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SeaWorld

DidyouknowthatSeaworldlocksitsanimalsinconcretecageswithnootheranimals
andnothingelse?BlackFishcameoutandittargetedthemarineparkseaworldsunsafeand
harmfulenvironmentfortheanimalsandtheirtrainers.Whilesomeoftheseparksare
changingtheirfocusSeaworldwon'thelpbecause,whiletheywon'tadmitittheyareverycruel
toanimalsTheyalsokeeptheiranimalsinsmallconcretetanks.Seaworldshouldbemore
caringandhelpfultooallseaanimalsInorderstayopen
Someparksareshiftingtheirfocusonbeingbetteranimaltrainers.Butwhilethese
parksandaquariumsmaybechangingSeaworldstillwillnotgiveinandtheyarethemain
problem.Baltimore'snationalaquariumstoppedusingdolphinsinshowsin2012.Sixflags
discoverykingdomsentitsloneorcawhaletolivewithothersatseaworld.Clearwater
aquariumwasbuildingatheaterwithdolphinentertainmentinitbuttheyshutdownthe
project.[Newsela.com]!ThisProvesthatSeaworldWillneedtogiveintoactuallymakea
difference!SothattheycanReleasetheiranimals.Whiletheotherswillstarthelpingcaptured
animalsoftheseaSeaworldwillnotletgooftheiranimals.Whilethiswouldbetheright
thingtodo,theyjustwon'tgiveinlikeClearwaterorSixflagsdiscoveryKingdomdid,
Thoughthiswouldbetherightthingtodo.
DidyouknowthatSeaworldkeepsitsanimalsaloneinsmalltightconcretetanks?
Thecomplexityisaboutascomplexasasquare.[Pbs.org]Orcashaveasortofsuperhearing
thattheycan'tuseinatankofconcrete.Itsnotthattheyhavelosttheabilityitsjustthatwhy
useit?Theyalreadyknowtheirconfinesinthetank.Itisjust4walls.Thereisnothinginthe

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tankwiththem[PBS.org].Thereisnoalgae,nofish,noanythingforafriend.Theyneed
companionship,yettheyallliveindifferentconcretetanks.Theyhardlyeverseeeachother.
TheyhavenoonetoScreechto.Seaworldpreventsnaturalbreeding[Seaworldofhurt.com]
Theytakesawayfromtheorcaschoiceinthewildtofindtheirownmate.Sometimesafemale
orcawillbeforcedtomatewithherson.Theyshouldn'tbeallowedtodostufflikethis,butno
onetriestostopthem.Theyshouldbeallowedtomatewithwhomevertheywantto,itistheir
wayoflife.Takingthisfromthemisliketakingourrightsawayfromus!
Didyouknowthatorcasincaptivityliveshorterlivesthanorcasinthewild?Killer
whalesincaptivitydieearlyIncaptivityfemalesusuallyliveupto9yearsold,butinthewild
theyliveupto90.Whilemalesincaptivityusuallyonlyliveupto30inthewildtheycanlive
upto70yearsold.Newsela.com].Thisprovesthatorcasincaptivityliveshorterlivesthan
humans.Thatisjustcruelandunusualpunishmentforthepoororcas.Noonehastherightto
taketheseorcaslivesfromthem.ThisisjustanotherreasonwhySeaworldshouldshutdown.
Unlessitwillchangeitswaysitshouldnotcontinueoperatingunderthesecircumstances.
LastlyItisdangeroustokeepsuchviolentpredatorsincaptivity,eveniftheycan't
reachanyoneinsidethepark.Theseaworldparksareverydangerousandputmanylivesatrisk.
Nearly5yearsagoTilikumakillerwhalekilledapersonwhowashistrainerbydrowning
her(DawnBrancheau)[Newsela]Iftheyhadnothadakillerwhaletheincidentwouldnothave
happenedinthefirstplace.Iftheyhadn'thadTilikumthenhewouldhavehadnochanceof
pullingDawnunderwater.Tilikumwasalsoawhaletakenforcefullyoutofthewild.Hehad
nopurposebeingthereinthefirstplace!Seaworldshouldbemorecarefulwhenpickingon
killerwhales.

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InconclusionSeaworldshouldbemorecaringandhelpfultoallanimals.Seaworld
shouldnothavesopooroflivingconditionsforthepooranimals,Theyshouldnotforcethe
orcastohavesuchashortlife,andtheyshouldnothavesodangerousanimals.Ifwedon'tdo
anythingaboutthisthanmorepeoplemaygethurtaswellastheanimals.Wemuststopthe
abusetotheseanimalsandreleasethemintothewildwheretheybelongtostoptheirsuffering.
Please,ifyoucareaboutanimalsatallhelptheseaanimalsinseaworldandtellSeaworldthat
itsnotoktodothethingsthattheyaredoing

jk

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