A
visitor to SeaWorld Orlando recently posted a video on
TikTok that went viral -- and for heartbreaking
reasons.
As
he watched trainers force a pod of dolphins to perform a
live show, suddenly the whole group turned on one
individual dolphin, attacking it until it began
to openly bleed.
The injured, bleeding
dolphin swam to the shallow end of the pool, resting
there while it called out in pain multiple
times.
Dolphins are enormously
intelligent, complex creatures that thrive in open
waters where they can play, form friendships, and work
in teams together. Scientists are even discovering that
dolphins have developed a form of language amongst
themselves, and even have names!
But
at places like SeaWorld, these wild beings are trapped
and can't get away. On top of that, humans turn them into
live puppets and make them entertain us while they are,
essentially, imprisoned.
The
pressures of this unnatural, coercive lifestyle
eventually cause severe emotional pain -- and even
physical illnesses, injuries, and
death.
The solution to this attack is
plain and simple: end the dolphins' captivity. Sign the petition
to demand SeaWorld end its dolphin shows and send these
wild animals to a reputable
sanctuary!
