Ill start this blog a little different one because it is my first entry and two because it is Christmas time…
Lets go back to Christmas of 93, I finally found what my true love was and that was a killer whale, this was the year I found out about “Free Willy” I literally watched this movie from the time I woke up until the time I went to bed, probably for a year or two. When you are little you believe in the magic of Christmas you believe in santa, you believe that you get what you ask for if you sit on this mans lap and you are good for that year.
Well.. Little did I know the magic wasn’t that powerful, but I tried I asked for a killer whale, did I get one, no, but I got stuffed animals or a toy set of sea world which Ironically I now hate sea world and I actually hated that little toy set, It wasn’t a real killer whale and I was not the trainer. So with me still being 3 I even believed in the magic of candles, every time I blew them out I wished for a killer whale.
Ill never forget the first time I went to sea world, the first time I saw an orca in person. It was breath taking, I wanted to be in the front row, I really wanted to be in the tank with the whales, but I am pretty sure that was not allowed. Well at that time sea world chose a child to go up and meet “Shamu” I was not that kid and I was mad. I wished bad things upon that poor kid, but I wanted to touch “Shamu” I wanted to feel that magic, I wanted to meet the first thing I loved besides my family.
As time went on and I got older I still loved killer whales just as much as I did when I was three, but I did not ask for them anymore and I did not make wishes to have a pet killer whale, but when I was 16 for spring break I did ask if we could go to Sea world, and we went. As soon as we got into “Shamu stadium” and I saw a killer whale my eyes were filling with tears, they are one if not the most beautiful creature on this earth. I was embarrassed that this animal was really making me cry, to this day I have never seen anything so beautiful or that took my breath away like these animals did.
Lets fast forward 4 years I remember being on a church ski trip and someone mentioned the documentary “The Cove” as soon as I got home I watched this movie, I felt like my whole life had been a lie, that these animals were not happy that they were taken away from their families (pods) and sold to dolphin trainers, the rest were slaughtered and killed… KILLED? Why were these animals killed? Why could they not just be let go? Sliced bleed to death sinking to the bottom of the cove. With smiles on these peoples faces. I was heart broken and I decided I would never step foot in a sea world or seaquarium again.
Last year the documentary “Blackfish” came out, this one hit me harder not because I love killer whales more, but because I felt more of a connection with these animals, again it was something I had loved since I was 3, the only thing besides family I had loved since I was 3, and I was shown how they were treated and how their babies are taken from them, how they artificially ins emanate them. People state that these animals are in better care here because they are given fish with antibiotics in them, how is that better? The whales in the wild do not need antibiotics. If you look at a Killer whale in the wild and look at one in captivity there is one thing you can notice and that is their dorsal fin. The wild they are straight and beautiful, in captivity they are slumped over…. and why is this? Depression.
I think it is time for us to use our voices, to share to the world that animals do not belong in captivity that animals belong on this earth living free. These are not our animals they are not ours to choose what happens to them. We should live in the world in harmony with them. If you want to swim with a dolphin go in any ocean and swim, they are around you. We should not be playing God with these creatures. These creatures where not put on this earth for human entertainment. They have hearts and souls, some of these animals have brains bigger than humans do, that part of the brian is emotion.
These animals know they do not belong in this prison. Thats what it is a prison, but these animals did nothing wrong to be there. If i were an animal in captivity I would most likely be the animal to snap and kill my trainer. If I was the trainer I would realize that this is NOT my animal, and even though we love them we have to accept the fact that they are not meant to be held in small areas just for us to watch them.
Lets empty the tanks, lets stop the circus, lets get rid of zoos, aquariums, anything. These animals need us. Most of it is knowledge most people know deep down this is wrong but want to ignore it because we love these animals we want to think they are happy, we want to think they like performing for us, and they do but in their environment. When we see dolphins at the beach they are jumping they love us, but they do not belong in a tank. Tigers do not belong in cages. Pacing takes place for boredom and depression.
Well this is all for now. Until next time, which is animal attacks. I hope you enjoy, and I hope you use your voice and help stop putting animals in captivity or having them bread in captivity. Good night all.
xx,
Coral
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