Using killer whales as entertainment is unfair/inhumane‚ and not appropriate for others enjoyment because in the film‚ “Blackfish‚” dates back to 1983‚ where a man is interviewed on capturing Tilikum‚ who showed emotion while telling his story. Tilikum was taken away from the wild‚ his mother‚ and family as a baby whale. As the men were trying to capture Tilikum‚ the mother and rest of the family were around the boat‚ calling for each other‚ and trying to help Tilikum to get away. It is such a sad
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through underwater calls. A pod may work together to hunt. Despite their name‚ killer whales are actually dolphins; they are the largest kind of dolphin. They have not been known to attack people in the wild. Orcas are up to 30 feet long‚ they weigh up to 10 tons‚ they have shiny black backs‚ and they are white underneath. Orcas feed on a wide variety of animals. They hunt salmon and other fish‚ seals‚ dolphins‚ and whales. Orcas are large ocean animals; they live in all the oceans‚ especially in cold
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disappointing. It did not just fail; it crashed and burned. “Blackfish” is a documentary that shows the psychological and physical harm Sea World is doing to their Killer whales by keeping them in a confined space. The Documentary also demonstrates the danger Sea World is putting their trainers in by having them work with their killer whales. In response Sea World published‚ on their website‚ an article titled "Truth about Blackfish". The beginning of their article starts out strong making valid arguments
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Blackfish: Why Orcas Should Not Be Held in Captivity There has been a lot of controversy surrounding Seaworld’s treatment of captive orcas recently. A documentary called Blackfish was released in 2013 that highlighted the abuse of killer whales at Seaworld. It also showed how the aggression of orcas in captivity has resulted in the death of trainers. Though Seaworld has denied inadequate treatment of their orcas‚ they have clearly been in distress. Orcas‚ and animals in general‚ should not be kept
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metal health problems and that the trainer are not safe in wild working with the killer whales. You have many accounts from past trainers or employees that use to work at Sea World giving their view on the event that happened with Tilikum. Which say that the animal is a danger to the people that work with it and most of the orcas presumably have physical and metal health problems. Which leads them to hurt or even killer some of the trainer that work at sea world. They use lot of footage in the film
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Verjine Tarkhanian English 101 Prof. Hamalian November 12‚ 2014 Essay: Blackfish The documentary film Blackfish which we saw in our class‚ was very interesting and scary. The documentary was based on a true story of a killer whale killing its trainer of many years. Till this day no know will ever know what clicked in that mammals head to turn against its trainer the way that it did. When looking at the film‚ it shows mostly the dangerous side of the mammal and how it was captured at such a
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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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for 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
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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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Orlando‚ Florida. In 1983 is when SeaWorld obtained a permit to capture 100 Alaskan orcas. SeaWorld should not be able to have whales. The reason SeaWorld should not be able to have whales is because they live in terrible conditions and are not well taken care of or‚ happy. If the whales are not kept well‚ they can become stressed‚ frustrated
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