Sea World rescue (?)

Nothing Sea World does is for the benefit of the animals they keep. They have had no new scientific knowledge released on any animals in their parks for decades, so they are not contributing to the science of whales in any form.

Many of the animals could easily be rehabilitated if they were injured but many of them are stolen from the wild. However the ones that are able to learn the tricks quickly and well have no chance of ever being rehabilitated.
Former SeaWorld employees have claimed that SeaWorld's rescued sea lions will undergo show training. Those that take well to the training are kept, while those that are half-trained are released:
“I worked at SeaWorld in San Diego. Had my season pass. My husband was a bait fisherman in San Diego. He and other commercial fishermen complained constantly that when SeaWorld rescued injured sea lions they would try to train them. If they were untrainable, they would release them and the sea lion is half trained and not fearful of humans. These sea lions become a problem and as a result are killed by fishermen. I worked in the employee lounge at SeaWorld and I heard trainers talk about the release of animals they tried to train. I heard concerns for certain ones. ”
— Tonya Beiden

SeaWorld's rescues over the past 51 years:
63% birds
26.2% seals and sea lions
7.5% turtles and reptiles
2% manatees
1.9% whales and dolphins
0.2% other mammals
0.1% otters

SeaWorld doesn't specify whether these numbers reflect the amount of wild animals that:
- entered the parks or were released
- died and survived while in SeaWorld's care or if they just survived
- were received from other facilities for permanent care
- other groups/organisations  assisted in the rescues or if SeaWorld acted alone

Rp: @shut.down.captivity (on Instagram)
Caption received by @shut.down.captivity
Tonya Beiden quote via @be_humane (on Instagram)