SeaWorld is a circus performance and needs to be treated as one. They are not at all noble about their purpose. They do nothing valuable in regard to marine mammal research.
Sea World victimizes its trainers and the public. They lie a lot. The Orcas at Sea World known as Killer Whales are not as aggressive as they are believed to be by the trainers or the public, but, they are huge and strong and can dive very deep for long periods of time.
The so called "Killing Behaviors" of the whales are being done in 'relationship' holds. If the Orcas wanted to kill the trainers it would not be difficult and would not need diving to the bottom of the pool to do it. The animals are simply being who they are in a domesticated and controlled environment. They are dangerous. It is that simple.
These marine mammals are endangered species (click here). They are endangered because the Japanese have hunted them mercilessly as they have all the other species of whale that are now endangered. The Japanese have hunted every species of whale to the point of extinction. If it weren't for the policies of the USA there would be no individuals left.
But, the so called "Killing Behaviors" are behaviors, but, there is no psychosis involved and they are not deliberately killing anyone. They are simply whales in the wrong environment. The Orcas are too dangerous to have in this environment. They are simply too dangerous and cannot be domesticated into pet fish. It is their natural behaviors that are the problem, but, those behaviors cannot be modified. It just won't happen. Human beings have successfully bred Orcas in captivity; it doesn't mean they have created "My Pet Fish."
As far as the whales eating trainers, "Well, hell, Sea World is starving them and/or limiting their food intake and what does anyone expect?" They don't LOVE their trainers, they bond with them as in the wild when they bond with their pod mates, but, Marine Mammals have been known to kill their young. Hello?
There is a myth that exists and needs to be dispelled right now. Supposedly the Orcas have been domesticated and can't be released to the oceans again. That is lie. Human beings have bonded to an incredibly beautiful Marine Mammal and are projecting their own beliefs about the Orcas.
I am sure everyone heard about how Free Willy died in the wild in an undignified death in a Norway Fjord. He died of pneumonia. He didn't die of starvation. He was hunting just fine. He was swimming the oceans without regard to danger. He was killer whale for god sake. There was no necropsy done either because it might be that Orcas born and kept in captivity might be able to live in the wild successfully.
The fact of the matter is captive Orcas bond with humans. Just that simple. They might come into coves and fjords and get into trouble once in the wild, but, that doesn't mean they should not be returned back to the wild. As a matter of fact, the gene pool needs them if they can find a way of acceptance into an existing pod or create one themselves.
Tilikum. He is a large male. Humans PARTICIPATE in the collection of sperm. There are no females even used as 'teaser' as in stallion collection. So, what does anyone expect?
Death at SeaWorld: Inside the Abduction of Tilikum, the Whale That’s Killed Three Times (click here)
The Orcas at Sea World are marketed as Killer Whales and are a real ego trip for all those considering themselves a superior species to be able to capture them and so called understand them. No one at Sea World understands those mammals and the public does not have a PhD educating them to what an Orca is and what an Orca is not. As a matter of fact, the PhDs that carry out sincere research in regard to these mammals could never do what Sea World does. They could never capture one alive and bring it to a tank to study and probe because of the lack of funding and the high ethical standards they hold.
The folks in this documentary believe "the scientists" side with Sea World. I know for a fact that is not the case. Their ethics would not provide that platform for Sea World. These are precious animals that belong in their native environment. No scientist involved with the study of marine mammals would consent to what Sea World does. Simply ask the USA representatives to the International Whaling Commission. Ask Dr. Reid at Duke, a southern university with conservative infrastructure. He'll tell you.
OSHA is correct. These animals are far too dangerous to have in captivity and in the presence of human trainers. The breeding program at Sea World should stop as well as people are the masters of the most dangerous whale in the Sea World industrial complex when it comes to collecting seaman and inseminating females. It is a hideous activity. If the males are not allowed to inseminate the females then it should not be conducted.
OSHA has to consider this as a circus, nothing more and nothing less. Dangerous animals are captured to perform tricks for an audience. OSHA needs to handle this because Sea World won't. This is a very, very dangerous work environment where people are injured or killed on a regular basis because the animal cannot be domesticated.
The best outcome for Sea World at this point is to become a zoo where they display their animals and do not interact with them. The animals can be returned to the wild with success, but, will at times have problems because of their once captured status. Some will be successful, some may not. There is not enough known about these marine mammals because scientists involved with them do not seek to interact with them so much as study them. The scientists involved in the study of the Marine Mammals do not treat them as pets and would find it highly insulting to be asked to do so.
From the stand point of the Marine Biologists at the PhD level, there are many aspects of Orcas that humans may never understand because all of what comprises their world is beyond 'observation.' There is absolutely no reason to understand the intimate knowledge of whales as they have no application to human benevolence. There is every indication otherwise because the only 'use' of these beautiful animals at the most is military. Why go there with an endangered species that will only endanger them further?
