If you take a look at the SeaWorld website it looks very tempting to go to. The website states that the more people that buy tickets the more animals they can rescue. However, if you take a peek behind the curtains, SeaWorld is not as friendly to sea animals as they seem to be. The main reason why many people want to shut down sea world is because of how they treat orca whales. The park has claimed the death of four people, three of which were trainers, were killed by the orcas. As quoted in the Academic Master article: “SeaWorld was known for keeping one of the most dangerous sea creatures, Tilikum which was an orca that had been captured around 1983 when it was only two years old. The notorious orca had taken the lives of its trainer, yet the park continued to feature shows which had Tilikum in it. The park’s attitude towards the loss of three employees showed that they didn’t care about their staff members but only cared about their ratings. The orca was put into solitary confinement for a year for killing its third victim. The period of isolation completely disrupted the orca’s mental capabilities.  An article that covers the stories of animal brutality by stating facts and figures provided a complete history of Tilikum’s sufferings and pain that was instilled in him by not only humans but fellow orcas because of the aggression that had been induced in him because of all the stress. The article Over Thirty Years and Three Deaths states that the first ones to capture Tilikum were SeaWorld, and they had kept the orca in a confined space for over a year where he was trained to perform all day long for seven days a week . The stress of being separated from his family members and the ocean had driven the orca to exhibit aggressive behavior. When the orca refused to perform, the SeaWorld trainers starved Tilikum along with his tank mates which made them attack him.” Severe actions need to be taken against SeaWorld in order for them to be shut down for good.