My comment on Banksy by Ruth https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy en-us 2018-02-18 14:46:43 UTC 2025-11-14 04:09:21 UTC hello@padlet.com Julien https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816139 I think that the artists has used a toilet that is very small to symbolize how the orcas are living in very wretched and disgusting confined conditions at sea world.

The whale is very much visible larger than the trainer and that shows that the whale has the potential of hurting the trainer but seems to be obeying (but it is because he is threatened?)

The toilet also seems to be broken, which means that not only has it been used multiple times but also to the point where it is unusable again and yet, the whale is being kept in it.

The piece of art is also on a battered street which shows that even though many people are coming to watch the shows, no one really seems to be seeing the full truth behind what is happening to the Orcas

ARGUMENTS
In your argument you stated that blackfish doesn't give the full truth and that the advantages that are coming out of it are much more than that is presented in Blackfish. However the fact that a piece of art like this exists means that means it is a common concept and it's not just blackfish that see the damage. Therefore that means that the advantages do not suffice for the damage that is happening.

In your article you stated that “They adapt very well to life in a zoological setting.” However, statistics show that they do not. It is recorded that there has been 70 plus recorded injuries caused by killer whales. Is this what you think being well adaptive is? There has been multiple incidents where the whales attack each other. for example, Tillikum was repeatedly attacked by the female orcas and his rake marks would be bleeding during show.

- add stats comparing the stats to the wild
- whales have bad teeth from niting on cage walls (sign of depression and anxiety)
- not only are you not well educated in keeping these whales safe but you know that they are not adapting well yet you are still keeping them in captivity

Furthermore, you talk about  [continuously say] "SeaWorld is one of the world's most respected zoological institution", however, it is ethically and morally wrong to continue keeping [continuously keep] animals captive. As one news anchor stated, "if you were in a bathtub for 25 years don't you think you'd get a little psychotic."


]]> 2018-02-19 06:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816139 Nour https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816150 I think that this art piece is trying to communicate the fact that places such as Sea World force animals to perform tricks and live in harsh conditions. Moreover, the toilet is actually much smaller than the actual whale which emphasizes the fact that Orcas are treated badly and are living in bad conditions.

ARGUMENT:
you have stated that the main purpose of capturing whales is for educational and scientifcal purposes. However, research has proven that only 0.0006 percent of the money gained from shows is used for this purpose
In the article, you also said that the whales 'adapt very well to a zoological setting', however, why should they even have to adapt in the first place? this is not their natural habitat. This is NOT where they should be.]]> 2018-02-19 06:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816150 Vedank https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816253 Banksy's satirical take on the darkness of performance is one with  many layers and connotations that paint an obvious funny picture at first but when looked into deeper, there are more. The whale is coming out of the toilet as the waste from the toilet goes into the ocean. After all, doors can go both ways. An interesting part of his work is that the whale has nowhere to go after it jumps through the hoop, it hasn't been allowed to land as it is unsure of what is going to happen to it. The hoop is yellow as the color represents fear, as the orca is put in an uncomfortable situation where it is afraid and confused.

I found out that although there are claims made by seaworld that say that they spend a large sum of money on their scientific research, there is a lot of evidence that states that this is hypocritical. Seaworlds expenditure for saving the whales has been 6 tenthousandth of

proof that seaworld is aware of the animals being mistreated:
https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2017/06/29/seaworld-leopard-sharks-move-to-zoo-penguin-area/

https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2017/06/29/seaworld-leopard-sharks-move-to-zoo-penguin-area/

ARGUMENT:
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In an interview with CNN, Fred Jacobs stated that they focus on scientific research to ensure better lives for the whales; this is contradicted with they fact that they only spend 0.0006 percent of their money on research. As well as that, people have interviewed SeaWorld trainers and managers asking them certain questions about orcas, and many answered with false facts and statistics; many trainers are not educated before hand. Not only do your employees and their lack of knowledge ]]> 2018-02-19 06:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816253 Poppy https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816278 Obviously here banksy is trying to communicate that the whales are in a tiny space and they are being forced to do tricks for the public entertainment. 

