How SeaWorld's Orcas Could Go Home Again | CAPTIVE | TakePart
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- If killer whales held by SeaWorld and other marine parks were released, where would they go? Marine mammal scientists have developed several plans that call for the orcas to be released into giant offshore sea pens so they have a more natural existence after a lifetime of being confined to marine park tanks. See what the sea pens would look like and how killer whales would get used to a new
Whales and dolphins have been held captive in marine parks long before SeaWorld.
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How SeaWorld's Orcas Could Go Home Again | CAPTIVE | TakePart
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at least its better than keeping them in a fucking tank
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Party Spartan a tank that's 5x they're size
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xXFlameTheFireFoxxX yes Im sure True*
Regardless of whether or not SeaWorld would do this, I think this would be a really cool idea for a rehab facility for injured whales/marine life. I like the fact that there could be educational walkthroughs for people to visit that emulate nature rather than shows.
WHY HASNT THIS HAPPENED YET!!!!!!
Not enough investors unfortunately. They aren’t convinced something like this would make money
@@dysfunctionalthor4719okay..
Because it can NEVER happen. Only one orca has EVER been released from a SeaWorld type place and he did NOT do what they hoped he would.
Because they won’t survive. Temperature changes, exposure to germs that they’ve never been exposed to. Might as well put em to sleep. This is a fantasy
If i had the money, i'd build that. but we all know seaworld wont give up there swimming money bags.
If I had all of that money,I would put them in sea pens.
Omg that would be so incredible
I wish we could put all captive bread animals in sea pens
If I had that money, I would ask for SeaWorld to stop listening to haters and instead focus on Project Blue World.
u mean supa stars
2019 now let's help save them
2020 Now,... Long Overdue!
@@hglorianne 2021
@@ash.9978 2022
@@punishedgloyperstormtroope8098 It won't happen until people stop going to the parks.
@@chatteyj I agree 100% and sadly they don't WANT to k or that they have blood on their hands if they buy a card.
I hope they do this soon, the orca is my favorite animal. I hope to be able to see this in person someday.
yeah maybe there will be hope in the future one day
I think everyone heavily underestimates just how intelligent they are. I believe that once free they will automatically find themselves a pod because they can communicate. And they will learn how to survive by learning from other whales in the pod
I wish I could see such a sea pen in my lifetime. People, stop treating these beautiful animals like puppets!
I would love for them to do this! They have spent their whole lives entertaining us! Now it’s time we return the favor ❤️
If Seaworld hadn't created the problem in the first place...
If SeaWorld never existed and never put orcas in captivity, we wouldn’t care so much about them these days if we had not gotten the experience to get close to them and look into their eyes
@Bren Jovel orcas would probably died out if we did nothing.
@@LeuBlue If the orcas were left in the wild since the beginning, Tilikum would possibly be swimming in the waters of Iceland with his pod, Tokitae would be with Ocean Sun, her sisters and brother, Morgan would have found a new pod and joined them temporarily until she found her new family. If you mean that without Seaworld you wouldn't be able to see the orcas, that's the most selfish thing you can do. It's not fair keeping them in small tanks, away from their family, away from their natural habitat, just so you can watch them leap and twirl around for your entertainment.
@@theorcaproject9600 so in summary, you don't care about them giving them another life to live. Remember they were hunted down by poatchers injured. They had to take care of them if not they would prob in the wild but with serious injuries. What's better living in a control environment daily check ups, food. Or living your entire free but you dorsal fin is infected, and would slow you down in the process making hunting hard.
@@theorcaproject9600 I'll ask you this do you condone pet dogs/cat.
don't pay for tickets! hit them where it hurts them...their wallets. this is brilliant !!!! share this ...knowledge is awareness. this could and positively. should happen. thank you for this video. I've been wishing for this.
Fuck you I want entertainment
@@NyYannaPlays Ok.If you want entertainment,go to the circus..oh..wait you can’t go back home and play Minecraft kid.
@@its_ezralol I’m already home sucker
@@NyYannaPlays shamu :0
@@Funnywolffunnycats Y e s
This is a brilliant idea...yes it's not completely wild...but the orcas will have freedom and choices ...and the remaining years of their life will be happy
I bet the people that disliked this video are from seaworld.
Andrew Lim yes
Not true
No its the people whi enjoy going to seaword..... My friend told me.
