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Killer Whales In The Film Blackfish
Animals used for entertainment is also another issue. Most people came to the zoo, circus at least once in their lifetime. Animals forced to do trick and entertain people. Do they look happy? Definity not. In the movie BlackFish, the killer whales has been separated and taken away when they were babies. They were forced to do things, if they resist, they will get hurt, or starving. Those killer whales were storage in the concrete box underwater. Live in those boxes extremely uncomfortable. Imagine people who live in prison for their whole life. Those people tend to show aggressive and violent behaviors. Killer whales are the same as well, which led to the attack of SeaWorld trainer Keltie Byrne.
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