Ethical Issues Report By: SeaWorld is a public company that is facing a significant ethical issue right now‚ mostly in part to the release of the documentary Blackfish. This documentary takes viewers inside the capture‚ training and marketing of these Killer Whales for the sole profit of the company. It also highlights the breeding‚ training and housing of these magnificent mammals. It brings many ethical issues to the table. 1) Should
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appeal to the viewer’s emotions. In Blackfish the audience is convinced that SeaWorld does not sufficiently train their staff. The director began by interviewing former SeaWorld trainers. They were interviewed sitting comfortably and proudly in clean‚ light environments. This visual code gave the confirmation to the audience that they were genuine and trustworthy people. In the interviews personal experiences with SeaWorld were explored and many flaws with their coaching and training approach were
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includes about 3‚000 establishments and boasts combined annual revenue of roughly $13 billion. Close to 85% of the combined annual revenue is generated by the 50 largest companies in the industry. Three of the largest companies include Walt Disney‚ SeaWorld‚ and Universal Parks & Resorts.[i] This analysis places focus on specific locations of these 3 larger companies: Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World (Lake
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that Seaworld lacked to answer‚ she discovered information that opened the publics’ eye to this aquatic park in a much different way; the immoral treatment they endure upon of their animals. Blackfish became the one of the first formal introductions to the idea of how detrimental large aquatic life in captivity actually was. The documentary finally gave former Seaworld trainers the opportunity to publicly speak out and expose the secrets that they had been forced to keep about Seaworld and their
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Katie Hylton 4/10/14 Mrs. Varner Pre-AP English 11 The Evils of Marine Life in Entertainment In the passing years‚ marine life has come to the front of the entertainment business. Aquariums and sea life amusement parks‚ like SeaWorld‚ are hurting sea life animals. Is hurting and killing off marine life worth personal entertainment? No‚ sea life should only be held in captivity for extenuating reasons and entertainment is not one of them. In 1853 the first aquarium was opened in London‚
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Tanks. Collapsed dorsal fins. Fights. Stress. Depression. Abuse. 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
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Final Exam PMBA 8030 TRACI’S SALON 1) Retail Hairstyling Industry Number of firms – many Entry conditions – easy Product type – few to many Conduct of firms – less aggressive Retail hairstyling industry is considered to be a monopolistic competition where there are many firms selling similar but not identical goods and services. In monopolistic markets‚ there are a large number of sellers and they can easily enter or leave the market. This is most common market in the U.S. economy‚ especially
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Week 3 Assignment Daniel Farella HUM/115 10/13/2014 Allison Mintz-Goldstein Week 3 Assignment The 2 articles I had chosen are on Blackfish and Sea World. The first title is called SeaWorld Questions Ethics of ‘Blackfish’ 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
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Seaworld Cruelty Exposed How would you feel if you were stuck in a bathtub for your whole life? Killer whales stuck in seaworlds bathtub-like tank have to suffer with this for their whole life. In the documentary Blackfish‚ Seaworld’s cruiety to these beautiful creatures is exposed to the public hoping to stop people from visiting the theme park. It has convinced me for sure. Killer whales swim up to 100 miles a day in the wild. At seaworld‚ they can only swim in circles over and over during
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Following the film‚ reporters and animal rights activists across the globe referred to the decline in attendance at SeaWorld parks‚ as well as other animal attraction parks‚ as the “Blackfish Effect” (Marlbrough). The senior vice president of PETA‚ Lisa Lange‚ discusses that while SeaWorld experienced most of the effect‚ circuses and zoos around the world were beginning to feel the aftershock of the 2013 documentary. “The public has completely changed its opinion on exploiting and killing animals
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