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Orcas, who could swim up to 100 miles a day in the wild, are confined to tanks that to them are the size of a bathtub. Imagine living your life in a bath tub?

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A captive orca would need to swim 1400 laps of its enclosure, to equal the vast distances it would naturally swim in the wild.

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Whales are forced to perform shows several times a day.
If they refuse to perform, they are starved by their trainers.
They are treated like slaves!

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Whales in captivity commonly develop health problems due to the unsuitable conditions they are kept in. Tragically, this cuts their lifespan in half.

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Around 165 orcas are thought to have now died in captivity.

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At least 165 killer whales have died in captivity, often due to crashing into the concrete walls of their tiny enclosures.

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There have been numerous reports of captive orcas suffering severe health problems and in some cases attacking and murdering trainers out of pure frustration.

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Whales are most likely to be put in captivity between there 1st and 2nd birthday. This shows how they're taken from their families at a very young age.

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Killer whales were captured and placed in captivity for people's entertainment. However, only 6% of people now agree with orca being kept in captivity.

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Babies are cruelly kidnapped from there ocean homes.

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Keeping whales in captivity is very dangerous for trainers.
There have been over 100 aggressive incidents and several deaths by whales in captivity.
This is because whales are frustrated and distressed by their unsuitable conditions.

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At least 165 killer Wales have died in captivity. The stress of captivity causes them to develop extreme health problems.

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91% of orcas taken into captivity since 1961 have died.

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Killer whales have been kept in captivity since 1961.
Killer whales are also known as orcas.
At least 156 killer whales have been taken into captivity since 1961

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Keeping whales in captivity is tragic! The whales develop all kinds of health problems. For instance, 100% of captive orcas have a collapsed dorsal fin. The poor unsuitable conditions make them very distressed and causes them to aggressively lash out at their trainers.

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Baby whales are brutally stolen from their home and kept away from their mother and father.

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•even though captive killer whales are kept in an environment frehsnssjusjeuee of preditors pollution and other threats they still die young

• there are around 60 baby killer whales kept in captivity

• in captivity male killer whales only live 17 years in there new homes 🐬

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