SeaWorld to end orca performances in San Diego November 10, 2015 Bending to pressure from animal welfare advocates, SeaWorld San Diego is phasing out orca shows in 2017 and replacing the display with one that… Continue Reading
Ontario bans breeding of orcas in captivity January 27, 2015 In a Canadian first, Ontario has banned the captive breeding and acquisition of killer whales. The province has also introduced better protections for marine mammals… Continue Reading
Anti-SeaWorld protests hit Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade November 27, 2014 Protesters carrying placards reading “SeaWorld Hurts Orcas” crashed the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. The inclusion of a float from the marine entertainment… Continue Reading
Pressure to ban SeaWorld float from Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade November 25, 2014 Macy’s, Inc. is once again feeling the Blackfish backlash. Last year, Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria, wrote a letter to Macy’s chief executive officer Terry Lundgren urging… Continue Reading
Killer whale stalks prey, flips “sea lion” into the air August 21, 2014 Tourists aboard an Alaskan fishing boat recently caught a rare glimpse of a killer whale in action. The footage, captured on Aug. 15 near… Continue Reading
Worker in gorilla suit at Spanish zoo shot accidentally with tranquilizer June 7, 2014 It was an emergency drill to practice procedures at Tenerife’s Loro Parque Zoo in the event an animal escaped. But the fake emergency turned… Continue Reading
