To: The Board of Directors From: Jiayan Zhou Re: Report regarding SeaWorld’s business Date: April 3, 2015 Negative publicity from the film Blackfish could adversely affect the company’s reputation and the financial results. Company’s earnings and capital play a significant role for the investors. Financial disability will profoundly influence the business since it could end up in bankruptcy. SeaWorld Entertainment may involve itself in lending practices and acquisitions and this will hinder the number of customers thus exposing the business to a regulatory action and litigation. (Parsons, 45) Poor publicity betrays the business as being irresponsible and dishonest. For instance to the death of orca whales allegations, the customers will rate SeaWorld Entertainment as an organization that is not dependable nor trustable in conducting the required services as per the treatment. Once considered as unreliable, the company will have fewer customers, and thus causing the revenue collection decline. In order to maintain the gap between the loss of revenue collected and the cost incurred the company may choose to be involved …show more content…
This can be either direct or indirect. (Parsons, 85) Once the managerial body identifies the impact, the allegation can bring to its level of productivity. Healthy changes in terms of performance must be amended to revive the previous strength seen by the customers. Thus, employees will be pressured to perform more in order to shadow the allegation over. As a result, this may lower the morale of the employees eventually leading to poor and low level of production. The moral theory can be justified from Florida state university survey of supervisory treatment at work. For instance, 39% of 700 employees involved in the study showed that supervisors broke the promises each the amount of work done during a specified time; amount paid as per the work done was
While this footage plays, the former trainers discuss the alarmingly low amount of information they, as employees who worked with these orcas on a daily basis, were given. Footage of Tamaree being pulled into the water by Orkid and the resulting compound fracture in her arm exemplifies a situation that could have ended in a fatality. Cowperthwaite also includes several minutes of footage of the Ken Peters attack, as well as footage of him receiving medical attention in the aftermath. A multitude of shorter clips of trainer accidents surround these longer clips. The interviewees comment on the culture at SeaWorld where they were expected to get right back out there after an injury and that SeaWorld ignored risks to trainer safety. The interviews about the danger the trainer’s were unknowingly placed under are disturbing on their own, however without the footage of bloody and injured trainers, there is less of an impact. By including the gory footage, Cowperthwaite forces the viewer to acknowledge how dangerous working with orcas is. In turn, the interviews contrast this evident danger with SeaWorld’s repeated claim that working with orcas is not particularly dangerous, thus showing that SeaWorld knowingly misinforms their
Thesis Statement: Closing SeaWorld’s doors would be unjust, however; SeaWorld can repair its image by providing excellent care for its current residents and by shifting the business model from entertainment to rescue, rehabilitate and release at all locations.
The documentary Blackfish by Gabriela Cowperthwaite is a gripping documentary about orca whales in captivity at SeaWorld and other sea parks around the world that shows the disturbing effects that can be caused from having these animals in a place where they shouldn’t be.
I am sure almost all of you have either been to or heard of SeaWorld. Today I am going to tell you about what they do to their orcas that they are trying to hide. I chose this topic after watching a documentary called “Blackfish” that goes into the behind the scenes of how SeaWorld treats its animals. I have since done further research online to prepare for this presentation. This is an important topic because you should know what kind of company you are funding and behaviors you are endorsing when you go on your vacations to this destination. Today I am going to persuade you that SeaWorld is corrupt and maltreats its animals, specifically the orcas. First, I will talk about the specific way the orcas are treated and how it affects them
Blackfish is a 2013 documentary attempting to elevate public awareness regarding the orca that are being kept in maritime amusement parks, specifically SeaWorld, and the inherent danger of their captivity. The film is effective because it raises a set of important ethical questions for the viewer while presenting with a necessary fact-based style of documentation that does not evoke gratuitous scenes of abuse in order to inspire sympathy, unlike some of the other films that are intended to raise awareness about animal abuse.
711 million people a year sponsor the act of kidnapping, torture, and starvation around the world. If you’ve ever been to a zoo, aquarium or a Seaworld park, you’re one of those 711 million people. Lately, controversy has struck the world over the treatment of animals in those types of facilities. There are many good rehabilitation centers in zoos worldwide that help injured, endangered or ill animals, which is why a lot of people do support them. However, there is a darker side to these parks and facilities. These animals cruel pasts and hidden lives will never be heard unless we help. Help them escape their tortured lives, and see their families they were ripped from when they were only babies. Be the voice of the voiceless and shut down
Perhaps the most visible and obvious structural issue revolves around the aquarium's mission statement and goals. As noted in the case study, the original mission statement "make known the world of water through education, research, and exhibition" concentrates on its goal to bring sea life to the community. The new mission statement saw the aquarium as a "responsive community resource that attracts the broadest possible audience delivering highest quality experience" and as "a culturally diverse staff."
