When I was little I loved taking trips with my family to Marineland, a place that gave me the chance to see animals that I wouldn't have seen if it weren't for here. It was also a place I knew as full of happiness. But then again that was when I was little, before I knew what I know now. So here I am today to talk to you about Marineland and many other similar places, like Seaworld. These places are advertised to be places that everyone loves. But does EVERYONE love it here? Do animals that are mistreated every day love this place? NO. Going to these places only supports this cruelty. So stop. These places only lie to the public, to us, they tell us that their animals live well and that they are healthy when in reality none of this is true. First, SeaWorld's deepest tank is only 40 feet deep. 40 FEET DEEP! Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay. These aquariums are expected to house multiple orcas capable of growing up to 25 feet in length. 40 feet is too low for this. Due to superficiality there is lack of protection from the sun, many orcas receive severe sunburns, but the public would never know because they cover it up by placing black zinc oxide on the orcas' skin. In addition to this, in the wild orcas can swim over 100 miles a day, but when resected in such a small tank they are unable to do so, creating a stressful and unhealthy environment. Secondly, because they are unable to actually swim. leads to the collapse of the backbone which SeaWorld also tries to pass off as healthy and natural. In the wild it is very rare for an orca to have this and according to Peta Kids, "Only 1 to 5% of males in some populations in the wild have them." but in captivity every single male orca has them. This is the result of the deterioration of collagen on their dorsal fins due to the unnaturally small size of the tank and the lack of nutrition due to unhealthy diets fed to them by SeaWorld. Please note: this is just a sample. Get a custom paper from our expert writers now. Get a custom essay. They are fed only thawed fish. This isn't even relatively healthy or natural. Added to the lies we have been told by SeaWorld is the lie that orcas live in captivity as much as in the wild. If an orca is in its natural habitat, its average lifespan is over 50 years. At SeaWorld the average mortality rate is around 14 years. How is it somehow the same thing? It's because that's not the case, SeaWorld lies.