Seaworld is a well known marine themed amusement park with three locations throughout the United States. They are most well known for their shows with their captive Orcas, also known as Killer Whales. Once a well loved park, it is now facing major scrutiny due largely to the documentary Blackfish that was released in 2013. This documentary is mainly about one of Seaworld’s captive Orcas, Tilikum, and how he killed several people while in captivity, but also discusses the species and its cruel treatment
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Seaworld houses many aquatic animals, including killer whales, nothing wrong with that right? Wrong, imagine being locked in one room forever. Being captive in confined space does many health damaging things. Holding a living creature captive for no logical reason, other than to rake in money, is a sick business that should be ended. Primarily, Seaworld claims that they assist killer whales that are in need. According to park spokesman Fred Jacobs, Seaworld has helped many whales who were lost or
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Strategy and Planning What is meant by a mission and a vision? Clearly differentiate between the two. Companies summarize their goals and objectives in Mission and Vision statements Both these things serve different purposes for the company A mission statement describes what the company wants now The vision statement describes what the company wants to be in the future Mission: It lists the broad goals for which the organization is formed. Its prime function is internal, to define the
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with by living in captivity in her essay, “Captivity Kills Orcas”. She discusses that captivity is not only bad for the orcas but also for the trainers. Three trainers were killed by the most famous orca at seaworld, Tilikum. Rose does a good job at explaining why orcas should not be held in captivity but fails to discuss how orcas got there or why Seaworld is now not forcing orcas to bread. The astonishing documentary, “Blackfish” is mentioned in Rose’s essay because it was the start to the outstanding
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a rebuttle to Blackfish’s thesis. It claims that Seaworld is actually not as villainous as Black fish makes them out to be, citing a statement seaworld made about how it rehabilitates animals, is a respected zoological foundation, and donates to conservation research. Despite this, even the writer of the article points out the easily disputable and vague statements which are cited in a message from seaworld to CNN to support the idea that Seaworld is not so terrible to it’s whales and humans. This
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Should SeaWorld be shutdown? Growing up we would see commercials of SeaWorld, showing us Killer whales entertaining the crowd by performing tricks never seen before. Tourists can leave the park being reassured that killer whales in captivity in fact enjoy performing and are living the lavish lifestyle. Their living standards are far more superior to anything found in “dark, scary ocean.”( a term used by SeaWorld’s executives to defend okra captivity.) Yet when the doors are
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part of the goal is entertainment, SeaWorld's aim is to use the shows to educate and inspire visitors, as a way to help conserve the environment and support wildlife.” There are a lot of people that are making interview and giving their opinion for SeaWorld to close and one of theme is the 81-year-old primatologist Jane Goodall said “whales and dolphins should never be held in captivity, and that the entertainment company known for its orca shows should be shuttered.” This film exposed the misery endured
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SeaWorld is not as amazing as it seems. Where does SeaWorld get their killer whales? Tilikum was a killer whale that had been caught when he was two years old, taken out of his home in the wild to be brought into captivity for SeaWorld. Tilikum was one of the most known killer whales SeaWorld has ever had. In the article “All's Whale that ends Whale,” He was brought into captivity in 1983. He was captured off the east coast of Iceland. SeaWorld wanted him because he of how big he was. At two years
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Tomas Hannacher 6/18/16 Block 6 Seaworld Under Fire & What It Means For San Diego. Seaworld has been surrounded by media controversy the last several years following an orca activist documentary titled Blackfish. Blackfish, was released in 2013 and originally premiered in the 2013 sundance festival where it picked up traction and attracted Magnolia Pictures and CNN Films who funded Blackfish for a larger audience and screen, where Blackfish flourished and earned over $2 million dollars over two
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“SeaWorld’s Weird Science” stated, SeaWorld has been going through some difficult times since 2013. The reason why they have been under the microscope is because of what a movie by the name of “Blackfish” said about them. It stated that they have been keeping killer whales caged. The video specifically mentioned a killer whale named Tilikum that is kept for his sperm. Tilikum is approximately 33 years old and has fathered around 31 babies. His sperm is used to generate the majority of SeaWorld’s
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