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Ms.Robillard
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12March2015
Seaworld
Seaworldshouldbeshutdownbecauseofhowpoorlytheanimalsaretreated,thebreeding
processisterribleandcausessomanyhealthissuesforthebabyanimalearlyinlifeand
decreaseshowlongtheylive,thespacetheyhavetoswimandliveinarelikelivinginabathtub
fortheirentirelife,lastlynotbeingintheoceancausesmanymaleandsomefemaleorcasand
dolphinstohavecollapseddorsalfinsalongwithdepressionandanxiety.
AlltheanimalscagedinatSeaworldareinclosedinasmallspace.AccordingthearticleSave
TheWhales,thesizeofthetankstheanimalsarekeptinarenotlargeenoughforevenasmall
dolphintoswimfreelyin.Infactthisarticlealsostatesthatthereisnotanklargeenoughin
existencetoholdafullsizeorcaorwhaleandstillbeabletoswimfreely.Alsowhenthese
captiveheldmarineanimalsareinsmallspacestheycanbecomestressedandmoreviolent
towardsotheranimalsandpeople.StatedinWDC'sarticlecalledCaptivityanimalsthatarein
smalltanksandareunabletoswimwithothers.Italsostatsthatthiscanresultinmentalillnesses
suchasloneliness,depression,andanxiety.
MaleorcasatSeaworlddevelopcollapseddorsalfinsbecauseofmental/healthissues.Onthe
websiteSeaWorldOfHurt,thearticlecalled8ReasonsWhyOrcasDon'tBelongat
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SeaWorld,killerwhalesandorcasaremorelikelytohavecollapseddorsalfinsdueto
depression,anxiety,andbeingoutoftheirnaturalhabitatandputintoanew,unfamiliarand
muchsmallerenvironment.Alsostatedinthisarticletheaverageageofdeathformalesissixty
toseventyyearsoldandeightytoahundredyearsoldforfemales.AtSeaworldmostanimals
willnotevenmakeittoagenine.Whentakenintocaptivitythemarineanimalsbiteatthemedal
barsandconcretetosearchforawayout.Thisresultsindamagedteeththatarenottreated
properly.Theseanimalsareusedtoswimminghundredsofmilesadayandtheyareunabletodo
soinaplacethatslikealittlekittypooltothem.Imaginelivinginaspacenobiggerthanyour
tubefortherestofyourlife.
Sinceitisnowillegaltotakekillerwhalesfromtheirnaturalhabitat,Seaworldhastobreedtheir
animals.Accordingtothearticlecalled5ReasonsWhySeaWorldsOrcaBreedingProcessIs
BadNewsSeaWorldforcesthemaleorcatoejaculateinatube/cup.Thentheyputthetubein
thefemale,sothespermgoestoheruterus.Thisbreedingprocessisbad,rarelyworks,andeven
cancausethebabytohavehealthissuesshortlyafterbirth.Captivebornwhalesareluckyifthey
makeittoaweekoldbecauseofthebreedingprocessandhealthissues.Theaverageagefora
marineanimaltobecomepregnantisfourteentosixteen,butsomeanimalsatSeaworldareas
youngasageeightwhentheyfirstbecomepregnant.AlsoSeaworldcrossbreedstheanimals
meaningtheybreedonesbrotherwiththeirsister,brotherwithaunt,etc.
ManypeoplesuchasparentsbelievethatSeaworldisapositiveplaceandshouldbekeptafloat
becauseitsalearningenvironmentforbothchildrenandteens.Thearticle25(more)Reasons
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ToStandWithSeaworldsaysthatitsaneducationalfacilityandhelpschildrenlearnabout
animalsfromupcloseexperiences.Alsopeoplesaythatitteacheschildrenhowtoapproachand
careforanimalswiththeVIPservicespeoplecanpurchase.Buttheseanimalsarenotforshow,
theyarelivingcreaturesandtheirlifeisasgoodasanyhumanbeing.Humansdon'tneedtobe
usedforchildlearningpurposes,yesitismorefunwhenyoucanseethemupclosebutthereare
alsoencagingvideosandpicturebooksthatteachchildrenaboutwildlifeintheoceans.
Thisconcludeswhymarineanimalsshouldbesetfreeduetoallmanywrongdoingsinvolving
Seaworldandhealthproblems.Theseanimalsshouldnotbecaged,beforcedtocrossbreed,
forcedintosillycircusshowsandtakenfromtheirhomeandfamiliesjustforhuman
entertainment.Theydeservetoswimasfarastheycan,aslongastheycan,asdeepastheycan.
Theyshouldalsobeabletomaketheirownfamilytherightwayandnothaveabrotherbean
uncleto.MorepeopleneedtorealizewhatharmSeaworldisdoingtoothesepooranimals.
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WorksCited
SaveTheWhalesArticle
WDCsCaptivityArticle
SeaWorldofhurt8ReasonsWhyOrcasDon'tBelongatSeaWorld
5ReasonsWhySeaWorldsOrcaBreedingProcessIsBadNews
25(more)ReasonsToStandWithSeaworld