A little more about Raychel
My name is Raychel Martin. I love animals and they are a huge part of my blog.
For any animal lovers out there, my blog is the perfect spot for you! One thing that is very important to me is an animal’s safety, whether it be them living in the right home/environment or taking proper care of them. Currently, if you are reading my blog you will come across a large number of posts about orca captivity. Over the past few years, this topic has blown up and become a lot more popular. I hate the idea that these precious animals are held captive and unfortunately it happens far too often. So, back to the animal lovers, if you love marine wildlife, I think you will have a deeper interest in my blog.
Orca captivity is a terrible thing plain and simple. There are many parks out there now that are holding these killer whales captive, such as Sea World and Miami Seaquarium. These two parks are a big part of many of my posts because of the conditions they provide to the orcas that live in their parks aren’t right. The environment orcas live in and how they are cared for while they are in captivity is unfair. Orcas belong in the ocean, not in small tanks. There are many people who share the same beliefs as I do on this topic. If you read my existing blog posts and the ones I have to come, you’ll see the greater detail I go into on the subject.
You may be thinking by now “How does she know what she’s talking about?” or “Why should I trust what she’s saying?” or something else along those lines. This isn’t something that I have a degree in, but I have done my fair share of research. I also have a large amount of experience in going to Sea World summer after summer pretty much my whole childhood. Like I said, if you read my existing posts, and keep coming back to read more, hopefully you can learn more about orca captivity and how to get involved in Save the Whale Organizations for yourself.
I have always loved pets growing up. Like I previously mentioned I visited Sea World all the time as a child and I loved watching “Shamu” perform. As the topic of orca captivity has received more attention over recent years, I have become so interested by it because of all my childhood Sea World trips. Dawn Brancheau, a former Sea World employee, was killed by an orca that is held captive at Sea World. I had seen Dawn perform at a show before. This is another reason why the topic brings me so much interest. I love animals as well as other people. I strongly believe that all animals should be treated properly whether it is an animal in a zoo, a pet in your house, or in this situation orcas in captivity. The living conditions that Orcas in captivity face are unsuitable for them, and it causes the animal to be angry and have stress. To know that this built up stress and anger could be part of the reason why someone was killed is crazy to me. These animals belong in the ocean and Dawn Brancheau, among many other trainers who have been killed, should still be alive today.
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This is just a little bit about me and the things that are important to me. I love all animals and have a special interest for orcas. I hope that you will come back time and time again to read all of my posts and get more informed on orca captivity. I also hope that this will interest you and motivate you to get involved in Save the Whale Organizations.