Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouweretrappedandyouhavenocontrolofgettingout?

That
feelingislikeawhalebeingtrappedinapoolthatisjustbigenoughforthemtofit.Thisissueon
keepingwhalesincaptivityhasbeengoingonfartoolong,Whathasbeengoingoniswhalesare
beingheldcaptiveandtheygetaggressivebecauseofbeingheldinasmallpoolwhichisnotlike
theirnormalhabitat,thereforwhalesandotheranimalsshouldnotbeheldincaptivitybecauseit
canbeverydepressingfortheanimals.Howeveraccordingtomarinelife.comthereasonwhy
whaleshavecollapseddorsofinsisduetostressandthatstressiscomingfrombeingforcedto
dotricksandthatputsalotofpressureonthewhales.Whenthewhalesarebeingcapturedtobe
putincaptivitythatcanputalotoftraumaintotheirlives,(Frontline)says
Thenthewhale
seemedtocometolifeandstruggledtofreeitselfjumpingandsmashingitstail.Thatisproving
thatwhaleshavebeenthroughalotandthatisareasonforthemtobeaggressiveordepressed.
Seaworldonlycaresaboutamusementandmoney.Animalsshouldnotbeheldin
captivitybecausezoosandparkslikeSeaworldonlycareaboutamusementandmoney.Theyare
allaboutthemoneyandamusementtheynowhaverealizedthattheyarelesspeoplegoingto
theirshowsbecausetheydontwanttowatchanimalssuffer.Itwasthefirsttimethecompany
actuallyadmittedattendanceproblemsbecauseofanimalactivism.Thispieceofevidence
supportsmyclaimbecauseitwastherefirsttimeactuallyadmittingattendanceproblemsandthat
isimportantbecausenowtheyarerealizingthatpeopledontwanttogototheirshowsanymore
becausetheynowknowwhatthewhalesandotheranimalshavebeenthrough.Thebusiness
actuallyblamedathemeparkforputtingtheirparkbySeaworld.SeaworldheldHarryPotter
Worldaccountableformakinganamusementparkbythem,whenreallypeopledontwantto
watchtheanimalssuffer.ThisevidencerelatestomyclaimbecausenowSeaworldistryingto

convincepeoplethatitisHarryPotterWorldsfaultforpeoplenotattendingtheirshows,Are
theyreallythatdesperatetotryandcoverupwhattheydidandwhattheyaredoingnow?
Seaworldspricesforoneticketareveryhighjusttoseesomewhalesanddolphinsforcedtodo
tricksinasmallpoolthatistoominusculeforthem.AccordingtotheSeaworldOrlandoFlorida
ThemeParkthepricesforSeaworldare$100dollarsforoneticket,thatistooexpensivefora
onedayticket!ThissupportsmyclaimbecauseSeaworldisonlydoingitfortheamusementand
themoneyandthatisnotright.Theyarekeepingtheirpriceswaytoohighandpeoplearenot
goingtogoanymorefirstformoneyreasonsandsecondbecauseofthecaptivityreason.
Theyaretakingtheanimalsawayfromtheirnaturalhabitat.Seaworldshouldnotbe
holdinganimalsincaptivitybecauseitistakingthemawayfromtheirnaturalhabitat.Thispiece
ofevidenceisabouthowSeaworldistakinganimalsawayfromtherichenvironmentthatthey
usedtolivein,toatank.Whalesliveingroupsorinapackwiththeirfamilymembersina
healthyenvironment,livinginapoolisnottheirnormalhabitat.Thissupportsmyclaimbecause
itisaboutwhalesbeingheldcaptiveandbeingtakenawayfromtheirhomes.Thispieceof
evidenceisstatinghowwhalesanddolphinsarebeingtakenfromtheirnaturalhabitatandnot
beingabletolivelikeanordinarywhalewould.Thewhalesandotheranimalsarefedan
unnaturaldietofthaweddeadfishwhichisnotliketheirnormaldietoutinthewild.This
supportsmyclaimbecausewhalesarebeingtakenoutoftheoceanandSeaworlddoesnoteven
makeanefforttotryandmaketheirtinylittlebathtubsanythinglikethewhalesnormalhabitat.
Thisevidenceisabouthowwhalesandotheranimalswhoarebeingheldcaptiveandarevery
socialanimalsbutonlygettobeinatankbythemselvesandnotwithanyoftheirfamily
membersoranyotherwhalesoranimal.Orcasarehighlysocialanimalswholiveinstablesocial

