{"id":931,"date":"2015-07-23T18:22:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ANIMALPAGES.COM\/animals\/?p=931"},"modified":"2024-02-23T18:34:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T18:34:44","slug":"its-long-past-time-to-free-captive-orcas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/its-long-past-time-to-free-captive-orcas\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Long Past Time to Free Captive Orcas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We encourage everyone to become educated on the plight of orcas (killer whales) held in captivity for entertainment. Holding these highly-intelligent, social animals in tanks serves no purpose other than making money for their captors.  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here at AnimalPages, we are not anti-zoo. Wildlife parks and aquariums are often educational and many work hard to better the lives of their animals and\/or reestablish populations of endangered animals. The orcas (and other dolphins) held for entertainment do not serve any useful purpose for the individual animals or their species.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1208\" height=\"1729\" data-attachment-id=\"932\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/its-long-past-time-to-free-captive-orcas\/awi-orca-infographic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AWI-Orca-Infographic.png\" data-orig-size=\"1208,1729\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AWI-Orca-Infographic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AWI-Orca-Infographic-715x1024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/ANIMALPAGES.COM\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AWI-Orca-Infographic.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AWI-Orca-Infographic.png 1208w, https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AWI-Orca-Infographic-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AWI-Orca-Infographic-715x1024.png 715w, https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AWI-Orca-Infographic-768x1099.png 768w, https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AWI-Orca-Infographic-1073x1536.png 1073w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1208px) 100vw, 1208px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn more from the Animal Welfare Institute <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/awionline.org\/node\/5983\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marine Mammals Brochure<\/a><br><em>AWI Publication<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/awionline.org\/node\/5985\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whales and Dolphins in Captivity Brochure<\/a><br><em>AWI Publication<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/awionline.org\/node\/5697\">Public Interactions<\/a><br><em>AWI Webpage<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/awionline.org\/node\/11253\">2014 Poll Shows Big Jump in Percentage of Americans Opposed to Keeping Orcas Captive for Public Display<\/a><br><em>AWI Press Release<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/awionline.org\/content\/poll-reveals-americans-oppose-keeping-orcas-captivity-public-display\">2012 Poll Reveals Americans Oppose Keeping Orcas in Captivity for Public Display<\/a><br><em>AWI Press Release<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharing is caring, and this infographic is worth caring about. Share the knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2571651847880215\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- banner ad -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2571651847880215\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7178535257\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We encourage everyone to become educated on the plight of orcas (killer whales) held in captivity for entertainment. 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