I think people who spent money to see these animals in sea world should donate to make this happen. Because without those people spending money there they would never have been kept in those terrible places in the first place. You helped keep them there for your entertainment then you should help to give them a better life after you have had your entertainment. That's just my opinion.
As much as I'd love to see the Orcas released into the wild, the Orcas would never be able to live in the wild after living in captivity for so long. Especially the Orcas born into captivity. As the saying goes, an animal bred in captivity is destined to spend their lives in captivity. There would be no way they could be released into the wild. They'd die due to diseases and things like that due to all the time spent in captivity. I mean, as an example, take Keiko, the Orca that played Willy in the movie Free Willy. After he was released, he failed to reconnect with his pod and ended up in Norway, seeking human contact. It's sad really. I'd LOVE for the Orcas to be released, I really would. If it was possible, i'd support it all the way. It would just be too dangerous for the Orca. But the Orcas (especially the ones bred in captivity) would stand no chance.
Caitlin Williams yeah same here, We want these beautiful creatures to be set free and do what they're supposed to do and want to do... But then I'd feel bad for those orcas who were born in captivity, they never got to see their true home and the beauty of the ocean on their own...
That's a LIE. Keiko was retrained and released just fine. He only died due to YEARS of abuse from sea world catching up with him as most orcas at sea world do not live More than 25-30 years. So it is one hundred percent possible. Keiko knew how to feed himself and even joined a pod of orcas, traveled across the Atlantic and back with that pod. So you're wrong. They can be released.
@Caitlin Is that so? Are you a marine biologist who has done real research and is more than a keyboard warrior?
You just need to slowly introduce them to the wild
Mish Y It's not like a goldfish being put in a new tank. The orcas have been born and bred in SeaWorld and will have never seen or been in the ocean. There are many more diseases and infections that they can get in the wild than in the tanks. The orcas don't know how to hunt live fish or other animals and they would need to be taught. Also the orcas could beach themselves upon the beaches and would probably die.
Captive born animals (of which all but 3 of SeaWorld’s orcas are) would very likely be unable to handle the immunological shock of being plunked in an ocean filled with pathogens, toxins, and plastics after a lifetime of living in pristine filtered water. Aside from that, their lives wouldn’t even be that dramatically different. They would still be fed by humans and have no need to hunt, so training sessions would have to continue to keep them fit and to engage their minds. Husbandry training would also be absolutely essential for their health care. A large, full-time staff would be in order-keepers to care for the animals, veterinarians to address health issues, aquarists to maintain water quality, divers to perform extensive daily checks to the netting, security to keep trespassers away from the bay, maintenance staff to keep up the facilities, etc. All this would require millions upon millions of dollars a year, for several decades. Revenue that is no longer being brought in by shows. If SeaWorld were to build their own pens-which is already problematic-at least the finance problem would be solved. But the proposed sanctuary project would not have that. The Whale Sanctuary Project has no one on staff with any relevant experience caring for orcas in a managed setting, only marine biologists who observe them in the wild and a neuroscientist who sues accredited zoos for violating “non-human persons’ rights.” Most sanctuaries are money pits that do not hold up to the standards of accredited zoos and aquariums, and even those that due do not make the same contributions to research, conservation, and public education. PETA and similar organizations have led the public so badly astray and turned them against the facilities they should be supporting.
ALL THE MONEY PPL PAY FOR SEAWORLD AND WHALE WATCHING FEEEI RIDES COULD BE DONATED TO THESE PROJECTS...
Im sorry but every orca in captivity would rather live 10 days in the wild then 10 more years in captivity. Release these beautiful creatures.
That's so good! Better then them being held in a hell hole
John Dunbar what the fuck is wrong with you?
your wrong they would die if released
Are you going to pay for it?
@@xiahnti there is an organization that does I've been following that Organization for a while and they get all their money from donations
@@delvinmallory3427 So do you agree or not
WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN IMPLEMENTED YET. THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT THEY HAVE NOW.
This is perfect for the Orcas they can live their lives in Bay with more room to explore
What a lot of people forget is that SeaWorld is regulated by the US government when it comes to marine mammals. So even if they wanted to release them they can't without permission from the government.
I would definitely pay good money to see something like this. I'd base an entire vacation around this. Hell, I'd help build it. Lol Its a wonderful idea!
I'm so sick of zoos and Sea world .
It would be more ideal for orcas like Lolita..
