Blackfish, by director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, has already caused a storm in the US over its depiction of the way orcas are treated - and the furious reaction of US marine park company SeaWorld to ...
SeaWorld orca that killed trainer dies Tour firm axes ... The film criticised the park's captivity practices and suggested they were putting their trainers, who used to perform in live shows ...
Tilikum, the 12,000-pound male orca at SeaWorld Orlando who was featured in the documentary Blackfish in 2013, was probably born in 1980, give or take a year. Ever since he killed his trainer, Dawn ...
SEAWORLD in Miami said yesterday that it will stop breeding killer whales and phase out theatrical shows involving trained orcas. The decision comes after years of campaigning by animal rights ...
An orca described as the "mother" of all whales has died at SeaWorld in San Diego. Kasatka, believed to be about 42 years old, was put down after a long battle with lung disease. She was one of ...
Despite SeaWorld's objections about the movie, the spotlight on the ongoing captivity of 45 killer whales in captivity is brighter than ever. While there are no documented cases of orcas harming ...
California stands poised to be the first state to end captivity of orcas for entertainment purposes. In early March, AWI’s Dr. Naomi Rose joined Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), ...