We’ve all heard of Seaworld. A childhood fantasy. The spectacular shows and mesmerizing performances of marine animal and men. Orcas and dolphins doing trick as the fascinated faces‚ young and old watch the ‘never before’ seen show. Years later we find out the truth. The torture of animals and the small confinement that these animals have been forced to live in. Orcas were “...confined to a tank containing 0.0001 percent of the quantity of water that he would traverse in a single day in nature.”
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scientific research or conservation.” Many marine animals which were taken were taken without a permit to authorize their importation. Theme parks such as SeaWorld take advantage of small exceptions such as this one. More recently‚ California legislator Richard Bloom introduced Assembly Bill 2041. Under this particular bill‚ it would be banned for Seaworld to breed new Orca whales and shows that involve them. This is a great step and could potentially change the lives of orcas in captivity however‚ the
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is centered on SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment‚ a private company owned by The Blackstone Group‚ LP. It’s flagship park‚ SeaWorld‚ was opened in San Diego‚ California in 1964. The second park‚ SeaWorld Orlando‚ was opened in 1973 after the success that the Walt Disney World Resort had experienced in the Central Florida region. The third and final SeaWorld Park was opened in San Antonio‚ Texas in 1988. All three of these parks still exist today under the umbrella of SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment
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September 9‚ 2014 Since the documentary “Blackfish” aired earlier this year Seaworld Inc. has faced a public perception nightmare as its market shares and park attendance has declined to record lows. At this point Seaworld Inc. may be at the point of no return with its current business model and the only saving grace may be to re-brand entirely in order to remain open. Immediately following the airing of the documentary‚ Seaworld Inc. went on the defensive about its conservation efforts and how their
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accidental drowning. Sealand closed‚ and SeaWorld needed a breeder. So‚ SeaWorld purchased Tilikum. Blackfish is a documentary that follows story of Tilikum‚ a captive killer whale that has taken lives of several people‚ and presents major issues within the sea-park industry.
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Blackfish SeaWorld is considered one of the most magical places on earth. With majestic animals that aren’t seen in everyday life‚ come alive to please thousands of people a day. While we believe these animals are happy and enjoy the attention‚ Blackfish has given us reasons not to believe the false advertisement. While comparing these animals to the wild‚ we see that they are not as free as they should be and deserve to live in their natural habitat. One of the animals that the film focuses on
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about their updates on the parks. Seaworld CEO Joel Manby‚ even noted the change in the company over all‚ saying that they were evolving with the new expansion on the orca exhibit that has a “conservative message”. Profits declined on the orca shows after the release of the documentary Blackfish‚ and after the very public court case between the california coastline commission‚ and the company. The conservative and anti abuse outlook that most of the public has seaworld had to change to avoid bankruptcy
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22 May‚ 2017 Blackfish Reflection Questions 1. “Blackfish” is a documentary that exposes how seaWorld mistreats orcas and details the orcas’ violent response to being captives. The documentary criticizes seaWorld in order to deter seaWorld’s customers; ultimately‚ the film wants to put seaWorld out of business and end its exploitation of orcas. This film strongly believes that containing orcas in seaWorld is altering their behavior and possibly making them more aggressive towards humans. This belief
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her film‚ Blackfish‚ exploits SeaWorld and the many incidents involving the killer whales and trainers. Cowperthwaite’s purpose is to inform the audience how the whales are treated horribly and persuade the audience to boycott SeaWorld. She adopts a dramatic‚ gloomy tone in order to convey her audience the idea that SeaWorld is an inhumane place to keep killer whales. Cowperthwaite begins her film by incorporating real life tragedies that occurred at SeaWorld and interviewing experts on whales
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pictured in footage from SeaWorld’s marine parks. Whales kept at SeaWorld are mistreated‚ restrained to dark cages‚ and live in small concrete pools that cannot be compared to the hundreds of miles that they would routinely swim on a daily basis. To this day‚ many admire SeaWorld for its broad assortment of marine animals. As a documentary‚ Blackfish takes on the immense task of trying to alter the audiences’ perceptions of SeaWorld. While Blackfish employs all three forms of rhetoric to accomplish
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