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SHUT DOWN SEAWORLD!



All cetaceans (Whales, dolphins and porpoises) have highly developed social skills, self-awareness very similar to that of a human. The pod has a very close and strong emotional ties to each other as humans do. The pod structure varies in different species but all whales and dolphins work together in taking care of their young and sick. The emotional ties are so strong that members of a pod will follow a stranded whale's distress call and strand themselves also. We have proof of that in so many instances of beached whales all over the world.

It is because of the close similarities cetaceans exhibit with the humans that makes it so much harder to bear the atrocities committed against them. Cetaceans are intelligent, sentient beings and should NOT be confined to small concrete tanks for lifetime. If Sea World really and truly cares for these animals, as it professes, it should set them all free, back to the oceans where they belong. It is really a sorry state of affairs that human beings still rely on animals for their amusement in this modern era!

There is absolutely nothing educational about seeing captive, starved Cetaceans forced to perform tricks for the sake of food! Everyone should read 'Rekindling the Waters- the truth about swimming with dolphins' by Leah Lemieux, then they would know EXACTLY how these animals feel, stuck in small tanks. People will then understand the horror and the unnecessary tragedy that a whole pod of dolphins go through just so that a few of their family can land up in Sea World or Oceanariums around the world for public entertainment! The rest of the pod just perish.

As long as there is a demand for these whales and dolphins by Sea World and other Oceanariums, then there WILL be people around the world trying to make a easy buck. The public who go to see the dolphin and whale shows and Sea World which puts on these shows, are silently endorsing the killing of pods and pods of dolphins. It is a lucrative business for dolphin and whale catchers. These are people with no ethics, who have no compunction about subjecting these innocent, intelligent, defenseless creatures to horrifying ordeal of capture. Who cares how many die and suffer as long as they harvest a few to sell?


If Sea World wants to educate the public about Cetaceans they should make a 3D show about these animals, just like they have a 3D show about Sesame Street characters, instead of having live shows.

Spoiler:

Many thousands are speaking up for the captive performing dolphins at Sea World Gold Coast Australia with the help of international and local celebrities but we also need your help, and voice.

Jane Goodall says "SeaWorld Needs To Be Immediately Shut Down" as does Harry Styles, Bianca Jagger, Martina Navratilova, Anthony La Paglia, Simon Cowell, Shailene Woodley, Pamela Anderson, Olivia Newton John, Ricky Gervais, Edie Falco, Steve Backshall, Bryan Adams, Matt Damon, Matthew Modine, Susan Sarandon, Kelly Slater, Willy Nelson, Cher,Rachel Hunter, Tommy Lee, Jennifer Aniston, Maggie Q, Nicholas Hoult, Kim Basinger, Rob Zombie, Sir Brian May, Stephen Fry, Jessica Chastain, Paul Rudd, Woody Harrelson, Rita Wilson, Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, David Crosby, Courtney Cox, Dave Navarro, Wynonna Judd, Kathy Griffin, Jessica Biel, Mariska Hargitay, James Gandolfini, John Leguizamo, Russell Simmons, Olivia Wilde, Scout LaRue Willis, Kelly Le Brock, Russell Brand, Joan Jett, Howard Stern, Aaron Paul (from 'Breaking Bad'), Kathy Najimy, Niki Taylor, Hayden Panettiere, Mayim Bialik, Meg Matthews, Chet Faker, Wil Anderson, Todd McKenny, Christine Anu, Steve Kilbey, Marcia Hines, Sia, Tyson Beckford, Sinnitta, Ewan McGregor, Matt Goss, Leona Lewis, Angie Bowie, Steve-O, Conan O'Brien, Elvira, Josh Groban, Jason Biggs, Motley Crue, Arianna Grande, Krysten Ritter, Chloe Lattanzi, Sharni Vinson, Samantha Fox, Alexandra Paul, Gina Liano, Jonathan Coleman, Alyce Platt, The Veronicas, Tracey Spicer, Adam Zwar, Lincoln Lewis, Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon), Anthony Ackroyd, Livinia Nixon, Jane Barnes, Former Miss Universe Australia Laura Dundovic, Havana Brown, Simone Buchanan, Cheyenne Tozzi, Caitlin Stasey, Silvana Philippoussis, Ella Hooper, Bianca Dye, Arj Barker, Jamie Reyne, Annalise Braakensiek all say:

AUSSIE DOLPHINS HAVE BEEN STOLEN FROM THE OCEAN AND SOME BRED IN CAPTIVITY BUT ALL ARE FORCED TO PERFORM DAILY AT SEA WORLD ON THE GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND.

"The whole world is up in arms about Sea World and other aquaprisons. It's time that Australians opened their eyes and became educated to the cruelty of trapping and breeding dolphins as money-making slaves for greedybusinesspeople".

'SEAWORLD SHUT DOWN on Facebook. The First & Only Campaign Against Sea World in Australia' .

Trevor Long, Marine Science Director at Sea World Gold Coast says: "Dolphins aren't some amazing creature, in the wild they just rape and rape and rape". (Quoted from Gold Coast Bulletin interview January 2015).

Please help us to speak up for the captive performing dolphins at Sea World on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

We love them rescuing cetaceans but we loathe them keeping dolphins as captives in their aquaprison.

The dolphins need to be rehabilitated and freed or taken to a safe sanctuary/bay/cove paid for by Sea World to live out their lives without human interference.

India, Croatia, Hungary New York, South Carolina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Nicaragua, Slovenia, Switzerland, Brazil, Luxembourg, Norway and the U.K have already banned cetaceans in captivity and so far there are over 17,000 signatures on the petition and a Facebook page with over 10,000 followers. Also on Twitter @seaworldisevil with over 6,600 followers

The dolphins are caught from the ocean and brought to tanks/lagoons and are also bred in captivity where they are forced to perform for paying customers and given dead fish but only if they do tricks. All to make money for greedy Sea World business people.

https://www.change.org/p/seaworld-au...y-in-all-forms - Petition to close down SeaWorld Australia - please sign.

https://www.facebook.com/SEAWORLDSHUTDOWN -Facebook page, I believe.