Shamu Goes on Strike
In this video, taken two months ago at SeaWorld San Antonio, Shamu, the generic name for orcas at SeaWorld shows, decides not to perform one evening at "Shamu's Rockin' Creep Show".
When the orca decides to beach herself at the side of the pool and not cooperate any longer, you hear the audience complaining and one of the creeps in the "Creep Show" audience shouting at her to "Get back in the water!"
Then one of the supervisors explains to the audience that they're canceling the show for the evening and that "these animals ... think on their own and make decisions on their own."
I guess that would not include the decision not to be held captive at SeaWorld any longer.
I went ONCE , the orca was pitiful, with her dorsal bent and drooping . Since then I've learned a lot and keeping these and other wild creatures in captivity angers me no end . Don't let these spectacles fool you, or the zoos, circuses, amusements parks with animals shows, etc... It's not a matter of educating the visitors or "For The Children", it's for The Green . Money . That's their sole reason for existing . Don't patronize any of them . Demand that the animal-slaves be retired to a sanctuary or rehabbed and returned to the wild. Only Man endangers their survival .
Set these poor animals free.
That poor being, could she be in a more alien environment?
"Using orca for entertainment knowing how bad is this for them is the best example of how bad we can be…" - Juan Manuel Copello, Principal Researcher, Punta Norte Orca Research Project