These animals are made to be in the wild. As an animal lover and owner, I am horrified that creatures as smart and as large as whales are ripped from their families and kept in aquariums. Before you come at me for being hypocritical, I rescued two animals, provide for my animals immensely, and my animals were bred as domesticated animals not suited for the wild.
      Orcas stay with their families, side by side, for their entire lives. And yet we, as humans, think it is acceptable to strip this custom from these giant mammals and turn them into circus animals, performing twice a day, everyday, for their entire lives. This is disgusting. Beyond inhumane. As we have seen the repercussions of holding these animals captive, and have seen that orcas are friendly to humans in their natural habitat, it should be a no-brainer to release these animals and let them live their natural lives in the ocean. I am sickened by Seaworld and all other amusement parks holding these highly intelligent, emotional, and cultured whales prisoner for money and entertainment. How is this still accepted and allowed?? What a disgraceful practice.
        And not only orcas, but all mammals whose lives should be lived in the wild. I’m not even getting started on gorillas, elephants, hippos, etc. Never have I felt more uneasy viewing animals, then when I went to Omaha Zoo and saw the gorillas sitting, empty and defeated, as we humans gawked at these majestic animals. This is just not right, and the owners of these types of “amusement parks” know what they are doing is wrong and are feeding the public the idea that this is how we “appreciate” these animals. This is no way to admire them, it is all about money.
       If we wanted to appreciate them, we would observe and record them in their natural habitats as exemplified correctly by Jane Goodall in the 60’s. We should seek to put an end to zoos or aquariums enslaving animals whose lives would be better off free. It is different if these animals are with deformity or illness that prevents them from surviving in the wild. That is something I appreciated at the Shedd Aquarium, as many of their fish were not able to safely return to the wild, as they would quickly become food.

      It is disturbing how captivity and forced labor of these beasts still continue today. We need to end this. Have we no empathy? Sign this petition to show your concern and do your part to get these animals released into a more free and natural life, whether it be conservatories or freedom in the wild. We need 100,000 for this to get to the White House. Stand up for what is right. These are living creatures and we are not savages. #boycottseaworld #boycottzoos #boycottanimalimprisonment