SeaWorld Vs Orca Welfare
which side are you on ???????????????????
sea pens Vs. holding tanks
Sea world wanted to use their holding tanks as the killer whales habitat but the killer whale welfare wanted the killer whale only in sea pens .So they had a debate over what should be taken in to use. But the welfare said no anyways because they wanted a safe habitat. They made the idea because it was the best choice for the killer whale survival abilities.
killer whale in holding pens
Killer whales in holding pens pros :
Biologists can learn so much about them when in captivity
Cons : They are directly harmed when put in concrete tanks.
killer whale in sea pens
Pros: killer whales in sea pens pros much larger than a holding tank.
Cons : killer whales tail tends to bend when put in captivity.
killer whales in the wild
Con: toxic waste and pollution from the water
moving the killer whales
Two quotes from your article
Experts disagree on whether the move was a success. is important because that was a big part of the debate.
Animal welfare activists say critics dismiss the pens because they don’t want to consider an alternative to keeping the killer whales captive. They didn't want to move the orcas
Important vocabulary
killer whales are important because there safety is being debated over
activists are important because those are the people who are debating
Sea World the location of the debate
pneumonia, it was a lung disease Kieko had
caretakers are the people who take care of the orcas
the main idea
questions with answers
Should killer whales be released ? Yes because they are captive and it drives them insane.
how does the story of Keiko's death affect the issue of killer whale welfare? Some people are using the story to say that sea pens aren't safe.
how the author organized the article
paragraph 1 is movies making Sea World look bad
paragraph 2 why they are not candidates for going into the wild
paragraph 3 why sea pens are dangerous
paragraph 4 banding breeding ban / Blackfish
paragraph 5 what happen to a free whale in a sea pen
paragraph 6 debate about what is best for the orcas