OKAY SO I HAVE SEEN ALL THE FREE DOLPHIN HARRY POSTS and it is actually a really important message. I am not kidding - Sea World is vile. Their animals are mistreated, they are stressed and bored, they are taken from their families. THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS OF BOTH TRAINERS AND ANIMALS.
The One Direction fandom is a strong one - we know that. Look at the No Control project and how many people that reached! and now we have a chance to tackle something really serious!
I don’t pretend to be an expert, but I have done so much research and investigation, and this is important!
here is a link - giving you a basic idea why Sea World should be shut down. It is extremely informative and eye opening. Warning because it reveals how horribly the orcas at Sea World suffer.
here is another link - which tells you more facts about the truth behind Sea World. (The site is run by Peta who are notoriously not as compassionate as they claim, but it is informative).
here is a first hand account of a Sea World trainer - depicting the cruel treatment of these animals (and how they are in no way ‘pets’.)
the infamous story of Tilikum and the death of trainer Dawn Brancheau
this story really just shows where all the terrible atrocities and awful decisions come to a head and end in the loss of an amazing women - and amazingly was not the first death, nor did Tilikum then get released/allowed to live out his days in a sea pen.
here is the follow up story and another chilling article
in case you thought that orcas might enjoy living in captivity, this link explains how intelligent and amazing these animals actually are, as does this
this tumblr post shows the lies Sea World are telling. another one shows that Sea World are not telling the truth!. this one shows that supporting one Sea World park doesn’t end there.
additionally, it is not only sea creatures in American parks that are suffering! there are also orcas suffering in Russia - something I had no idea about!
I highly recommend watching Black Fish - it is a real eye opener, I cried.
There is also The Cove - this focuses on the brutality against dolphins in China and Japan. Warning, this is quite distressing and you see the dolphins being killed, but it opened my eyes so much.
here is a petition you can sign to free the orcas and dolphins to ocean sanctuaries
this one is to shut down Sea World Australia
FaceBook page here and here
A lot of people have said they only realised what was going on after Harry mentioned it - which is great! Yes, Harry is not single handily freeing all the animals, but the fact awareness is raising is great!
Please reblog this, please educate yourselves, please don’t support Sea World. We are an amazing fandom - think of the pressure all of us could put on Sea World and its affiliated organisations!
The fandom is not the immature and hysterical children the media likes to paint - we genuinely care about what happens, and if a boy bander has alerted people to what is going on, then that isn’t a problem!
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