Hilary Benoit lolita has spent almost her whole life in the same tank , imagine the stress that would be put on lolita from such a operation , at this point the most ideal situation would be transferring her to SeaWorld Orlando where she can communicate and live the rest of her days with other orcas .
Braden Haggart Did they change the requirement for a orca habitat? Because last time I checked Lolita's tank was legal .
I'm not updated on the situation .
Hilary Benoit and Hugo
Avocado Hugo died
Braden Haggart You can't release a captive orca into the wild. They did that to Keiko and look what happened. Utter failure
Even if it’s not open to the public I 100% rather go observe them in this setting than seaworld
Best idea ever I mean look how big the space is and the orcas then look at the place there living in now, also the people that preform are in bad habitat of wild animals that can kill them.
I love this idea 100%
And people can still see the orcas up close and personal in their natural habitat 🖤🤍🖤
This kind of plan is perfect for saving these poor creatures! I can't believe that one of them is still pregnant! 😭 One day I want so badly to be directing veterinarian/researcher, or close to directing, of a facility like this; or at least set the building blocks for one like it. Either way my ultimate wish is for these abused, and beautiful creatures is to get them away from SeaWorld, Miami SeaAquarium, etc. for good, and give them something better other than what they have been forced to endure.
I think this video vastly underestimates the cost of such a sea pen project.
I think you vastly underestimate how many ppl love these animals. Not to mention since SW stole them to begin with & made billions, they should be in part responsible for the upfront costs.
They have billions of dollars. They can build many of these and still live rich for their whole lives
They've'done done this for the Dolphins lil'white and lil'gray recently, and so far looks like it's a success. It's only been a short time, so maybe in a couple years, if the dolphins are thriving, then that could be the catalyst for Orcas to go next!
A few trainers have said that it was common knowledge amongst staff that Seaworld were keeping releasable orcas.
Source?
Don't take much to fool public govement does it back hand cash lies false paper work from a vet 😉
I believe that
I would pay to go to that island
I really fuckin hate seaworld for what they do to their dolphins and orcas but theirs no way in hell seaworld would invest all their money into this just for a couple of orcas to stay until they die. They wouldn't have anymore orcas and have nothing in the sea pins. I wishes seaworld would of just started with this instead of little baths
Yes, I would love to attend.
0:06 that was filmed at the Miami Seaquarium... 😂
So? It's the same message. Lolita needs to go there too, not only SeaWorld's orcas, she also deserves freedom.
But they’re still breeding their dolphins, belugas, sea lions and other animals
I love orcas
I wouldn’t be opposed to such large sea pens but one has to imagine how insanely costly this project would be
Seaworld has millions of dollars and they make more each year. They can build like, 10 of these sea pens or more and still live rich for the rest of their lives.
Nah. Not insanely. /
i think seaworld and the people that want to do this should work together!!!
SeaWorld would never support something so risky as this.
+Amber Ocean yeah true. are you against seaworld?
+Shamu SW I've been a proud SeaWorld supporter since I first went at age 6 so no, I am not.
+Amber Ocean me to i am so so passinoatly proud to want to serve and care for seaworlds animals i wanna work with the shamu
+Shamu SW I'm also an aspiring SeaWorld trainer although my dream is to work with dolphins, not killer whales.
That’ll be great I’d rather see orcas having space to swim and exhibit natural behavior than being forced to do dumb tricks
OR NOT HAVE THE DAMN SHOWS!!!!!!!!!!!
meybe
This proposed sea pen idea might seem most ideal for Sea world San Diego since that location backs right up to the mouth of Mission bay.
Humans: puts orcas in sea pin
Orca: jumps over net and swims free😂
Did you know that they actually see it as an actual barrier it's weird cuz horses see random objects like barriers to
Honestly if the orca is happy and not being tortured then we are worrying about our own moral consciousness
the sea pens would be ideal if the orcas weren't used to FILTERED WATER that is in the tanks thats what i think happened to Keiko if i remember correctly.
iloveowls90 They have evolved over millions of years to adapt in the "unfiltered" ocean water. That is like someone who has only ever been in a house with febreeze can not survive in outdoor air.
Dillon Cookson completely different
ahe detahe Not really, treated air, untreated air. Treated water, untreated water.
