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    Orca Captivity Essay

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    Death. This is captivity. Orcas‚ or commonly known as killer whales‚ have been held in captivity since 1961. Marine parks‚ like SeaWorld and Marineland‚ tear orca families apart by plucking whales from the ocean and selling them for millions of dollars or trapping them in tanks for entertainment. Most of the times‚ there are orcas that are sometimes aggressive towards the other orcas in the tanks and are forced to do tricks and entertain an audience in order to get food. Captivity is flat out cruel

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    Slavery is the captivity of another person for servitude without that person willing consent. Slavery made its mark on American History. The pain that slaves endured was cruel and harsh. They gave their lives so that we‚ African Americans could live in this world but many of us take that for granted. My interpretation of what slavery was is a simple‚ people being apart from their families and being owned and told what to do and being put to work for little of no wage. Slaves had no rights. Some people

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    Orcas‚ also known as killer whales‚ have been in captivity for over fifty years. The magnificent stunts the animals are trained to do is jaw dropping. Killer whales‚ on the other hand‚ do not seem to feel the same positive regard. Infact‚ they have killed or injured more than one-hundred people during their stay in captivity. Keeping killer whales in captivity not only threatens the whales‚ but harms humans as well. Tilikum‚ who is known for making big splashes in one of SeaWorld’s segments in the

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    Wild animals in captivity

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    Wild animals should be kept in captivity and no animals should be used for scientific experiments. Do you agree? Wild animals are kept in captivity for a variety of reasons and in a range of environments‚ including zoos and circuses‚ scientific laboratories and also as pets at home. Caring for a captive animal takes time‚ money and knowledge to provide everything the animal needs‚ such as food‚ water and the correct environment‚ to prevent suffering and ensure good welfare‚ but many countries

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    “ISIS data indicates that 82 percent of new mammals are now born in captivity‚ along with 64 percent of birds and a majority of reptile species.” (ISIS). Animals in captivity is something that people have been around their whole lives. Animals in zoos for instance. Children take field trips to the zoo all the time. They walk around in groups looking at these animals in cages‚ taking pictures with them while they are behind bars. This is just something that humans have grown used to and are ok with

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    Sea Animal Captivity

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    Sea Animal Captivity By Hitesh. S 8A(Rough copy) “Each and every animal on earth has as much right to be here as you and me‚” said by Anthony Douglas Williams. Like all animals‚ sea animals are meant to live in the wild or live in the ocean. However‚ many sea animals are captured to be held captive‚ to be abused‚ to be separated from their family‚ to be captured only to live an inferior and shorter life compared to their previous lives. Sea animals lose so much only to be forced to entertain

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    Dolphin Captivity Essay

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    helping the United States Navy. Since 1950’s dolphins have been trained in captivity to assist the navy with important missions. The Navy also has done research with dolphins to help better understand the way this animal lives in its environment and to see how to protect it. This program is called Navy Marine Mammal Program(NMMP).This program turns heads from animal activist arguing against marine animals being held in captivity no matter the circumstances. Ric O’Barry a former dolphin trainer now a

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    Animal Captivity Essay

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    in captivity? Have you ever thought what happens to animals in captivity? There are nature parks out there that is good for animal captivity.Some Zoos help animals and give them the environment that they require and some zoos don’t give the required environment there is also abuse in some sideshow zoos and even some actual zoos.Although some may say that animals are safer in captivity some need to be in their natural habitat too have a life they actually enjoy.Animals should be in captivity if their

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    Living in captivity exposes the dishonourable side of people. This was reinforced by Mr Van Daan’s despicable actions. During this time phrase food was scarce for people living in the annexe. It seemed that minor preices of food were being extracted by rats. This extraction of food had been progressing for a large period of time and started to become a problem. June 1944 in the middle of the night‚ Mrs Frank hears a loud creak. She quietly walks down the stairs and caught Mr Van Daan stealing

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    Essay On Orca Captivity

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    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 to fifty years in the wild‚ but at most

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