COM 100 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Ethics, Topic And Comment, Social Presence Theory
20 Nov 2018
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Through various examples, seaworld is guilty of animal cruelty on account of confined cages, separating families and causing them such high levels of stress. Body: first main point: seaworld"s orcas in confined areas, orca whales in the wild are used to swimming up to 100 miles a day. In captivity, all male orcas have collapsed dorsal fins as adults, which is a sign of an unhealthy orca. Sea world claims that this condition is common and natural for all orcas. However, collapsed dorsal fins are caused by the unnatural environment of captivity and are rarely seen in the wild. Seaworld of hurt website, only 1 to 5 percent of male orcas in some populations (and none in others) have fully collapsed dorsal fins. Once the hunters captured one orca whale the others would hang around for support, making it simple to capture the rest: whales are highly matriarchal and taking a mother away from her baby is incredibly inhumane.
