SeaWorld Myth Debunked: Yes, We Can Release Captive Dolphins Safely

[KamaAina]

https://www.thedodo.com/community/Maral/another-seaworld-myth-debunked-751539462.html

Ric O'Barry, founder of The Dolphin Project, he never says no to rescuing dolphins. Today he was in Las Vegas to help Founder Shelly Rae and The Mojave Dolphins screen "The Cove," followed by the Q and A with the famous dolphin warrior. After a standing ovation, the questions were read. His first answer was exactly the information I was searching for:

There is a dolphin by the name of Annessa who is seen all of the time between Key Largo and Tavernier. She escaped from the Dolphin Research Center in Grassy Key, Florida. Anessa was born in captivity. Although they say it can't be done and I've never released one born into captivity, I think it's possible under the right circumstances.

This dolphin proved you don't have to be from the wild to know that's where you belong. In Ken Balcomb's report on Successful Cetacean Releases, he recounts:

"Annessa, a captive-born Atlantic bottle-nose dolphin held at the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys, disappeared and was feared lost during a hurricane in August, 1992. Annessa survived the hurricane, however, and was adopted by a pod of wild dolphins. She has been sighted numerous times - healthy and foraging on her own. One dolphin; Captive since birth; followup successful."

[MoonRiver]

1. Good! Sea World propaganda needs to be debunked

so we can FREE THE SLAVES!

[yeoman6987]

2. I really love sea world. Went for my birthday

I am sure that a good solution can be made. The place is amazing! To be honest I have only gone about 10 times in my life so I am just a spectator and know they put on an incredible show.

[MoonRiver]

3. Watch Blackfish and get back to us. eom

[yeoman6987]

4. I have Netflix and will not watch

Seaworld makes tons of people very happy including women and children. Can we have one place that pbrings a ton of happiness. Why does everything have to be ruined. If you don't like it, don't go to Seaworld. I will be going again soon enough.

[MoonRiver]

5. Sea World tortures the sentient beings it enslaves. What SW does to orcas

is cruel and vicious beyond belief. You might as well be cheering on the gladiators in ancient Rome, as watching the shows on Sea World. If you want specifics, just ask.

But it sounds like you are AOK with animals very much the same as humans, in terms of brain development and social complexity, being abused for your amusement.

[AtomicKitten]

6. Please educate yourself on this.

Watch Blackfish as MoonRiver suggested. The cruelty is soul-crushingly horrifying.

[bobalew]

7. Sorry I have seen the movie and

You apparenlty have your head where the sun never shines... do a POPP! for us & See the damn movie. I can't accept that you are that stupid, & in denial. Of course, I could be entirely wrong, however....