Why is sea world cruel?

Answer 1

Many people feel it is cruel for the conditions the animals are kept in; and a few other reasons. Some points are:

• The tanks are tiny (compared to how far the animals swim in the wild).
• The animals get little enrichment (mental stimulation).
• When dolphins or whales try to use echolocation (sonar) the sound bounces back and forth endlessly.
• The animals have a greatly decreased lifespan.
• Show animals must preform for food.
• The show tricks are dumb and insulting.
• Many animals were captured from their families in the wild.
• Sea world has gotten animals from Taiji, Japan (the cove); where a few are sold to marine parks and the rest are killed
• Animals become stressed and upset.

Also, the pools are not deep. Sea world says orcas average 15-20 ft long, and at

sea world San Diego, only the 2 pools with underwater viewing are deeper than that (Main pool:36 ft deep; Close up:27 ft deep.), while the other pool are not (side pools are 15 ft deep).