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PeytonMellenthin
Ms.Robillard
LA8Hour5
11March2015
WhySeaworldisGood
Seaworlddoesntkillanimals,theyhelpthem.Seaworldisagreatplaceanditshouldntbetaken
awayandshutdown.Somepeoplethinkseaworldactuallykillsanimalsbuttheyreallydont.
Othersthinktheyholdthemincaptivitybutthatisnttrueeither.Iwillnowprovethatseaworld
isactuallyaverygoodplace.
Seaworldhelpsuslearnaboutanimals.Seaworldteachespeopleaboutwhattheanimalsarelike,
whattheylikedoing,andtheirnaturalhabitat.Also,theanimalsbornintheparkshelpscientists
studydevelopmentandgrowthratesthatwouldotherwisebedifficultorimpossibletoresearch
inthewild.(GrowingDebateoverWhalesandDolphinsinCaptivity)Andlastlywecanlookat
howcertainanimalsreacttodifferentthingsorwhatthey'reafraidoriftheyreextinct.Seaworld
doeshelpuslearnabouttheanimalsandknowingmoreaboutthemhelpsustobeabletohelp
them.
Next,Seaworldactuallyhelpstheanimals.Oneofseaworldsgoalsistohelpouttheseanimalsso
theycanthenreturntothewild.Also,theyhaveagreatteamthatfindsbetterwaystotreatthe
animals,theytrulydocare.Another,theyfeedtheanimalsandprovidethemwiththebest
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opportunitiesthattheycanhaveandsavetheweakenedanimals(GrowingDebateoverWhales
andDolphinsinCaptivity).Thisprovesthatseaworldreallycaresfortheanimalsandprovides
themwithwhattheyneed.
Anotheristhatpeoplelovetheseanimalsandtheyreverywelltrained.Firstoff,peoplelove
learningaboutthemandlearningaboutwhattheanimalslovedoing.Theyloveseeingthe
animalsgrowandtoseethemdoamazingtricksandseetheanimalstalents.Also,thetrainersat
seaworldreallydocarefortheseanimalsandworktheirbuttsofffortheseanimals.These
animalsarentforcedintodoingthings,iftheanimalsdontwannadoit,theysimplywaitforthe
nextday,thetrainerscareabouttheirfeelings.
Withallthissaid,somepeoplestillthinkthatseaworldharmstheanimalsandkeepsthemin
captivity.Butthisisvery,verywrong.(Rose)LikeIstatedearlier,seaworldstrainersreally,
reallycarefortheseanimalsandworkhardeveryday.Also,justagoodfact,seaworldspends
millionsofdollarsincarefortheseanimals,thatshowsthattheyactuallycare.Also,theyrenot
keptincaptivityatall!Theytakeinjuredanimalsintohelpthemandlearnabouthowtheyreact.
Also,theyfeedthemandoffergreatsupportfortheanimals.Thisprovestheanimalsarentkept
incaptivityandthatseaworlddoesntharmanimals.
Seaworldshouldnotbeshutdown.AsItalkedabout,seaworldtrulyisagreatplace.The
animalsarewellcaredforandaretrainedwell.Seaworldspendsmillionsofdollarstohelpthese
animalsout.Andtheyresearchthingsabouteachanimaltohelpthemrecover.Thisshouldprove
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thatSeaworldreallyisatrueplace.Doyoureallywanttoshutdownaplacethatisspending
millionstohelpanimals?
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