The toilet shows that the animal was flushed away from its home in the sea and trapped in the bowl which is sea world. They are unable to escape and this also shows us that they are forced to do tricks and this is the only way to get food.]]> 2018-02-19 06:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816278 Javeria https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816288 the toilet represents the SEAWORLD pool that the orcas are kept in as well as the conditions of the pool compared to their naturals habitats. You can also see the toilet as the treatment of orcas in different sea life institutions. the toilet can also represent flushing away the happiness and families of orcas instead of flushing away the sadness which the SEAWORLD tells us. The hoop represents playing with the orcas but its against the orcas wills.

I am not sure if you have come across Banksy's statue of your "miss sea world" toying around with the orca that resides at your park.]]> 2018-02-19 06:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816288 Talha https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816290 I think it is trying to portray the ill treated orcas and how terribly they are treated. I would say that the toilet shows how the orcas are treated like poop. I would also say the small scale represents how small the enclosures holding the orcas are. I would also say that the ring is representative of how the orcas may be forced to literally 'jump through hoops']]> 2018-02-19 06:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816290 Hafidh https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816342 It is obvious that in this photo Banksy is trying to show that the animals were being treated like poop. This is shown by The yellow ring shows that orcas are being forced to do what they are doing. In addition, the person's bodily expressions  show that they are confident and in control. However, the trainers are not actually as confident as they are portrayed publicly. ]]> 2018-02-19 06:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816342 Zayaan https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816375 Bansky's use of a small toilet in proportion to the the massive whale is too show how the whales are forced into/out of something that doesn't suit them. Toilets have connotations of flushing things away, representative of SeaWorld flushing away all the problems and concerns of the animals. We cannot see the identity of the trainer and therefore it can symbolise how the concern and care for trainers is hidden and irrelevant to the company.

It is human knowledge that whales require large amount of space and an open, free environment to stay mentally and physically healthy. In your interview you stated that they only "prefer" open area... clearly that is incorrect. Also this idea is depicted by Banksy's artwork, animals are living in an environment in which they are captivated.

In many books the idea of the teeth of the orca's have been exposed and their dental pulp has now been exposed to harmful bacteria. Fred Jacobs passed a clearly ignorant comment "They also exercise, receive veterinary care, live in the company of other members of their species, and receive mental stimulation." This is obviously false, proven by the books.


]]> 2018-02-19 06:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816375 Alexia https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816398 I believe that he uses all these sizes to further explore how unnatural everything about Sea World is. The idea of placing these massive animals into tiny spaces, torturing them and expending them to follow our commands like jumping into hoops that we place in front of them. The hoop could almost act like a barrier that they have to jump over in order to get to their freedom. 
The toilet could be used to represent how the animals are treated like poop. 

Art pieces have been made regarding Sea World. Representations of these beautiful animals being placed into tiny spaces and expected to follow tricks, tricks which they dont want to do. While you might expect people to look at Sea World with joy in their eyes, reality isn't pretty. Reality is as pretty as the conditions you put your whales in. In your interview you stated that "they also exercise, receive veterinary care, live in the company of other members of their species, and receive mental stimulation" this is completely invalid and completely false.   
]]> 2018-02-19 06:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816398 Summer https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816401
The sculpture by Banksy is clearly encapsulating life at sea world for killer whales. That is a disgusting where things are disposed because of the way they are treated at sea world. In addition the fact that it is so small represents the small cages the orcas live in ,not having enough space to move around and be free .
 
SeaWorld spent around 10 million dollars to make us forget Blackfish was ever a thing. SeaWorld™ are being complete and utter hypocrites , as they yell and dismiss blackfish as it 'holds back key information' seaworld are the one's who having been holding back information for years.]]> 2018-02-19 06:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816401 Zeinab https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816433 It is undeniable that a killer whale can only be happy in the ocean. Banksy's art portrays the extremity of the confinement and restriction that the whales have to go through purely for a good show. The toilet is symbolic of the irrationally small and unhealthy pools that these wild animals are caged in.These unnatural conditions could not be more accurately portrayed.

