Geoffrey Ventre, 55, yemwe anayamba kugwira ntchito ku SeaWorld mu 1987, akuti "analemekezedwa" kugwira ntchito ndi nyama za m'nyanja, koma pazaka zake za 8 pa ntchitoyo, adawona kuti nyamazo zimasonyeza zizindikiro za "kusowa kwakukulu".
“Ntchitoyi ili ngati munthu wochita zinthu mwachibwanabwana kapena wochita masewero ochitira nsanje amene amagwira ntchito ndi nyama zogwidwa ndikugwiritsa ntchito kusowa chakudya ngati chilimbikitso. Anangumi ndi ma dolphin anali ndi nkhawa ndipo izi zidayambitsa zilonda zam'mimba, motero adalandira mankhwala. Analinso ndi matenda aakulu, choncho analandira maantibayotiki. Nthawi zina anali aukali kapena ovuta kuwaletsa, choncho ankapatsidwa Valium kuti achepetse chiwawa. Anangumi onse analandira mavitamini opakidwa mu nsomba zawo. Ena ankalandira maantibayotiki tsiku lililonse, kuphatikizapo Tilikum, a matenda aakulu a mano.”
Ventre akunenanso kuti paki yamutuwu idapatsa ophunzitsa zolemba zamaphunziro zomwe zili ndi chidziwitso cholakwika chokhudza anamgumi opha, kuphatikiza zambiri zokhudzana ndi thanzi lawo komanso moyo wawo. "Tauzanso anthu kuti kugwa kwa zipsepse zam'mbuyo ndi matenda obadwa nawo komanso zimachitika kawirikawiri mwachilengedwe, koma sizili choncho," adatero.
Mphunzitsi wakale wa SeaWorld, John Hargrove, yemwe adapuma pantchito chifukwa cha chisamaliro cha ziweto, adanenanso za kugwira ntchito pakiyo. “Ndakhala ndikugwira ntchito ndi anamgumi ena amene amapatsidwa mankhwala tsiku lililonse ndipo ndakhala ndikuwona anangumiwo akufa ndi matenda ali aang’ono kwambiri. Chinali chosankha chovuta kwambiri m’moyo wanga kuchoka pa anamgumi omwe ndinkawakonda n’cholinga choulula zamakampani.”
Kumayambiriro kwa mwezi uno, kampani yoyendera maulendo a Virgin Holidays idalengeza kuti sigulitsanso matikiti kapena kuphatikiza SeaWorld pamaulendo. Mneneri wa SeaWorld adati izi ndi "zokhumudwitsa," ponena kuti Virgin Holidays agonjera kukakamizidwa ndi omenyera ufulu wa nyama omwe "akusocheretsa anthu kuti apititse patsogolo zolinga zawo."
Chigamulo cha Virgin Holidays chinachirikizidwa ndi mkulu wa PETA Eliza Allen: “M’mapaki ameneŵa, anamgumi akupha amene amakhala m’nyanja, kumene amasambira makilomita 140 patsiku, amakakamizika kuthera moyo wawo wonse m’matanki opanikiza ndi kusambira m’malo awoawo. kutaya.”
Tonse titha kuthandiza anangumi ndi ma dolphin pokondwerera tsiku lawo posapita kunyanja komanso kulimbikitsa ena kuchita chimodzimodzi.