vacation, a trip planned months if not years in advance. The excursion you dream about, wanting to go as soon as school ends. A place where you depart away from your safe comfortable cottage and go take risks and explore, with buffoonery and exhilaration around every turn. A place like no other, where you forget about your…

Humans argue that animals are not capable of grasping moral concepts, such as rights. However, humans are animals that do have rights. People have fought and continue to fight to give a voice to animals. “We are a predator of predators,” said the study’s lead author, Chris Darimont, Hakai-Raincoast professor at the University of Victoria in British Columbia and science director for the Raincoast Conservation Foundation,” reported by EcoWatch “Humans: The Worst Predator on the Planet”. Animal…

Speciesism. This is something the majority of humans do on a daily basis without realizing. According to the dictionary, speciesism can be defined as “discrimination in favor of one species, usually the human species, over another, especially in the exploitation or mistreatment of animals by humans.” Many people view animals as a food resource, entertainment and property; something they are not. Humans should treat animals with more respect and realize their value as individual sentient…

Introduction Walter Disney was born in Chicago in 1901. He was known as an influential innovator and entrepreneur in the mid 20th century. He relocated to California, to partner with his older brother Roy Disney. Walt was the brain behind the creative characteristic of the partnership, while his brother Roy focused on the daily activity of the business and its finances. They borrowed a small sum of money in which they set up a studio in their uncle’s garage. That was the humble beginning of…

When people think of international travel, they often think of exotic people, places, and animals that are foreign to them. Swimming with dolphins, riding elephants, visiting large cats, staged photos with wild animals, rodeos and animals in shows are just a few ways animals play a part in tourist attractions. The desire to see and interact with both wild and domesticated animals is a major part of the tourism industry. In 1988, one study estimated, wildlife tourism accounted for 20-40% of…

expansion to Shanghai And Introduction Amusement parks have been created to in order to push the importance of fun. This fun can with be with a family, friends even a school event. Many of America’s popular amusement parks would include six flags, SeaWorld, Bush Gardens and all of the Disney theme parks. In the last decades there has been an increase in the appearance of amusement parks across the world. The economic challenges shift from high unemployment and budget cuts to a rise in tourism…

How can animals facing extinction be helped using modern science? Identification and description of the problem Extinction is referred to as the death of the last organism of a certain species; thus ending those organisms altogether. However, since most species are globally spread out this is something that takes careful consideration of every fact such as ‘is there a possibility the organism may have has a chance of survival somewhere unexpected?’(Hawking, 2012) Biologists have been trying…