The Orca Project is one organization that is trying to raise awareness for orcas that are being held captive. Save the Whales is another popular organization that wants to educate everyone, especially children about whales and how to protect them. For years now, different sea parks around the world have been capturing orcas from their homes in the wild. After the employees capture the orcas, they take them to live in small tanks in the parks. These small tanks are no place for orcas to live, as they are accustomed to swimming freely in the ocean for countless miles per day. In more recent years, controversy over the issue has blown up. Sea World is known for doing this. Yes, Sea World does this. Can you believe it? I couldn’t either until I did my research. Orcas are split up from their families to go live in what feels like a bathtub to them, to perform tricks and shows for audiences. Sea parks are no place for these thousand pound animals to live. They should be able to live freely in the ocean. There are multiple organizations that are trying to make people more aware of the topic and trying to help save these precious animals. I became interested in saving the orcas when I watched the documentary Blackfish. If you haven’t seen it, you should and it is available on Netflix. I’m sure there are some sites you can purchase it off of too. The movie describes how orcas are captured and taken to the different parks. It also describes what life is like for the orcas once they are captured in living in enclosed pools of water. The documentary interviews many former Sea World employees and talks with them about their experiences and what they failed to realize when they worked there. Today, capturing the orcas and holding them captive in sea parks like Sea World is a big issue. Controversy has sparked in more recent years after Blackfish was released and after incidents like the killing of Dawn Brancheau. Sea World’s profits have been declining over the past year along with park attendance. I became interested after watching Blackfish and doing my research. There are many organizations looking to help save orcas who are being held captive. Anyone can help and the key to getting more help is raising awareness.
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9/13/2015 01:59:00 pm
I didn't realize the impact this organization has on orcas and their well being. This blog post opened my eyes to the great deeds this organization does and I will definitely watch the movie and try to get involved.
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9/16/2015 07:57:41 am
There are a lot of organizations just trying to make people aware about the topic. Blackfish opened my eyes to the topic completely and after researching I found out even more information. The movie is really worth the watch!
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9/16/2015 07:54:35 am
That is the thing many people don't realize. It is a big issue that so many people are unaware of! I am trying to get more involved myself and spread awareness about the topic!
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9/14/2015 12:40:44 pm
I recently watched Blackfish over the summer and what it shows is awful! It made me shed a tear or two, and it also made me never want to go to Sea World again! People never realize what is going on behind the scenes, so I'm glad that there are organizations out there to spread awareness. You cant expect a wild animal to not be wild; that's just impossibly un-natural. I look forward to reading your posts.
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9/16/2015 07:53:31 am
I watched it over the summer as well! Luckily I did because it gave me a great topic to write about over the semester! Exactly, people never realize what goes on behind closed doors!
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