Orcas Should Be Allowed In Captivity Essay

1098 Words3 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Should wild animals be in captivity

“At least 150 orcas have been taken into captivity from the wild since 1961 (including Pascua and Morgan)” Have you seen the last 150 orcas? No? Me Neither because they have been killed by SeaWorld. One-hundred twenty-seven of these orcas are now dead. Orcas tend to live longer in the wild and live less whenever they are captured by SeaWorld. Capturing orcas for the SeaWorld entertainment should be illegal because most of them died faster and live longer in the wild, being forced to adapt with orcas not compatible to them, and orcas are forced to live in the artificial social groups. Orcas tend to live longer in the wild because they have more room to swim around. Orcas get to eat whatever they want in the sea. The orcas that live in the sea …show more content…

Since orcas are in captivity they break their teeth from the concrete of the tanks because they get bored or have anxiety of eating. Orcas get a really bad pain at their teeth without getting any medicine to control it. Orcas get bored because it’s only them at the tanks, but in the wild they get to interact not only with other orcas but also with other type of fish. During captivity orcas don’t get to eat whenever they want to, they eat whenever the trainers think they are hungry. Comparing this situation to the wild, Orcas eat at any time or at any day meaning that they eat whenever they want. Orcas are adapted to live in social groups meaning that they are used to live with their family not with others. Orcas are tend to hang out with two up to fifteen orcas. Whenever orcas have babies, they stayed with their mother. At SeaWorld, orcas are forced to be separated from their families. Orcas are being put in tanks with different orcas from them. They are forced to adapt to different types of orcas that speak a different language from them. Orcas that are kept in captivity don’t have the freedom that the other orcas from the wild get. Orcas should be free and not

Show More
Related

  • Seaworld Persuasive Speech

    1468 Words  | 3 Pages

    Out of the 156 whales they have taken into captivity from the wild, 129 are dead. Including orcas bred within SeaWorld, at least 165 have died in their facilities (Schelling). Another falsehood SeaWorld claims is that collapsed dorsal fins are completely normal and common of all male orcas. It is actually quite rare to find in the wild, while every single one of their male whales has a collapsed dorsal fin (“8 Shocking Facts…”). SeaWorld also guarantees that they never separate a calf from its mother and even have posted a picture of a baby and its mother as proof. What they didn’t tell the public was that soon after that picture was posted they shipped the calf off to Spain alone to a different park. A past trainer even said that there had been at least 19 separations of mother and calf that he knew of at his location. All of these factors previously stated added up have a large influence on the whales mentally. Many whales are afflicted by psychosis and anxiety and in turn are given drugs such as Valium to keep them performing in shows. There have been various occasions, often swept under the rug by SeaWorld and away from the public eye, where the drugs didn’t work enough (Schelling). There

    Read More

  • Reasons Why Orcas Should Not Be Kept In Captivity

    247 Words  | 1 Pages

    No i believe that orcas should not be kept in captivity There are 3 reasons why they should not, firstly orcas mistreat each others, second you can’t recreate their environment, and lastly orcas can be dangerous in captivity.

    Read More

  • Rhetorical Techniques Used In The Film Blackfish

    704 Words  | 2 Pages

    Just like Cowperthwaite, I strongly believe the orcas should not be held in these small areas and be allowed to live in their natural habitat.

    Read More

  • Orcas Should Not Be Allowed In Captivity Essay

    842 Words  | 2 Pages

    7 of the 10 Orcas were born in captivity and they would not be expected to live in the wild. Plus, the other three Orcas have very very low chances of finding their pods ( families ). So the alternative would be to stop breeding or capturing Orcas. We also need to retire the ones we already have in captivity. Then the Orcas would be allowed to be in a somewhat more natural environment. Instead of having to do stupid tricks 24/7. After the

    Read More

  • Argumentative Essay On Orcas In Captivity

    899 Words  | 2 Pages

    Most of Sea World's current orcas have been born and are being raised in captivity, and many questions are being asked concerning the health, comfort, and happiness

    Read More

  • Argumentative Essay On Seaworld

    807 Words  | 2 Pages

    On February 24, 2010, this incident was a reality. The death of Dawn Brancheau occurred during Shamu show. Imagine what is was like for the Orca. I wonder how the Orca felt. If I was the Orca, I wouldn't feel bad for the trainer at all. Why? Because swimming with your mom shouldn't result in having to be forced to do tricks which ends with a crowd of high-pitched shrills. This is why believe that Seaworld isn't treating their Orca's very fairly.

    Read More

  • Persuasive Essay On Orcas

    673 Words  | 2 Pages

    And even a six year old wasn’t blind to that fact. The issue of keeping Orcas in captivity and under the care of man has been a controversial practice ever since the first dolphins and whales were taken into aquariums for the amusement of humans. In more recent times, the documentary Blackfish (which has been recently broadcast on popular TV stations such as CNN) that focuses on Tilikum, an orca held by SeaWorld, has brought to light the controversy over captive killer whales. Orcas are majestic, beautiful, and intelligent creatures that should not be kept in captivity for our entertainment because of the harm they cause. SeaWorld, a leader in the captivity and use of killer whales for entertainment, has counterattacked the points made by the documentary Blackfish, which brought many points to light.