SeaWorld maintains their position on the issue of the size of the tank where the whales are kept. "While a killer whale can and occasionally might travel as much as 100 miles in a day, it should be said that swimming that distance is not integral to a whale's health and well-being". This is wrong. Orcas are used to being in a wide open ocean, having plenty of space to swim around. Being kept in such a small container with other whales that they did not grow up with raises tension, and causes the whales to become aggressive. Furthermore, anyone can see that the whales are not completely healthy. Every male killer whale within SeaWorld has a collapsed dorsal fin. To explain this, SeaWorld firmly states that even in the wild 25% of whales have a collapsed dorsal fin, but this is not true. In fact, less than 1% of whales in the wild have a collapsed dorsal fin]]> 2018-02-19 06:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816433 Maggie https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816439 Bansky has created a piece of artwork that demonstrates the horrible conditions that the orcas are kept in. The fact that pieces of art like this exist only proves that other people have also noticed this. Bansky doesn't even need to explain his art work with any words because almost seconds after looking at it you can tell what he is trying to convey. He is trying to convey how small the enclosure that the orcas are kept in are by having the orca jump out of a toilet (and a small one at that). The hoop that the trainer is having the orca jump through in the statue represents how they are only brought out of their small enclosures to perform cliche tricks. It could also represent how they are forced to do things that they don't want to do. The trainer is in scuba gear to show how the trainers don't really matter to the company and can be covered up as an irrelevant detail.]]> 2018-02-19 06:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816439 Nuha https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816473 I think Banksy is trying to communicate how the orcas are forced into such unnatural, bad conditions in a confined area  (which is what the toilet represents) and are just used for public entertainment even if the whales don't understand why. 

"Killer whales living in our parks are given all the food they require." -Fred Jacobs.

From Krushi's research I have found that Sea World is actually unable to provide an average orcas diet. Instead they feed them gelatine which is a substance that is unnatural for the whales and results in an improper growth of their bones which causes dorsal fins.
 ]]> 2018-02-19 06:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816473 Daniella https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816481 This piece of art sculpture clearly depicts a killer whale jumping out of a toilet bowl through a hoop. The toilet bowl represents the 'fish bowl' that it lives in. The toilet flushes things, which could symbolize the fact that the killer whales in captivity are having their lives flushed down the toilet. There is no hope for them.

Argument:

-The way that animals in captivity - specifically orcas- are treated, can be very easily manipulated and analyzed by artists such as Banksy. esponding to the art, it shows how we as humans have become so aware of what is going on around us, and how orcas are being treated. To the untrained eye, the sculpture would still represent how orcas are being misused. 

I believe that you have failed to identify the mental trauma you put these highly intelligent animals through. I am not simply stating, but i am informing you on the change that is needed to be done. According to many reputed organizations, wild Orcas form strong social bonds with members of their pods. However, having their family stripped away from them and being introduced to an alien environment changes everything they know. Orcas from different pods around the world are forced to live together, causing inter-orca conflict



]]> 2018-02-19 06:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816481 Raya https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816505 The person wearing the scuba diving costume is holding a yellow hoop; an accessory that is so unnatural for a scuba diver which just goes on to show how unethical. Furthermore, the hoop's colour- yellow- symbolises deceit which explains the deception of a life the whale is given.]]> 2018-02-19 06:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816505 Anon art critic (Lewis) https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816514 say they are happy correctThe sculpture is showing how the animals are being treated at sea world. the toilet could represent their habitat and how much smaller it is than their ancestral home. Also the fact that the dorsal fin is straight shows us the illusion that Sea World is trying to create about the orcas and trying to shows us they are happy and healthy.

What do you notice differently about your orcas to their wild cousins? Your sicentsist say they are happy right? Wrong. look at the dorsal fin. ever noticed that is is flopping over?  You claims that this condition is common—however, in the wild, it rarely ever happens and is a sign of an injured or unhealthy orca.

i think Vendanks was very imformative and creative as it conatined lots of detail, but presentied it in a fun way that made reading it less boring. 
: P]]> 2018-02-19 06:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816514 Zayd https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816516 This picture is showing us the disgusting and unhygienic conditions which captive Orcas are forced to live and as well as how much they are allowed to move. The Orca here is only leaving is habitat for one purpose, to perform the tricks showing us that these Orcas do not get as much exercise and space to move as sea world claims rather that they only come out occasionally to do their tricks and to please the audience before they go back to their unclean habitat. 

