Investigator. I always thought that there was no doubt in my mind that Sea World was a good place that was until the movie Blackfish came out. This first article is about questioning the ethics that the investigator used to gain his insight on the killer whales that he used for the movie. I feel like this is not a good creditable source because there are many bias issues at hand which tends to lean towards one side which in this article is Sea world. How I can to this decision is the facts at hand which
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Emily Alley Mr. Archibald 6th hour 12/12/15 Orcas Killer whales‚ also called orcas‚ are thought to be the largest animal in the dolphin species. Orca whales can have a total weight of up to 6 tons‚ and their teeth can even get to be up to 4 inches long. The orca’s scientific name is Orcinus orca (Bradford). How Dangerous Are Orca Whales? Orcas do not normally attack humans (Bradford). Infact‚ there has never been a documented case of a wild orca killing a human. The founder of New Zealand’s
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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
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years tried to close SeaWorld’s doors because of their treatment of the killer whales. One reason why People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is mad‚ SeaWorld’s parking lot is bigger than the killer whale habitat. On television People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has been airing commercials trying to convince people not to go to SeaWorld. SeaWorld responded with their own commercials saying that the whales are being taken care of and if they were not I would not be working here. In 2013
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Orca Whales: Captive or Free? Sheena Anderson ENC1101-09 Professor Cooper 7 November 2011 Anderson 1 Orca Whales: Captive or Free? For many years‚ people have gone to places like SeaWorld in either Orlando‚ California‚ or Texas to marvel at and to be entertained by the creatures known as Orcinus orca. For those people not familiar with the scientific term‚ they are also called Orca whales. These powerful‚ magnificent‚ intelligent creatures have become the trademarks of the parks where
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In the documentary Black fish‚ Gabriella Cowperthwaite (2013) illustrated the truth behind SeaWorld. The director uses Logos‚ Ethos‚ and Pathos to persuade the viewer to think twice before attending SeaWorld and viewing it as a haven for orcas. SeaWorld may have changed and updated some of their safety precautions now‚ but it used to be a concrete prison that confined several orcas in and inhumane and misunderstood environment. Gabriella Cowperthwaite (2013) the director of Black fish uses logos
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In 1983‚ a male killer whale was captured in the North Atlantic‚ at the age of 2‚ he was already 11.5 feet long. They named him Tilikum. Tilikum was first introduced at Sealand‚ at night they stored the whales in a “module”‚ a dark‚ metal 20 x 30 feet box for two-thirds of their lives. During the winter the orcas would be locked in from 5 pm to 7 am. February‚ 1991‚ Kelty Burn falls into the water‚ then Tilikum brings her down‚ and drowns her. In the newspapers it claimed that it was an accidental
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awareness for the captivity of Killer whales in general‚ and in the Sea-world industry. Their documentary is based on a dreary story of the killer whale Tilikum‚ and through the cases that result in the life of these whales‚ this film reminds us on how limited knowledge we have on these animals‚ and how personal relationship takes place according to its purpose. In addition‚ this documentary film provides many evidence of witnesses of casualty with he killer whales‚ perspectives‚ opinions‚ and a collection
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known as killer whales‚ can grow up to twenty to thirty feet on average and swim up to 100 miles a day‚ keeping their body healthy and fit. Aside from their large and strong body structure‚ Orcas are highly intelligent and social animals that work together in pods when hunting while even being capable of swimming as deep as thirty feet. So why in captivity‚ are Orcas being kept in pools that range from eighteen to twenty-eight feet deep? The average lifespan of a killer whale ranges from thirty
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Imagine you are in a boat right off the shores of Greece. You happen to look up and out of the corner of your eye you see something. As your gaze adjusts‚ you notice it’s a killer whale‚ being torn away from his home. A large net encloses in in‚ attached to a large ship. Now‚ imagine you are sitting in the stands at SeaWorld‚ surrounded by hundreds of people‚ people waiting so eagerly to lay eyes on this year’s rendition of “Shamu”. When you look into the cement “pool”‚ you see him. You see the majestic
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