Dillon Cookson But many seaborne diseases found in the ocean are not present in SeaWorld tanks . This would leave the whales very vulnerable to them and would likely cause death for a majority of them . Like in keiko's case
Keiko was actually really ill when he was brought to a seapen and the salt 'unfiltered' water actually cleared away his wounds and made him healthy.
yes it's a start but please do not steal any more from sea in first place
It remains captive! I do not think that these animals lose their instinct to kill to eat ... super-predator that eats more than 100 kg a day! Super smart! Oh, come on! what they want is to make a major park attractions! Killer whales do not have to be in captivity and that it still is!
The idea of this is that they can learn to be wild. then when they are ready, release them.
who says they have to learn to be "Wild again"?
you?
you think they have to learn "again" because have been born in captivity?
The idea is a bigger place "circus" Where you have to pay many for entry to see Orcas
Seb asvertical At the moment they have almost no stimulation. all they do is the same methodical "behaviors" over and over again, and every so often the trainers throw an object in the pool for enrichment. In a seapen they would have all the other sea life as enrichment they would be able to do what orca are famous in the wild for doing, working together to catch there food. they already taught themselves to hunt birds while at seaworld. plus the ability to choose where they go would be massive for them, right now they have no power over where they go. the most they ever get to choose is if they swim to a little ajoining pool if the trainers open the door. a seapen might be enclosed but they are huge and they could swim where ever they want inside it.
If you released the animals too soon, they would get sick and die. They must slowly get acclimated to the environment
Animal scientists anbd wildlife rehabbers who have many years of experience/knowledge on the subject! WIth all due respect I think theyd know a lot more than you
Good idea. But what I really think will be a good idea to happen after the captives are released is to make animatronics. The aquariums could still make money by making machines designed to look like animals. It will save both the animals and people from getting hurt, and it will cut costs for feeding certain foods or cleaning out the tanks, not to mention vet visits.
This is Perfect!👌💙🐬
They should have done this for keiko Because at the end of the day he chose people over his own kind
But SW never gives an anserwer about sea pens. They only say there are none, but NGO's would build them in less than one year. SW must have schooled its trainers how to talk about this. The next sentence is always:"we can't let then free"- we know that SW. Common. This company makes my blood boil. "We saved so many animals" - Yes and made new parks to visit with the "rescued" animals. These orca's and dolphins brought you millions, can't you take a little money for them to have a good life in a sea pen?? Greedy gangsters.
At least they get food and they have space 😕
Brayden fishing and More yeah they have tiny ass SPACES
True
the scientist cant even take the whales out of the tanks and they want to build an island, that sounds even more impossible
Please. Sea World. I HOPE YOU LEARNED YOUR LESSON.
Yes.
Yer you got some angry orca lovers
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Kuriboh Brother HI THERE
I agree with this. But couldn't SeaWorld retrain them-- by maybe putting fish (alive) into the waters and watching them hunt and it's going to take multiple tries I know that but giving it a go surely wouldn't hurt.
Most of you will think this is a good idea, but it's not... those orcas won't be able to survive in the wild especially if they been in captivity for soo long. They'd have to learn how to hunt their own food all over again cause they been hand fed for years, then their bodies and immune system won't be able to withstand those diseases and weather out in the ocean. Look what happen to Keiko when they released him in the ocean. Couldn't reconnect with his pod, too busy seeking contact with humans and caught pneumonia and beached himself, but moving orcas into sea pins after being in captivity for soo long.. just isn't going to work.
Touka Kirishima At least they get a chance to be some where better than a tank, Keiko's death was tragic but he was only one Orca. All of the other orca deserve the chance to be free.. Keiko always had issues when he was in captivity so that made is survival in the ocean extremely hard, once again humanity has failed.
Touka Kirishima did you watch the video? They stated exactly what you said, and then stated that instead of releasing them into the wild, where they would die, they would use sea pens, and slowly teach them how to live in the wild.
Touka Kirishima they'd be in those pens for years (orcas love 30-40 years) adjusting to life of hunting,little human contact,and have children who will learn too
Then if your right. We should humanely euthanize them in the spirit of quality of life. We do this all the time with other animals. However, if we do this to our sea creatures (stupid entitled earthlings) we need to learn from this massive mistake and never imprison these beautiful, intelligent creatures again.
Touka Kirishima *pens
'If they turn it into an attraction it is just another SeaWorld' is what I've been hearing, but they are semi in their natural environment, and they don't have to do shows.
How can you cut those nets.I want to infiltrate there and cut them.