The fact that the Orca is not showing his teeth and his dorsal fin is not collapsed is Sea World trying to mantain the illusion that the Orcas are not harmful, dangerous and wild creatures rather that they are tame and, them being in captivity does not dramatically affect them. This illusion is also owed to the fact that the man is masked, which is to direct the attention of anyone who is looking at this art to the orca]]> 2018-02-19 06:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816516 Adam https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816517 The scuba gear the person is wearing could show the separation between the orca and its trainers and how they have no contact with any animal.

Seaworld maintains the position that the main purpose of the park for scientific discovery and education. However the whales are mainly used for entertainment purposes and, in the end, to make money. In fact only 0.0006% of Sea worlds annual profit goes to scientific research. 
For an institution that boasts about its scientific research don't you think they would spend a bit more on it?

Furthermore, you talk about how the whales adapt to the zoological setting. However basic statistics disprove this immediately. For example, there have been ZERO fatal attacks on humans by killer whales in the wild. In fact their have only ever been 6 attacks on humans in the wild, only 2 of which caused injury. If this is compared to the 38 violent attacks on people by captive orcas, 4 of these resulted in deat. This proves that orcas in captivity are much more violent and aggressive than those in the wild.

]]> 2018-02-19 06:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816517 Jannah https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816520 1. The orca does not have a collapsed dorsal fin which could indicate that the Orca was only recently captured and has not yet experienced the full horror in store for it.
However it is performing tricks so it must have been training for a while.
2. The toilet is a representation of something disgusting. Anything that goes in a toilet is doomed to a fixed path-to go to the sewer. It cannot change paths and suddenly go to a park. This could be an analogy for the confined pools the orca is forced to live in and the path humans pre plan for them.
3. The trainer is almost obscured as if they do not have an identity and are just following what they are told to do.

This could be an analogy for how seaward blames the trainers for accidents that happen in seaward like when they blamed dawn for having her hair in a ponytail. They manipulate the trainers public image to serve their needs.]]> 2018-02-19 06:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816520 Ethan ethanjm17 https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816525 Banksy's art has many subtle hints to context.
- A toilet flushes things; this is symbolic of the fact that Orcas are being harmed and killed in the process of humans obtaining them in a habitat that is proving harmful to them. They are being disposed of as a result of SeaWorlds lack of consideration for these beings.

SeaWorld hunts for whales and takes them out of their habitats to cage them in foreign a foreign environment. They are being 'flushed' out of their homes into a small, enclosed atmosphere. This is reflected in Banksy's artwork; the whale being flushed into a small toilet, trying to get out and failing. No wonder these vile incidents have happened; these creatures are called hyper-intelligent for a reason; they have minds of their own, and with a mind their aways comes a soul. In treating the Orca's within the SeaWorld compound with no compassion; like robots; you subject them to a life in.

]]> 2018-02-19 06:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816525 SIYA https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816544 The yellow ring is reflective of how poorly the animals were treated. The yellow ring is too small for orca and this is exaggerated by its massiveness. The picture clearly shows the expectations the trainers have from the orcas, which leads to the conclusion that failing to meet these expectations results in punishment. Furthermore, the fact that it comes out of a tiny toilet is suggestive of perhaps its home in Sea World and how the animals come out of a small tank, perform their best and are then flushed back to where they came from. 

I read Advika's book. It was very detailed.

]]> 2018-02-19 06:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816544 Serene https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816593 The colour of the ring is yellow and the colour yellow symbolises friendship. Since the person is trying the get the whale to jump through the ring it is as if they are trying to force their 'friendship' onto the whale, or at least so much as the public sees it as 'friendship'.

This relates to how SeaWorld as a whole is making the whales do their tricks and show against their will. SeaWorld is capturing these whales at young ages and taking them away from their parents, which even for humans can be traumatising- and obviously is since there are so many cases of the orcas going wild and attacking their trainers.

