Prewriting Essay 2

For my next essay I want to argue zoo and performance animals. In light of the Killer whale, Tilikum, killing another trainer, I don't think these animals should continue to live at Sea World or in other aquariums.

The opposing views would be: having these animals on display is very beneficial to teaching about these wild species. We would never be able to go see a Killer Whale in it's natural environment and learn about them the way we do from aquariums and other venues.

I believe that we have such great technology now-a-days that we can learn about these animals on T.V. Yes, it's not as interactive or as entertaining but capturing these wild animals and holding them in tanks similar to a human in a bathtub is inhumane. There are other options for these wild creatures after we have captured them and somewhat domesticated them. There are other options, such as a Killer whale sanctuary in Brazil. Here, they can live in a much larger, more natural habitat and still be safe after not growing up in a wild environment. I also think, how can we keep putting the lives of trainers in danger when many have been attacked by the whales ans had near death experiences? We're putting trainers' lives in danger and these whales are obviously angry.