dolphins are being slaughtered in Taiji‚ Japan. Every year in Taiji‚ 23‚000 dolphins are murdered and hundreds more are sold into captivity. These intelligent animals are unable to fight for themselves to live and unfairly die every year. In Taiji‚ dolphin intelligence‚ society‚ and culture are the last thing on the minds of the fishermen. Dolphins are sold into captivity after being forced and trapped into a tiny cove (The Cove). The remaining dolphins are left in the cove overnight. While enclosed
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Who would pass up the opportunity to have a twenty foot aquatic animal as a pet? There are hundreds of different species that live underwater‚ including whales‚ dolphins‚ fish‚ and coral. Over all a Spotted Eagle Ray is definitely the coolest underwater animal for three reasons‚ they’re fun for all ages‚ they are very quiet‚ and they’re easy to keep clean. Eagle Rays are gentle and unaggressive‚ therefore perfect for any age. Most people may fear stingrays‚ because of their barbs‚ which is what
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(“Lives Stolen”). Some of the causes include diseases‚ stillbirth complications‚ and infections (“Lives Stolen”). None of these orcas died from old age. All these deaths occurred due to conditions of their captivity. Wild orcas have an average lifespan of thirty to fifty years‚ but in captivity the oldest orca was only twenty-six years old (“Lives Stolen”). These horrors only accounts for one species out of 6‚126 species housed in all zoos (“Zoo Statistics”). Zoos are not only unsafe for animals‚
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tigers and the others animals. Sometimes when we watch the animals in a captivity jumping through a flaming hoop or stand on its hind legs‚ it becomes easy to forget about all the abuse that the animals have been through. The animals may not like to do these things that we human feel amused about. They may prefer their own habitat if they had choices. Some people and I see zoos as prisons where innocent creatures are unjustly held captive‚ to me zoos are a collection of unhappy animals. For many people
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ourselves as sentient beings‚ with no more reason to exist than those who cannot speak for themselves‚ we will continue to live in a plethora of ignorance‚ allowing for the atrocities that are inflicted on animals everyday in factory farms‚ laboratories‚ held captive for our own selfish desires and put on display as if they are bottles of wine. Granted‚ to initially start making the movement towards animal liberation would take decades to fully take hold. Humans fear change‚ this enables us to go into fight
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to show emotion‚ as “…there is growing evidence that animals‚ from mice to elephants‚ can be empathetic‚ to recognizing pain and suffering in others that are not kin. Pilot whales have been seen pummeling and driving away orcas attempting to kill a gray whale calf off the coast of California” (Morell). If animals can display empathy to other species‚ why shouldn’t people do the same? In some of the most popular theme parks‚ zoos‚ and
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scientific method. Scenario Topic: Design an experiment to determine if captivity affects the overall health of marine mammals Problem (2 Points) Does captivity affect the overall health of marine mammals? Research (2 Points) The average life span of captive marine mammals compared to free marine mammals. Reports of abuse of captive marine mammals. Hypothesis (4 Points) If a marine mammal is held in captivity‚ then its health will decline. Procedure (4 Points) 1. Find
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Did you ever wonder what an animal has to say? Only if we could communicate with animals and hear all the abuse it goes through maybe our thoughts would reflect on Animal Neglect. Animal neglect is cruel; not only does it harm innocent animals in captivity but also‚ it’s denies animals to live life fully. In todays society many human right activists want fair and equal rights for their own being‚ however when it comes down to the animals wellbeing many are unaware about how they get treated. Animals
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keep kelp forests healthy by eating animals that graze on kelp . They can get eaten by killer whales and sea lions . The great white shark is believed to be their primary predator‚ and dead sea otters have been found with injuries from shark bites‚ although there is no evidence that sharks actually eat them . Toxoplasma gondii parasites to the ocean and kill sea otters.Sea otters can do well in captivity‚ and are featured in over 40 public aquariums and zoos. Like the Seattle Aquarium ‚ and Vancouver
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can cause psychological damage. It may cause the animal to become vicious so that it will attempt to harm any humans that try to contact it‚ or cause issues among the other animals it lives with. Another important factor about keeping an animal in captivity from a young age is that it will never be able to be released into the wild again. The animal will have never learned how to hunt‚ survive on it’s own‚ or how to interact with other species. Animals being taken from their homes in the wild is the
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