In the interview, Jacobs called one of the SeaWorld parks a "rescue program", as if the parks boost the wellbeing of orcas and allows them to live up to their full potential. However, upon research, I can see that in captivity, for sea whales to swim their full average of 100 miles a day, they have to swim around 1200 laps around their restricted and cramped tanks- which is actually one of the main causes for whales' dorsal (bent) fins. dorsal fin colapse
On the contrary to a statement that SeaWorld released, dorsal fins are not healthy, and in fact, almost one-hundred percent of adult male whales in captivity have completely or partially dorsal fins, whilst in the wild less than one percent of whales have collapsed dorsal fins.]]> 2018-02-19 06:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816593 heidi https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816596 The toilet suggests that the whales are kept in a bad condition and go straight into performing, and they only care about the quality of their performance, and the size of the whale in proportion to the toilet indicates that the area he's in isn't big enough. The circus style trick also shows that its only for entertainment and its very dull and old-fashioned.]]> 2018-02-19 06:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816596 Rhys rhyhammon https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816625 Bansky uses proportion to represent the abysmal conditions in which the whales are kept. The tiny toilet compared to massive orca demonstrates the overly-confined conditions in which the whales stay. The toilet is also a metaphor for the conditions the whales live in.  The hoop as well too small for orca to jump through.
Argument:
Killer whales are accustomed to large, open spaces and the ability to move about as they please. The confined conditions in which the orcas at SeaWorld are kept in challenge the whales' natural instinct to travel. Performing is also a foreign aspect to a killer whale, and if you wish to study these animal's natural behaviour, then forcing them to become carnival acts defeats that option. Furthermore, orcas at sea world have to take 1208

Orcas travel up to 100 miles a day. To reach this capacity, Orcas must swim around their tanks 1200 times! Constant rotation can cause dorsal collapse which happens to less than 1% of orcas in the wild.

Other's books a have stated how killer whales normally travel vast distances in one day and live in closely-knit social groups.]]> 2018-02-19 06:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816625 Niveen https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816680 i think that they used a toilet because a toilet is what waste goes. So this could show how we treat orcas or animals in general like they are waste.
And maybe it is a small toilette because the pools they are placed in are extremely small for a wild animal to live in.

the background of the photo looks to be destroyed and there is garbage everywhere. maybe that is to show how we snatch these animals from a beautiful home and we force them to live in places that are surrounded by trash.

]]> 2018-02-19 06:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816680 ella https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816713 the toilet indicates the bad conditions of where the whale is kept and the hoop symbolises the fact that the whale is being forced to do things in which its not comfortable. The hoop is very old style circus conveying that nothing is new in the health and happiness of whales.]]> 2018-02-19 06:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816713 https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816735 The hoop represents the saying "jumping through hoops" which means when you do something for someone as an obligation, which is what the Killer whales were obligated to jump through "hoops" for "education'' purposes. A purpose we abuse as often as we flush toilets.

Argument:
SeaWorld treats the killer whales as circus animals and they tend to command them to carry out unusual behaviors that they aren't used to. They claim that they keep the whales in captivity for scientific research, yet the main use of the orcas is for entertainment purposes and that the orcas are worth a lot of money, so SeaWorld is only trying to protect their investment while they actually don't care about the whales and their wellbeing.]]> 2018-02-19 06:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816735 Suhani https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816820 The toilet is small and represents SeaWorld's pools as there was not enough space for the orcas and quite dirty.  The hoop also represents the trainers making the orcas do something which is not integral for their survival, the hoop will also barely fit the orca, emphasising the small size of the pools that barely fit the orcas. The trainer is wearing black, implying ambiguity which might lead to us believing that SeaWorld doesn't draw attention to its trainers until an incident occurs which ends in SeaWorld blaming them.

If turned into an argument:
SeaWorld representative in the CNN interview states that travelling a 100 miles a day is not integral for the orcas. It could be argued that the daily shows are also not integral for the orca as they cannot be classified as mental stimulation; it does not stimulate the orca's highly emotional mind, it only reinforces the orca to believe that they need to perform for their nutrition. Is that why the orcas 'want to be here' in SeaWorld?

