Ban Imprisonment of Orca Whales at SeaWorld
By Melissa DeGasperisTarget: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Goal: Protect Orca Whales at SeaWorld by requiring proper housing in tanks.
Nakai is an 11 year old male Orca living at SeaWorld that has recently had a chunk of his lower mandible the size of a large dinner plate ripped off by two other Orcas. At SeaWorld where whales such as Nakai and dolphins are held in captivity in tanks, they are unable to swim freely their natural amount of 100 miles a day. Their imprisonment at SeaWorld is a bathtub compared to the vast waters of their true home in the wild.
Since the whales and dolphins are held against their will in enclosed small areas, many of them form incompatible relationships. As a result, many injuries and deaths arise in this not so fun filled family park. Nakai is one of the many examples of the cruelty that takes place at SeaWorld for entertainment. It is SeaWorld that must come to their moral sense.
Orca Whales are considered threatened or endangered due to prey depletion, habitat loss, pollution, and capture for marine mammal parks such as SeaWorld. With this petition, we will ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to take disciplinary action against SeaWorld for the lack of responsibility in establishing a safe and compatible home.
Nakai’s trauma is an absolute violation of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) that clearly states, “marine mammals that are not compatible must not be housed in the same enclosure.”
The ominous counter shades of black and white on the Orca Whales need to be admired not in a killer pool but in the thriving sunlight reflecting off open waters. It is unacceptable to rob whales of their true natural habitat and then place them in a bloody water cell. If these magnificent creatures are to be captured and used we should at least be ensuring their safety and protection.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Recently at SeaWorld an 11 year old male Orca named Nakai suffered a major laceration to his jaw by two other Orca Whales. The whale was living in unsafe living conditions and is now missing a large part of his skin. This is an unacceptable way for these mammals to be living. Instead of being free in the open waters these whales are tortured and enslaved in horribly maintained conditions.
I urge you to take disciplinary action against SeaWorld. As part of the Animal Welfare Act it is clear that “marine mammals that are not compatible must not be housed in the same enclosure.” This is not the case at SeaWorld.
We must protect these beautiful mammals and ensure their safety. It is not a fun filled family park when the mammals are incompatible and living in an avoidable massacre.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: Dr. Ingrid N. Visser Ph.D. founder and principle scientist of the Orca Research Trust
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I’m so tired of begging ruthless and greedy people to treat other creatures with the respect they demand for themselves.
I’m sick of uneducated, ignorant, hypocritical and cushy people supporting any kind of animal cruelty, destruction of nature and extinction of wildlife.
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Take a operator of an aquarium, ten of his visitors (male, female and babies not knowing each other) and put them all together in a small room for twenty years – take a Chinese fur farmer, one of his western female customers and skin them alive – take a CEO of a pharmaceutical giant, ten patients who want to get new medicine instead of fighting for a healthy environment to avoid most diseases, ten rouged women and test the side effects of new products with hundredfold overdose – take ten fertile women, put them in small cages, give them artificial insemination, let them give birth to four babies in three years just to make profit by selling their “products” to people who urgently want to have a baby – …
These proposals are still relatively harmless; if I’d transfer the cruel massacres of strays, the way animals are raised in factory farms, their slaughter or the shelter killings by gas chambers to human examples – my comment would surely be deleted.
Maybe this way mankind would realize what scum it really is, but I’m unfortunately not even sure in this case.
I couldn’t have said it better Daniela.
Well said!
Daniela,
You have been in my brain. I feel exactly the same way. Good blog.
Bravo Daniela, you absolutely nailed it! All I can say to that is “DITTO”!
These proposals are still relatively harmless; if Cruel massacres of strays, the way animals are raised in factory farms, the slaughter or the shelter killings by gas chambers …unfortunately this is “reality show” of mankind. I feel helpless and useless against this desire to hurt again and again
Would mankind (HOMO SAPIENS) realize that all creatures deserve respect and right to a good life? I don’t know IF.
I love Orca Wales and Dolphins and all animals and the Department of Agriculture must ensure SAFE HOUSING!
Safe Housing for ALL MAMMALS at SeaWorld. Better yet, Set them Free!
How do “civilized” people sleep at night…or face themselves in the mirror when they do and endorse such barbaric things every day??
Let these poor creatures free. Heal Nakai and let him free.
If these were human animals there would be a huge investigation and criminal charges and the incarcerated set free.
Humans should boycott all like displays.DONT GIVE THEM YOUR CASH…THAT APPLYS TO ALL THE ZOOS TOO
How I agree with you,Daniela Bress-I am also fed up with ignorant ,stupid ,greedy grabbing humanity who can’t seem to grasp the fact that other living creatures are NOT here for their use.Roll on the day when there is no need for petitions such as this. Meanwhile, set these creatures FREE!!!
I couldn’t agree with you more Daniela! I think all these owners of animal slavery and captivity should be locked behind bars and must perform tricks!! It’s time to end this atrocity and have the owners accountable for their greed and cruelty.
Thank you all signers of this petition for taking the time to stand up to prevent SeaWorld for housing incompatible orca whales! They should be let free.
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