Sea World

Shame On Sea World

by 4animallvr at Citysearch

Capture an entire pod of dolphins, select the prime specimens, and kill the rest for meat and trophies like dolphin teeth and skulls.

Taiji is a place where dolphins and small whales are captured for sale to marine aquariums. The ones that are not sold into slavery are slaughtered. The zoo collection techniques once so common and now totally unacceptable elsewhere remain common practice in Japan.

The marine aquariums that purchase these captured dolphins are complicit in the slaughter, and any person that patronizes these seaquariums are also complicit in these brutal killings. If you pay admission to such an establishment, you are helping to kill dolphins and whales. It’s as simple as that.

There are nine Taiji dolphins now in Egypt. Four are being held in very poor conditions. They are actually being kept in a private swimming pool. There are five more dolphins from Taiji that have been shipped to Egypt in the last few days.

Other Taiji dolphins have been shipped to Mexico, Turkey, Dubai, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea. Many have gone to the 50 Japanese marine aquarium facilities.

In past years, Miami Seaquarium, Sea World, and Indianapolis Zoo have received captured dolphins. This is no longer happening. Or is it?

And apparently the United States Navy has purchased dolphins from Japan to be trained for military purposes like guarding ports and planting mines.

Sea World has publicly condemned The Cove, and they have stated as nonsense that Sea World would purchase dolphins from Taiji.

Yet just this year Sea World applied for a permit to import a pilot whale from Japan.

From the Federal Registry, January 4th, 2010 – Summary

Notice is hereby given that Sea World, Inc., 9205 South Park Circle, Suite 400, Orlando, FL 32819, has applied in due form for a permit to import one pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) for the purposes of public display.

The applicant requests authorization to import one male nonreleasable stranded pilot whale from Kamogawa SeaWorld 1404-18 Higashi-cho, Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan to Sea World of California. The applicant requests this import for the purpose of public display. The receiving facility, Sea World of California, 1720 South Shores Road, San Diego, CA 92109-7995 is: (1) open to the public on regularly scheduled basis with access that is not limited or restricted other than by charging for an admission fee; (2) offers an educational program based on professionally accepted standards of the AZA and the Alliance for Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums; and (3) holds an Exhibitor's License, number 93-C-0069, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. §§ 2131 - 59).

Source (21 Sept 10): www.federalregister.gov/articles/2009/12/02/E9-28835/marine-mammals-file-no-15014

The permit stipulates that the whale must have been stranded. Driving a pilot whale up onto the beach at Taiji is effectively stranding it.

Fifteen pilot whales were slaughtered in The Cove yesterday and yet Sea World has no problem importing a pilot whale from a nation that slaughters thousands of dolphins every year.

This makes every person who purchases a ticket to Sea World complicit in the horrifically cruel slaughter of pilot whales and dolphins.

These dolphins, so cute and so intelligent that spectators applaud and cheer as they perform tricks at marine aquariums around the world, are literally dying a slow death of agony for the amusement of a jaded public that simply does not care what the price of their entertainment costs in suffering and death.

Every time a dolphin jumps through a hoop at Sea World or any other facility that enslaves dolphins, there is a history of horror that brought that dolphin to perform for their amusement.

Not much different really than the animals that died in the coliseum for the amusement of Romans two thousand years ago.

The dolphins of Taiji are just dying to amuse us.

Shamu Shamu!

by socalpocketmemories at Citysearch

I was very surprised at the price for this place. I thought it ran like $30 per person + parking. Got a great deal and I am glad we went.

My 2 year old still talks about Shamu. He loved Sesame Street were he was able to get on all the rides (with parent). I was surprised that he could do the net area. Loved the pet show and Shamu. Wasn't crazy for the Sea Lion (I wasn't crazy about it either). The Dolphin show was closed which is one of my favorites.

Our deal was for 2 days which was great cause we didn't rush through everything. We packed lunch and left it in the car ate lunch outside in picnic table area. For snacks we put them in stroller in the pockets. They only checked the backpacks.

Things I disliked - no food allowed. When families are in tight budget it's hard enough to pay for the entry and parking. When we left I wish they would of stamped my wrist not back of hand it washes off easily. The entry process. You have to put your thumb print down on this machine and your ticket on this scanner - no big deal, but it wasn't reading it and the attendant was busy daydreaming and I gave me the ugliest look when I bothered her.

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DO NOT GO TO SEA WORLD

by savethedolphin at Citysearch

These so called happy dolphins and other sea animals you visit and pay money to see are poor, innocent creatures who don't have means of protecting themselves from the disgusting, heartless "humans" that rip them from their natural habitat. These fisherman capture 23,000 thousand dolphins a year to slaughter for meat while others that have a certain "look" are to be sold on the market for 150,000 DOLLARS a piece to amusement parks around the world such as Sea World. This is disgusting and heartbreaking and I cannot believe there are people on this earth that support this. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS AND DO NOT TAKE YOUR VACATION HERE!!!!

below is a link to a video explaining how they capture these defenseless animals

www.youtube.co m/watch?v=ZCx0ORuDZFE

Sea World is fun for everyone

by MikeTodd at Citysearch

Every year we get the annual pass to sea world and every year we love it even more. Go more than once and the annual pass is already paid for and all your other visits are free.

We started packing lunches and during the summer so we always have a fun, free day that fills our lives with memories forever.

• Pros: annual pass; kids love it and adults too

Great for kids!

by danielle423 at Citysearch

Like dolphins?? Fishes? water?? this is the place for you! great attraction, ESPECIALLY for kids, its a family atmosphere and worth it to go. Make sure you go by the star fish pond and the room where you are surrounded by fishes!!