BlackfishMovie

Yes, I am against orcas and other animals such as dolphins and sea lions being held in captivity. - Samantha

I am against any animal in captivity for entertainment purposes. - John

5 of the whales at SeaWorld that are still alive were caught from the wild. The whales are definitely intelligent enough to know that they were taken from the wild, but the ones born in captivity probably don't know the difference. - John

Lolita, who is at the Miami Sea Aquarium, was captured 43 years ago off the San Juan Islands and still recognizes the calls from her pod - Samantha

The big contributing factor is how often the animal is stationary at the surface. Because of captivity, they rest at the surface for abnormally long periods of time. The heat from the sun is contributing factor as well. Wild killer whales swim 80-100 miles per day. Lastly, nutrition is also a factor. Frozen fish does not have the nutrients that fresh fish have. - Samantha and John

I think that they can exist with a different business model, and without having those animals in captivity for entertainment. - John

The Monterey Bay Aquarium in California has over 1 million visitors a year, and they do not have marine mammals by choice. - Samantha

SeaWorld's argument is that people need to see these animals up close to love them, but kids all over the world love dinosaurs and no one has ever seen a live one. - Samantha