As a young child, and as many young children do, I wanted to go to Seaworld. I admired the ocean and thought it looked great! Now, doing research of my own, I know that this is not the case, please help me put a stop to these inhumane living conditions that are put onto these animals.
I want to start out by asking you to please watch the movie The Cove in order to see where your animals are coming from. Are these cruel conditions what you want to be known for, because this is now how we see you.
We the undersigned want to tell you that our love for every ocean and all it's creatures is something that will always has and always will be there. We always had a weird feeling about the animals being in a cement tank. These animals can normally swim hundreds of miles a day in search for live fish, not eat dead one for jumping through hoops. This stress could be what is what is causing the deaths of trainers in your parks. There is no record of an orca hurting a human in the wild, that is just something to think about it. We are not trying to be rude, just stating our opinion.
In addition, your orcas must be trained at a young age, so in order to take these babies, your "fisherman" have to get through the mothers trying to save their baby. These mothers are killed in the process, so not only are the cetaceans in your parks being harmed, but the other members of their pods as well. Cetaceans are highly social within their pods. The orcas in your park are from different parts of the world and speak different languages, therefore, they cannot socialize!
A dolphin's constant smile may make them seem always happy, but in reality, they are in pain. In pain living in such small conditions. This smile has faked many people out, but is just a facial feature that has always been there.
Please, put a stop to these inhumane conditions, and think about the welfare of the many animals in your parks.
I want to thank you for taking time to read this petition, and I hope that you will listen to our ideas regarding the welfare of your animals.
