Jenny Jinya, a German student and illustrator, had the opportunity to develop both of her “Good Boy” and “Black Cat” comics into separate series after they became popular online.
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Jenny told, “I wanted to use this reach when I saw how viral my first comics went, how intensely they were discussed, and into how many languages they were translated.” She now makes use of comics to highlight as many issues as she can. The subjects of the artist’s most recent creations are various creatures that are victims of various types of human abuse.
similar to how garbage affects seabirds or how many parrots are thrown out every day. Jenny creates a significant amount of awareness because she has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
Her most recent comic strip addresses the deplorable conditions and premature deaths of orcas kept in captivity. Check it out for yourself by scrolling down further.
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As National Geographic noted, captive orcas had poor outcomes. For instance, Kayla, an orca, passed away in January 2019 at the age of just thirty. A female orca’s life expectancy in the wild is about 50 years, while some reach 80 or 90 years old. However, these magnificent marine mammals are being exploited for entertainment, promoting themselves as the main attractions of theme parks worldwide.
Roughly one-third of all captive orcas worldwide, according to experts, reside in the United States, with SeaWorld’s three parks located in Orlando, San Diego, and San Antonio housing all but one of them. At the Miami Seaquarium, Lolita, a 54-year-old orca who was rescued in the waters off Washington State in 1970, lives by herself in a pool with an open-top canopy that is shorter than twice her body length.
Records in two databases show that since 1977, 70 orcas have been born in captivity worldwide (not including the another 30 that were stillborn or died in pregnancy). Currently, Kayla is among the 37 deceased. There are relatively few orcas who have survived over the age of thirty that were born in captivity, but none as of yet.
Jenny Jinya provided a public service announcement as usual.
Jenny’s storytelling is becoming more and more skillful; if you were to read through all of her comics—which you should—you would notice how much suspense and uncertainty she can convey in a little number of frames. The modest illustrator described her development as “practice and research.” “I’ve always enjoyed creating stories. As part of my learning process, I sit down in front of my sketchbook every day and write tiny scripts, draw comic pages, and flip panels back and forth. I still have a lot I want to learn, though.
Most people feel very emotional when reading comics, but just think of how upset and depressed one may get when reading up on these subjects and then taking endless hours to illustrate everything. Jenny stated, “It really goes to the psyche and hurts,” and she makes an effort to counterbalance it. “I need to take a few days off after finishing a comic to prepare for a new one. Or I view movies of adorable cats. We tend to avoid challenging conversations because they can drain us. But Jenny always brings us back to them. And for that, we should all be thankful; perhaps it will lead to improvements as well.
Here are some comments made by some of her fans regarding the matter.