The OpticHanAlone what nets
Listen to the videos they tie the nets to ancors AND SINK THEM INTO THE BOTTOM IDIOT
Why don’t they do that man I hate SEAWORLD !
you went to put them in a sea pen... that seaworld can't pay for because you refuse to visit the parks...
Sea World should shut down and send all their animals back in the ocean.where they belong
The animals at SeaWorld have only been in clean water their entire lives. If you were to put them in the ocean, they could develop diseases from the water and their immune system would have a hard time fighting then. This is because they have only been in clean water, resulting them to die or be close to death. I am all for putting them in the ocean, but the truth is SeaWorld can’t pay for that. It would be extremely hard especially because they would have to introduce the animals to the water in the ocean gradually over time and teach them to hunt on their own.
Orcas natural habitat is in the ocean that's why they're creating a sea pen to get all the whales to adapt to the wild. The whales would also eventually die prematurely from Sea World's chlorine as well as the whales' own excrement's filled toxic tank not to mention being stuck in a tiny fish tank 24/7 all their lives? So still Nothing is better than the ocean. Of course Sea World has all the means to release these whales but they refused for the sole purpose of making millions and millions of dollars off these poor whales before they die in their fish tanks! This is humanity at its worst and disgusting!
Nurse Jackie ok
I would donate towards it as I am sure millions of other would.
Totally agree with this i hope it happens just what these orcas need much better than stuck in bath tubs cause that is what seaworld is
let them go they want to be free i dont want see them in pain seaworld just let them go i dont trust seaworld plz let them go😥😿💧
They can't simply be let go. They would die. It's not that simple. Sea pens would be a better option
you hartless monster how would you like it if you were taken away from yo
aur mum and do tricks just to get food?😲👿
your right like if you agree tthat we stop the suffering of these byutiful creatures rwmember our world is fragile
Where's your proof of the orcas wanting to be free?
(please spare me from the headaches known as PeTA propaganda videos that look like a last minute project done by a fourth grader)
+Emi Anzai
They're stressed out in captivity. DO you still think they don't want to be free? They want to, they're at the same time dependant on their Trainers.
What if the orcas could get a large huge aquarium with natural seawater no tricks enough space good food and toys to play with
Absolutely wonderful idea.. This issue about the orcas & after seeing " Black Fish" it really opened my eyes. I use to go to seaworld as a child and teen, and had no idea of what was going on. I'm so glad people and organisations are really supportive and hopefully they will be able to be free of orca shows and this idea in the video is a great solution. I am really sorry for the deaths of the trainers, and for the whales that have to live like that. This whole ordeal is so heart breaking... For now I am definitely not going back to seaworld.
Great idea,but it's like these beautiful and majestic mammals are under house arrest from prison.
go home “again”.... all but 3 of them were bred in captivity
You the guy at the channel called Seaworld truth and CMA dolphin footage?
@@Gigacheemschad i mean, i know who that is but no this is my only channel
@@trua7129 i mean you the person that commented I've seen you in one of his videos.
They’re still wild animals, y’know. A sea pen is still a much better home than a chlorinated concrete pool in a circus
This video made me cry. One day, I’d love to buy sea world and do this instead. Free every single last orca there and watch them thrive.
It's a great idea, however. You still have to consider the fact that the killer whales at Sea World come from different pods from different parts of the world. And so, yes it's great that at one point in time that they'd be able to move to the bigger part of the enclosure to learn to hunt, but once again not all the killer whales are from the same parts of the world and won't have been eating the same things. For example, killer whales in Australia have adapted to eating fish and rays, where killer whales from Vancouver and the Arctic are more adapted to eating seals, penguins and other whales. Also, you still have to consider their language barrier, these different killer whales come from different pods with different dialects, so they still wouldn't really be able to understand each other. So, in a sense it's kinda counter productive, if you know what I mean. But I'm 110% for the idea, I'd much rather see them out in the wild in an enclosure where they can eventually be released into the wild to swim free across the world, than see them in a bathtub.
This sad I just want killer whales and other animals to be out the prison
I completely promote this. The only way I see this going wrong is if people never get to actually see the orcas, so they have to be pushed closer to a viewable area. Again, that's an IF.
Someone has done this to an Orca before. Keiko, the same orca from the free willy movie was rehibilitated and sent into the wild. Because of his uhm 20 years in captivaty, he wasnt able to find a pod at all. He was alone, till he died in 2003 due to an illness.
