Orca Captivity Problems

Many Orcas are captured in their natural habitat and then transported to an aquarium. Others are born, raised, and die in the aquarium. In their natural habitat Orcas live for 30 to 50 years, but in captivity their average life expectancy is 9 years. In captivity they face many problems such as: health problems, deaths, separation from they’re family, and many others. Orca whales in aquatic parks, being held in captivity for human entertainment is a huge problem. The capturing of Orcas in the ocean who are healthy and with their family is a problem. They are separating them from the only thing that they know and are comfortable with. They go from this vast open waters to a small tank that has nothing in it. It’s as if being taken from one’s home and being put in a cell and forced to perform. These whales are also being fed dead, frozen, thawed fish which deprived them of nutrients and fresh water, which had to be replaced through artificial measures. Another thing is that they would stuff fish
The suffering they go through is incredibly painful. They’re fed meals that they shouldn’t be consuming. Living in small tanks that are empty. And dying at an earlier age, because of being in captivity. These problems could be easily stopped if those around the animals would open their eyes and look what they are doing to these poor creatures. And stop thinking of the money and the entertainment of others. These people are so concerned about money and how they look to the world. They don’t care about these animals at all and that’s sad. If they cared about these animals they would show it by not giving them foods that will make them sick, and not keeping them in tiny tanks that are just filled with water and nothing else. They just need to be worrying about the animals and their safety and health because right now that’s the most important