In this film, previous employees of the theme parks were contacted and asked to speak about their experiences with the whales. These were not the typical “sell lemonade to you during the show” workers. These were the people who trained day in and day out with the animals and performed
Millions of people visit Sea World each year (The Fate). They crowd into Shamu Stadium to be entertained by the killer whales as they perform. Their eyes widen, and they sit in awe, as these enormous creatures effortlessly propel themselves out of the water. The children in the audience squeal with delight as the orca’s giant tail sends a wave of ice water over the crowd. But these fast-paced, high-spirited shows hide a darker reality. They are designed to mask the reality of the bare, cold concrete walls that the Orcas are forced to call home. It’s time for people to realize the plight of these mammals. Keeping Orcas in captivity is both harmful and cruel.
Imagine a warm day in February, a day that you have been waiting for forever, to see a majestic sea mammal, an orca (commonly known as a killer whale). The show was called “Dine with Shamu”, the orcas were doing amazing tricks and splashing the kids in the front row. After the show was finished, you make your way under the stadium to get a picture with the star of the show, Tilikum. As you wait for him to show himself, a siren goes off and sends everyone into a panic. You look at the crystal clear pool behind the glass, and see Tilikum dragging a women’s body down to the bottom of the pool. Your viewpoint of killer whales is forever changed. These are the kind of situations that should and could be prevented. According to Sally Kestin of the Sun-Sentinel, Mammals actually live longer in the wild then in aquariums. There is a problem with keeping marine mammals in captivity because of Tilikum’s attack on trainers, other various attacks, how the orca industry started and the psychological effects of captivity. The problem could be solved by using sea pens and making more laws protecting marine mammals. According to Jason Garcia of the Orlando Sentinel, Sea pens are enclosures in the ocean that help make killer whales feel more at home.
For centuries, animals have been utilized in a wide variety as forms of entertainment. Their wide range of work expanding from circus acts all the way to social media purposes. The earliest signs of animal captivity according to archaeological evidence, are lions that were caged and held in captivity by rulers in Macedonia around 2,000 B.C. (Evans, 2007). As the decades progressed animal involvement in the entertainment industry began to form. In the 1800’s, circuses and sideshows held wild animal performances for the public that consisted of a trainer showing off their bravery against a wild animal’s ferocity (Evans, 2007). These types of interactions between man and animal called for trainers to establish complete dominance. Therefore, this
Blackfish has an argument is based on emotions and is not truthful in its facts. However, the emotions that it preys upon are heavily motivating for the audience. Blackfish commits numerous fallacies but the most apparent is distortion of evidence. It's because of this that they are able to justify every statement made in Blackfish because they are able to fabricate or alter the necessary information very well. Blackfish has an underlying trait of making you feel negative about SeaWorld rather than think about what SeaWorld has actually done.
The documentary Blackfish and the movie Jurassic World have several themes in common. Blackfish is a documentary that shows the cruelty and horrors that come with raising orcas in captivity. Animals that are raised in captivity are not given the freedom that animals in the wild have. When it comes to orcas they are one of the top species in the world and were confined to small tanks and forced to perform circus tricks for the amusement of the public. Similarly, in Jurassic World the animals that were kept in captivity were dinosaurs. Brought back to life through genetic engineering these animals that once roamed the earth were forced to live in cages and be on display for the satisfaction of the public. In both Blackfish and Jurassic World
Tia Benjamin, writer of organizational policies, procedures, and management training programs for more than a decade, suggests: “Irresponsible employees have a direct impact on productivity and the bottom line,” and goes on to explain that irresponsible workers can actually harm the morale of those around them (n.d.). The article Client Obligations and Handling your Boss by Jessica Silliman brings to light just one example of an epidemic that is sweeping modern America. There is a clear lack of personal responsibility.
...for that matter. The companies say that all they want to do is educate the public about these wild animals but I don't see that as true. With all the shows, stunts, and tricks SeaWorld trains them to do I think it's safe to say that they're in it for the money. Education is not at the top of their priorities. I have no doubt that marine mammals are taken in for rehabilitation and care, but that doesn't mean SeaWorld should take advantage of that and put that animal in the entertainment business. In my opinion, the only reason SeaWorld of San Diego didn't keep that stranded gray whale is simply because it would eventually grow to be too large for them to keep captive. Whales and dolphins are extremely intelligent and don't deserve to swim in oversized bath tubs their whole life. The ocean is their home, that's where they should be and that's where they should remain.