An argument using another research book:
In the interview with CNN, Fred Jacobs claims that killer whales 'adapt very well to a zoological setting'. This is factually incorrect as the orcas in captivity have frequently shown hyper-aggression- to humans or other whales. This hyper-aggression may stem from the boredom many animals experience in such zoological settings or from the traumatic events that such organizations cause on these animals. A prime example of this is the common lie told by SeaWorld which claims that the orcas are in 'their families' which are actually a collection of orcas who speak completely different languages and come from different pods, if a calf is born it is soon separated from its mother and shipped off: is this an ideal situation for an animal which learns its skills for survival through its mother? This traumatic experience causes the young calf to have stress, a small thing for humans but orcas are highly intelligent and social beings, they have a larger range of emotions and feel them quite strongly; these type of problems deeply affect the orca's psyche. These behavioural problems therefore prove how orcas don't adapt to the zoological setting very well, instead these emotions build up until the orca decides to 'play' with the instructors, often leaving them dead or injured.
To access research - app.bookcreator.com

]]> 2018-02-19 06:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816820 https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816877 The size of the hoop is disproportionate to the size of the whale. The whale is trying to squeeze through an impossible, uncomfortable gap. The toilet might show how dispensable orcas are to SeaWorld. 
The orcas' living conditions in SeaWorld are cruel and inhumane. They're cramming huge 8m killer whales, used to swimming miles and miles every day in their natural habitat, into tiny, unnatural pools. It's also evident that they don't care about the whales' well being either, as these harsh living conditions lead to damage to their fins, as well as scratches and cuts inflicted by the restless, feuding whales. 
Seaworld spends 6 ten thousandths of a percent of their total revenue of preserving wild orcas. Directly contradicts CNN reporter's statement]]> 2018-02-19 06:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232816877 harry https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232817263 The colour of the ring is yellow, which can be found commonly in a circus, could represent what the artists impression of sea world, also the size of the toilet could represent seawords pools. Banksy has portrayed these Orcas as circus animals with intention, I believe this represents what sea world has done to these wild animals by using them as a source of income. 


]]> 2018-02-19 06:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232817263 https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232818475 2018-02-19 06:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232818475 Research at SeaWorld https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232836558 It is stated in many research projects that orcas in the wild live upto 80 years but the ones in captivity live maximum 35 years. the fact that SeaWorld says that they have done huge research then why do they always state that orcas in the wild also live upto 35 when in fact they don't.]]> 2018-02-19 08:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232836558 Ahmed https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232836786 2018-02-19 08:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232836786 Maggie https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232836820 In the interview, SeaWorld states that it is not essential for the killer whale's health to swim up to 100 miles a day. But they do, and the killer whales would need to swim around their enclosure about 1,208 time to equal 100 miles.]]> 2018-02-19 08:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232836820 Talha and Vedank https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232836872 2018-02-19 08:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232836872 Niveen https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232836941 from one of the books it says that Sea world spends 6 ten thousands of a percent on the orcas. but they have quoted themselves that they are trying to save them. then why are they treating them carelessly and feeding them substances such as gelatine that they don't eat and are not accustomed to.]]> 2018-02-19 08:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/232836941 Anjum https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/234086932 This artwork illustrates the in humane treatment that the orcas receive during their time in SeaWorld. The toilet bowl highlights the overly constricted space that these orcas are given, and the pure disregard that SeaWorld has for their living conditions. The  person in the wetsuit is standing straight and almost seems as inanimate as the toilet bowl, meaning that the trainers are just as responsible for the way that orcas are being abused.

In the interview, there were many aspects of his statements that were hypocritical and downright lies. However, when he claimed that the restricted tanks are sufficient for these orcas, it raises many ethical issues. Orcas can swim 100 miles a day, yet they are cramped in this tank that is the size of a toilet bowl in their perspective. As he mentioned, the orcas don't have to swim that much however we are ripping away their right to do so. This in turn, just as it would for humans, will negatively impact them phsycologically and physically. Imagine being restricted to a bath tub. Yes we would survive but what would be our condition.
 Orcas' condition in living in those bathtubs is shown by their collapsed dorsal fins. This physical condition leads ]]> 2018-02-22 05:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/banksy/wish/234086932