groupsfrom2to15whales,andbabywhalesstaywiththeirmothersforlife.Thisrelatestomy
claimbecausemymaintopicisabouthowwhalesarebeingheldincaptivityandthispieceof
evidenceshowsthatSeaworldistakingthemawayfromtheirsociallife.
Theyareputtingwhalesintoosmallofpools.Animalsshouldnotbeheldcaptive
becausewhentheycapturethemtheyputtheminasmallpoolthatiswaytoosmallforthese
enormouswhales.Theevidencethatisstatedhereisaboutwhaleshearing.Theyrelyheavilyon
theirsenseofhearingbutwithaclosedfourwalledconcretepoolwithnotextureordepththey
cantusetheiramazinghearingliketheyusuallywould.Thisevidencereinforcesmyclaim
becausewhaleshaveverygoodhearingbuttheycantusethatwhentheyareheldinaverysmall
poolwithnotextureordepth.Thispieceofevidenceisabouthowwhalesarebeingheldintoo
smallofpoolswheretheycannottravelasfarastheyusuallydo.Whalesusuallytravel50100
milesadaybutwhentheyarestuckinapooltheyswimaroundincirclesinsteadofthewide
openocean.Thisevidencesupportsmyclaimbecausethisisshowinghowwhalesarenotgetting
enoughspacetomovearoundandbefreetheyareholdingthemcaptiveinaverysmallbathtubs.
Thisisabouthowwhenwhalesarenotbeingheldcaptivetheyaresittingfortherestoftheday
inasmalltankthattheyarenotcomfortableinandthatleadstoaggression.Whenthewhalesare
notperforming,theyareoftenkeptinholdingtankssmallerthanshowpools.Animalstogether
thatmaynotgetalongcanresultinstressandaggression,feelinglikethathavenowayof
escaping.Thissupportsmyclaimbecausetheanimalswhoarebeingheldcaptiveareinwaytoo
smallofpoolsandthatmakesthemfeelnervousandthatleadstofightsbetweenanotherwhale
orevenatrainor.

Somewouldsaythatthewhalescanhaveastrongrelationshipwiththeirtrainersand
loveswimmingwiththem,howevertrainershavebeenkilledbecauseofthewhalesbeing
stressedout.
Tilikumisnottheonlyorcawhohasbecomeaggressiveasaresultofallthestress
thatthewhalesareforcedtoendureinthesmalltanksatSeaWorld.Theparksownrecords
containing600pagesofincidentreportsdocumentingdangerousandorcabehaviorwithtrainers.
Whalesandotheranimalsshouldnotbeheldincaptivitybecauseitcanbeverydepressingfor
theanimals.Seaworldisallaboutthemoneyandamusement,theyalsotakeawaythewhales
fromtheirnaturalhabitatalsotheyarekeepingwhalesinawaytoosmallofapoolwhichisnot
healthyfortheirnormallifestyle.Myargumentisveryimportantbecausesomanythingsare
wrongwiththissituationmanypeoplehavebeeninjuredandkilledbecauseofthewhalesandit
isnottheirfaulteithertheycantcontrolthemselveswhentheyarebeingheldinsuchan
enclosedarea,thatiswaytoosmallforthem.

Afterreadingoverthiswouldyoureallywantto
gobacktoSeaworldandwatchthesebeautiful,kindandharmlessanimalssufferinasmallpool
thatisnowhereneartheirnaturalhabitat?

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