This is a bloody well good idea
Another thing you could do is do not make it a place for people to see the orcas but only for inspectors and vets and anything that is very important for these animals. A 3rd section where an underwater tunnel is for marine biologist to inspect and see the animals behavior to see how they hunt. If they pass all of the inspections then the marine biologist or vet can tell you if they can be released or not YET.
Make a policy saying that they can ALL be RELEASED into the WILD if their hunting skills and other skills are up to normal standard of a wild orca.
Thats my idea to improve your idea!!
This sanctuary will need to make some money for staff pay, animal food, animal care and general upkeep. By not allowing visitors you would be taking away the chance for people to actually be properly educated about captive orcas. Other sanctuaries have an entrance fee, gift shop and accept donations. They allow people to view the animals from a distance. Having an underwater tunnel would be a great idea to allow visitors and staff to watch the whales.
One thing to note is a captive born orca will not just magically start hunting. Hunting is a learned behavior, not instinct. All the orcas born into captivity are hybrids, releasing them into the wild would be extremely foolish! They don't have the cultural upbringing of a wild orca. No appropriate social skills, no language skills, unnatural aggression. Do you want an unstable, aggressive orca released into the wild?
Only a few orcas in captivity CAN be released - Lolita, Morgan and the 9 Chimlong orcas.
As long as they can go back to the wild and their dorsal fins up, showing their recovery and soon to be happy
It's 2021. Let's not forget about them 😪
please God make it happen for these beautiful captive angles 🐳🐬🐋
A major problem is that any fauna in the sea pen will be corrupted by the overabundance of large whales, lack of migration to and from these waters, and other issues.
This is very bias, “trapped, forced, captivity” I just want someone to give me the fact and not try to convince me of their opinions. People should be able to decide their opinion on this very controversial topic without being fed others thoughts.
I guess the question is how would that affect the local ecosystem, and is it viable to create a sanctuary that minimally affects it?
Anybody that has ever profited from captive orcas should be made to pay for this, Sea World included.
They will taste sea water, the element natural to them, again or for the first time !
Even for that reason only this is so worth it !
This is the best idea... ever it makes me cry they deserve this💙😭
You know it is sentient when it like 2 perform.
Something like this would be amazing! Great idea to make an easy to watch video about it for so many reasons. I so hope to see this happen and I would donate all I could.
I just drew this and showed it to my dad and he Said that maybe one day it will be possible. #SaveTheWhales
Well it is kinda of a win win situation. SeaWorld can still keep their orcas, and Peta will be happy that the orcas have expanded habitats. Though at the same time, they have been stuck there for so long they can't survive in the outside world. The only thing they can do is expand their habitats to a bigger extensive tank.
Orcas have been my fave sea animal for a long time now. And I’m glad I haven’t gone to sea world in 5 or 6 years.
hi want to be friends
Only tens of millions of dollars?!? The government could do this easily, and use this as a field trip to help kids learn about orcas in a more natural environment.
when people are targeting SeaWorld when there's alot worse aquariums out there holding Orcas captive in much smaller tanks
Lani Bonnie SeaWorld holds the keys to unlock the prison Gates !!!They own the other parks
Persons who dislike are SeaWorld Haters.
There’s so many pros and cons to this but in the end it’s whatever is benefiting to the animal
This guy is smart seaworld needs to learn from him
i love this idea.
Also, they don't give them the correct diet to eat. When I was there, all the orcas fins were down which means that they were being fed dead fish when they were in need of live fish.
Dolphins and orca's are my favourite animal. So please help them live...
So in short. Build a bigger Sea World on an island that can only be visited by rich people since it's going to take more money to be transported there. Consider how much it costs just to go to Catalina Island and how much things cost on that island alone.
I agree but not to the non profit. They tried this with “Willy” (Keiko) and the project failed due to lack of money. Profit isn’t evil if it’s for the betterment of these orcas.
Non-profit can still place admissions prices and sell items, it just means that the NET profit is 0. Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Shedd Aquarium, Georgia Aquarium, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Mystic Aquarium are some examples of non-profits off the top of my head. They're all capable of caring for thousands of animals daily.
No tank is big enough for these beautiful creatures.
I’m gonna miss the shows
This is too good to be true for capitalist America. If there's no money to be benefited it's not happening. America is too greedy to do good.
Itd be worth it so these orcas can actually have a happy life/ending