“Blackfish” focuses on Tilikum‚ an orca held by SeaWorld‚ and the dangers of keeping the species in captivity. The killer whale‚ Tilikum‚ was involved in the deaths of three individuals. Gabriela Cowperthwaite started the film after the death of Tilikum’s trainer Dawn Brancheau‚ a 40-year-old senior trainer at SeaWorld. Cowperthwaite used many rhetorical devices in her documentary to make the audience feel bad for the orcas and what SeaWorld does to these wild animals. Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s
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watched it. The film took an interesting approach to displaying how SeaWorld was trying to hide from the audience and the visitors to the parks around the world. By showing clips of emotional kids and interviewing the visitors at the park when events went wrong during the show‚ it connects to the audience of the film. The lack of emotion that SeaWorld seemed to show towards the fatalities and injuries was also a key point in how SeaWorld has not gone about its business in the correct way. It seemed at
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held captive in tanks with no room to roam around‚ or have to deal with being alone‚ which can trigger stress and aggression. Over the years since the 1960s‚ the first marine mammals were put into display for entertainment shows in Marine Parks like Seaworld or any other marine parks that was on the globe; around the world‚ people wondered if captivity was a good or bad idea. By the time the 70s came and movies like “Free Willy” and “Blackfish” being
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action from both the government and the public. Introduction On February 24‚ 2010 couples and families were seated in the stadiums at SeaWorld in Orlando‚ Florida for one of the most popular shows at the theme park “Believe”. Unfortunately‚ many families participating in that day’s event were eye-witnesses to an extremely traumatic tragedy at the SeaWorld theme park. It was reported by CNN news that the trainer Dawna Brancheau was grabbed by the mouth of Tilikum‚ the killer whale‚ and was thrashed
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The physical abuse of orca whales remains a growing problem in today’s national SeaWorld parks. Physical abuse starts when orca whales are captured from the wild using horrendous methods that have ended in mass fatality for the whales in question. Zimmermann (2010) said “Griffin bought the 8‚000-pound animal for $8‚000. He towed the orca‚ which he named Namu‚ 450 miles back to Seattle in a custom-made floating pen. Namu’s family pod-20 to 25 orcas-followed most of the way” (p.5). This is said in
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anonymous ex SeaWorld trainer once said those words. Many people think that orca whales should not be in captivity. But others think it is a good idea to have orcas in captivity so that people who can’t go out in see them in the wild can learn about them in theme parks or aquariums. In my opinion‚ I think it is a bad idea to have orca whales in captivity. For one thing the orca whales that are in captivity tend to have many problems. Also‚ many of the amusement parks like SeaWorld tell many of
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References: SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. (1994-2011). ANIMAL BYTES- Domestic Cats. SeaWorld/Busch Gardens ANIMALS. Retrieved from http://www.seaworld.org/Animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/mammalia/carnivora/domestic-cat.htm SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. (1994-2011). ANIMAL BYTES- Domestic Dogs. SeaWorld/Busch Gardens ANIMALS. Retrieved from http://www.seaworld.org/animal-i
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doesn’t allow them to display natural behaviors. All people can learn from zoos‚ is where the animals can be found and what they eat. There are many marine parks today‚ but the largest and wealthiest is SeaWorld. SeaWorld is a US chain of marine parks‚ aquariums and animal theme parks. SeaWorld Orlando is the largest marine park in the world‚ with over 5.8 million people visiting it each year and 20 orca
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Animal Abuse is one of the biggest problems in the United States today and it is something that no one ever talks about. There are many ways that animals are getting mistreated‚ from animal fFighting to aAnimal Ttesting and many more things. Every day in the United States there are thousands of animals getting beaten‚ neglected and forced to struggle for survival. They are left in unclean places with no food or water with little to no hope of rescue. Animal Fighting is just one of the many ways
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Intentions of Whale in Killing Are Debated By DAMIEN CAVE MIAMI — Homicide investigators in Orlando said Thursday that the death of a trainer at SeaWorld on Wednesday occurred when the theme park’s largest male Orca whale grabbed the trainer by her hair while she stood in shallow water‚ and dragged her into a deep pool. Within minutes‚ the trainer‚ Dawn Brancheau‚ 40‚ was dead from drowning and what the police described as “multiple traumatic injuries.” There were no signs of foul play
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