    Read More

  • Killer Whales - The Orcas

    1109 Words  | 3 Pages

    ...own to circle its dead for hours until dying itself. It puts its own life on the line when the others in its group is in trouble. The diverse diet also makes it an interesting marine mammal to know about because different types of marine life have a food staple consisting of two or three species. The orcas distinctive white spot above the eye make for good diversion and the conical teeth make for excellent hunting. And although they range in size depending on sex, the fascination with this fair sized marine mammal is immeasurable in size.

    Read More

  • Killer Whales Should Not Be Kept in Captivity

    2009 Words  | 5 Pages

    Orca whales are the largest members of the dolphin family. Orcas are very curious creatures, they like to sky hop, which is when they poke their heads out of the water and look around, and they can also dive to as much as a hundred feet. These social animals live in pods and stay with them for their whole lives. They are so family oriented that they can may sleep together in a tight circle and have synchronized breathing. Orcas can grow up to thirty-two feet and can weigh nine tons. They typically eat five percent of their body weight and are amazing hunters. The lifespan of an orca in their natural habitat is about fifty years. This lifestyle for them is wonderful because they can swim as far as they want to and are free. Orcas should not be held captive because the capture process is dangerous, it is not good for their health, and their trainers are at risk. Free Willy. Dir Simon Wincer. 1993.Video. Warner Bros Home Video

    Read More

  • Persuasive Letter To Blackfish

    879 Words  | 2 Pages

    As orcas in the wild eat an estimate of 375 pounds of various types of animals including leatherback sea turtles, dugongs, moose, penguins and other seabirds. On the other hand, the robotic orcas in your tanks, eat 150-300 pounds of refrozen fish. This minimizes food options and gives the orcas diet a nutritional limit. But even worse your well trained staff who are famous to obey your orders provide on average 80 pounds of gelatin which is used to combat dehydration which you clearly stated they got enough in their captive safe

    Read More

  • Seaworld Persuasive Essay

    1524 Words  | 4 Pages

    The whales are usually pregnant for 15 to 17 months; but having young every 2 to 6 years. In captivity about 163 orcas have died. As well as about 30 miscarried or stillborn calves (“10 Things…”). SeaWorld force breeds the orca’s. They do this by having the animal lye on its back while they masturbate it. The people take the sample and put it inside of a female (“The Fate of…”). They do this to make the numbers of orca’s they are capturing to go down. In all actuality they are making things worse. They have inbred these animals. They don’t know what it could do to the baby inside of the mother. It could come out with some type of deformation, and the wiring in their brains could become

    Read More

  • Orcas Should Not Be Kept In Captivity Essay

    545 Words  | 2 Pages

    Twenty-three orcas kept in captivity, 163 have died, and 30 had miscarried or had a stillbirth while in captivity (WDC). Orcas can also be called killer whales. Would you like to be kept in a tank all day long for someone’s entertainment? Imagine how the whales feel being kept in captivity for someone’s entertainment, they have to do certain tricks to get fish after that trick and if they don’t do the trick right they do not get their fish that they have worked for and become upset about it. Yes, it may be fun for the people who are watching but for the whales, it doesn't pay off for all their hard work.

    Read More

  • Killer Whale Shows Should NOT Be Banned

    502 Words  | 2 Pages

    I think that killer whale shows should be banned because killer whales can protect themselves in the wild,they can lose natural abilities to hunt and feed themselves, and that killer whale shows can ruin the population of killer whales. My first reason is that, that killer whales could protect themselves in the wild because from a website called “animals.mom.me,” it said that “Orcas in the wild have an average life expectancy of 30 to 50 years-their estimated maximum lifespan is 60 to 70 years for males and 80 to over 100 years for females. The average age of death for orcas that have lived in seaworld is 13 years old.” So this shows that if you do not capture orcas (killer whales), they will have a longer life span because they can protect themselves in the wild and can survive much longer than 13 years in an aquarium.

    Read More

  • Persuasive Essay On Orca Whales

    761 Words  | 2 Pages

    This argument about Orca whales is very important. The abuse that these animals go through is unbelievable and uncalled for. They face starvation, dorsal fin damage, and withdrawals from not seeing their family if they were taken from the wild. Orca whales love to play but it is hard when they are being abused. Whales in the wild have dorsal fins that stand straight up (Killer Whales Don’t Belong In Captivity). The whales at any marine park have dorsal fins that

    Read More

  • Should Animals Be Kept in Captivity

    1615 Words  | 4 Pages

    They claim that having Orcas in captivity is a good thing because the population is endangered; they say that the research they can do is just not possible in the wild, but at the same time how are they helping the population? Yes they breed them, increasing the population but what good does that do when they keep them locked up and use them to make money? SeaWorld. From the Animals: Captive, but not Contained article by Talal Al-Khatib. Animals may be captive in cages and pens, but that doesn’t mean they are contained, as was demonstrated in 2010 at Sea World.

    Read More

More about Orcas Should Be Allowed In Captivity Essay

Open Document