Imagine seeing a majestic killer whale floating at the bottom of its pool, depressed. Touching the glass doesn't move this giant friendly beast. Every now and then he emits whistles and calls. This killer whale, named Katina, and her baby killer whale were taken away from her (Kirby 43). Katina was separated from her new calf because the calf was misbehaving during shows. Kalina's family pod was broken, leaving Katina alone and depressed in her pool. Katina would call her Kalina, but nothing would assuage her sadness (112). Killer whales should not be kept in captivity because captivity not only leads to aggressive behavior and emotional distress of the whales, but also to injuries and even death of the trainers. The main whale catcher is the once family-friendly SeaWorld. SeaWorld's humble beginnings were started by a group of men named George Millay, Milt Shedd, Ken Norris, and David DeMott. Their dream was to build an underwater restaurant, a dream that however turned into a marine zoo, expanding twenty-one acres of Mission Bay in San Diego. Their new plan included $1.5 million, forty-five employees, and many more variations of aquatic life. SeaWorld was visited by 400,000 tourists in its first year. Beginning in 2014, SeaWorld expanded its locations to Orlando, Florida and San Antonio, Texas (“History”). The aggressive tendencies of orcas have led to many injuries and even deaths of trainers. SeaWorld trainers have been trained to perform and feed the orcas. Whales are rewarded for every “behavior” they do correctly (Kirby 9). When the amount of fish they receive begins to dwindle and they feel the trainers' hands hitting the bottom of the bucket... middle of paper... they are at home at SeaWorld and deserve to have a place to call home. In conclusion, SeaWorld's negligence in informing its employees has resulted in the death of orcas and human deaths. The way the nation can help end this barbaric culture of observing animals in their sad aquariums is by legislating that imprisoning animals is wrong. The first step to doing this is to stop paying to see animals in zoos and aquariums. The next step is to write to the country's members of Congress and force them to make the incarceration of animals for profit illegal, for Tilikum, other killer whales like him, and in memory of people like Dawn Brancheau. The final step would be to release all healthy orcas into the ocean, and the older whales can be released into a marine animal sanctuary where the orcas can live out their remaining days. Aquariums and zoos, like SeaWorld, should be closed and their animals released.