The Cove is a documentary that investigates and informs about the brutal murder of dolphins that is realized in Taiji‚ Japan annually by showing the story of a group of activists that try to expose the “dramatic and disgusting” scenes that happen with dolphins (Haynes 27). The Cove is presented from the point of view of the activists against dolphins’ captivity‚ in which the ex-trainer of dolphins‚ Ric O’Barry‚ meets the producer‚ Louie Psihoyos‚ to document what happens in Japan to be able to let
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Life for captive marine animals is nothing like life in the ocean. They have lost a lot in order to fulfil the entertainment we so called get from watching them perform and getting abused in the environments they are put in. Marine animals held in captivity should be illegal‚ because they are wild animals who are being mistreated by us‚ suffer horribly everyday‚ and are being kept in tiny places. Many marine life animals have been captured from their habits and brought to entertainment places such
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Who does not love to see dolphins and whales flipping and doing tricks? Although the animals look happy and unharmed‚ there is a dark truth behind the captive marine life in amusement parks and zoos. Yes‚ attending zoos and marine life amusement parks are a part of childhood; but recently researchers have discovered just how cruel the environment is for the marine life in captivity. After studies of comparing the quality of life of marine animals in the wild and in captivity‚ there are multiple examples
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sick and hurting them; Not only that‚ but they are teaching the people unrealistic expectations about the relationships between humans and animals. These animals lives are being shortened in captivity. With the facts‚ it is clear that this system is clearly wrong and brutally harmful.
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wild‚ dolphins travel a couple of miles at least daily. Once the veterinarians visit once‚ they will never step foot on Sea World Property again because they will not stand there and watch the mistreatment of these animals. One veterinarian account explains how badly these dolphins are sunburned. Another explains how Sea World lies to the public and says that these animals live longer in captivity‚ when this is clearly false. They are also doctoring how long each dolphin lives in captivity‚ which
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Chasity Choran The Poison of Greed and Mercury: A Case for Dolphins “They call him Flipper‚ Flipper‚ faster than lightning‚ No-one you see‚ is smarter than he...” And so it began. The craze over our adorable aquatic friend‚ the dolphin‚ came to life. Before the Flipper TV series‚ there were only 3 dolphinariums in existence. Now‚ the dolphin industry is a multi-million dollar business. Richard O ’Barry was one man that helped train the dolphins used in the show. For years he flourished off the income
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Marine Mammals in Captivity Would you like it if you were put in a cage‚ forced to perform tricks for an audience on a daily basis? An animal being kept in captivity is wrong‚ because we shouldn’t put our desire to be amused and entertained over the fact that these animals are confined‚ being forced to perform for us. Animals should be allowed to live and die in their natural habitat Many experts have claimed that zoos and aquariums give us human beings a better access to the life of an animal
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Dolphins have been kept in captivity for since the 1870s. The keeping of dolphins has long been a controversial issue. The main argument for keeping dolphins in captivity relates to the positive conservation message that seeing a living dolphin can create. Those who argue against dolphins in captivity highlight the inadequacy of dolphinariums to cater for the needs of these highly intelligent creatures. Today‚ North American dolphinariums are successfully breeding these cetaceans and are not dependent
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display‚ or performance purposes. The bill also prohibits the export or collect captive orcas coming from any place in California to another state or country‚ unless approved by federal law‚ and importing their semen or embryos of any orcas held in captivity for artificial insemination. The legislation passed 26-13 with Democrats in favor and Republicans opposing. The bill required that the killer whales be sent to sea sanctuaries for retirement in the United States or Canada. Sea World are actively
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Killer Whale Essay The killer whale‚ also known as an orca‚ is known to be the largest dolphin. Killer whales population is decreasing every year‚ mostly due to them being held in captivity. Whales in the wild tend to live longer and reproduce more often to healthier offspring‚ which is why we should leave them there. I can’t argue with the fact that “Zoos and aquariums provide access and a vital connection to the world of wildlife and our environment …” (Nightingale) and supposedly that they help
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