No Wild Orcas in Entertainment

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Imagine yourself living in a bathtub for 25 years and you could do absolutely nothing about it. Wild orcas, better known as killer whales have been captured to entertain audiences world wide at aquariums. The most popular location being Sea World. Growing up in Miami, I could not control my excitement when it came time to go visit Lolita the killer whale at the Miami Seaquarium. To be able to see such an amazing creature right in front of me was mind blowing. How amazing is it that you can be face or face with an animal of that size? Well, I wish I'd known then what I know now. In the following paragraphs, I will start off with the difference between the life of a wild orca in the wild versus their life in captivity and I will end with reasons as to why families should not participate and give their time and money to these companies who commit such inhumane acts. I hope that towards the end of this essay, you will change your view on wild orcas and not look at them as just an animal that is used for entertainment purposes.
Sea World has been known to lie to the public when it comes to giving facts about these killer whales they have captive. One of the things this company claims is that the killer whales actually live longer in their care. According to the website (Sea World of Hurt) this is completely false, killer whales in the wild have a similar life span to humans, they can live from anywhere to 50-100 years. Held captive, these animals hardly live past twenty-five years. In the wild, an orcas dorsal fin is straight which is the way it should be. In captivity, you will mostly see their dorsal fins flopped over or completely collapsed. The reasons as to why their fins become this way is because they simply do not have enough s...

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...twice as hard to help people understand that the animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect them and love them as we love ourselves.- César Chávez"

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"8 Reasons Orcas Don't Belong at SeaWorld." SeaWorld Of Hurt: Where Happiness Tanks. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2014. .

"The Aftermath." The Heartbreaking Real-Life Capture of Orcas. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. .

Kirby, David. "SeaWorld's Worst Nightmare: Calif. Lawmaker to Propose Ban on Orcas in Captivity." TakePart. N.p., 6 Mar. 2014. Web. 23 Mar. 2014. .

"Orcas in Captivity: Animal Cruelty for Profit." Blog RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2014. .

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