Sea World victimizes its trainers and the public. They lie a lot. The Orcas at Sea World known as Killer Whales are not as aggressive as they are believed to be by the trainers or the public, but, they are huge and strong and can dive very deep for long periods of time.
The so called "Killing Behaviors" of the whales are being done in 'relationship' holds. If the Orcas wanted to kill the trainers it would not be difficult and would not need diving to the bottom of the pool to do it. The animals are simply being who they are in a domesticated and controlled environment. They are dangerous. It is that simple.
These marine mammals are endangered species (click here). They are endangered because the Japanese have hunted them mercilessly as they have all the other species of whale that are now endangered. The Japanese have hunted every species of whale to the point of extinction. If it weren't for the policies of the USA there would be no individuals left.
But, the so called "Killing Behaviors" are behaviors, but, there is no psychosis involved and they are not deliberately killing anyone. They are simply whales in the wrong environment. The Orcas are too dangerous to have in this environment. They are simply too dangerous and cannot be domesticated into pet fish. It is their natural behaviors that are the problem, but, those behaviors cannot be modified. It just won't happen. Human beings have successfully bred Orcas in captivity; it doesn't mean they have created "My Pet Fish."
As far as the whales eating trainers, "Well, hell, Sea World is starving them and/or limiting their food intake and what does anyone expect?" They don't LOVE their trainers, they bond with them as in the wild when they bond with their pod mates, but, Marine Mammals have been known to kill their young. Hello?
There is a myth that exists and needs to be dispelled right now. Supposedly the Orcas have been domesticated and can't be released to the oceans again. That is lie. Human beings have bonded to an incredibly beautiful Marine Mammal and are projecting their own beliefs about the Orcas.
I am sure everyone heard about how Free Willy died in the wild in an undignified death in a Norway Fjord. He died of pneumonia. He didn't die of starvation. He was hunting just fine. He was swimming the oceans without regard to danger. He was killer whale for god sake. There was no necropsy done either because it might be that Orcas born and kept in captivity might be able to live in the wild successfully.
The fact of the matter is captive Orcas bond with humans. Just that simple. They might come into coves and fjords and get into trouble once in the wild, but, that doesn't mean they should not be returned back to the wild. As a matter of fact, the gene pool needs them if they can find a way of acceptance into an existing pod or create one themselves.
Tilikum. He is a large male. Humans PARTICIPATE in the collection of sperm. There are no females even used as 'teaser' as in stallion collection. So, what does anyone expect?
Death at SeaWorld: Inside the Abduction of Tilikum, the Whale That’s Killed Three Times (click here)
The Orcas at Sea World are marketed as Killer Whales and are a real ego trip for all those considering themselves a superior species to be able to capture them and so called understand them. No one at Sea World understands those mammals and the public does not have a PhD educating them to what an Orca is and what an Orca is not. As a matter of fact, the PhDs that carry out sincere research in regard to these mammals could never do what Sea World does. They could never capture one alive and bring it to a tank to study and probe because of the lack of funding and the high ethical standards they hold.
The folks in this documentary believe "the scientists" side with Sea World. I know for a fact that is not the case. Their ethics would not provide that platform for Sea World. These are precious animals that belong in their native environment. No scientist involved with the study of marine mammals would consent to what Sea World does. Simply ask the USA representatives to the International Whaling Commission. Ask Dr. Reid at Duke, a southern university with conservative infrastructure. He'll tell you.
OSHA is correct. These animals are far too dangerous to have in captivity and in the presence of human trainers. The breeding program at Sea World should stop as well as people are the masters of the most dangerous whale in the Sea World industrial complex when it comes to collecting seaman and inseminating females. It is a hideous activity. If the males are not allowed to inseminate the females then it should not be conducted.
OSHA has to consider this as a circus, nothing more and nothing less. Dangerous animals are captured to perform tricks for an audience. OSHA needs to handle this because Sea World won't. This is a very, very dangerous work environment where people are injured or killed on a regular basis because the animal cannot be domesticated.
The best outcome for Sea World at this point is to become a zoo where they display their animals and do not interact with them. The animals can be returned to the wild with success, but, will at times have problems because of their once captured status. Some will be successful, some may not. There is not enough known about these marine mammals because scientists involved with them do not seek to interact with them so much as study them. The scientists involved in the study of the Marine Mammals do not treat them as pets and would find it highly insulting to be asked to do so.
From the stand point of the Marine Biologists at the PhD level, there are many aspects of Orcas that humans may never understand because all of what comprises their world is beyond 'observation.' There is absolutely no reason to understand the intimate knowledge of whales as they have no application to human benevolence. There is every indication otherwise because the only 'use' of these beautiful animals at the most is military. Why go there with an endangered species that will only endanger them further?
