The box-office buzz this weekend is all about Blackfish. The critically acclaimed “mesmerizing psychological thriller” chronicles the true story of SeaWorld’s frustrated orca Tilikum and the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the three people he has killed since being stolen from his ocean home and family and forced to live in a concrete tank. PETA is proud to … Read more »
Another SeaWorld orca has died prematurely in captivity—this time, heartbreakingly, the deceased was a mere 10 months old. The infant, Vicky, died over the weekend at Loro Parque, an amusement park in Spain’s Canary Islands. The cause of death is not yet known—there are reports that she had been behaving unusually in the preceding days. … Read more »
PETA protested outside SeaWorld parks in San Antonio and San Diego today, just one week after the marine-animal prison chain was hit with a $38,500 repeat violation fine from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) for allowing dangerous contact between employees and orcas in defiance of a federal court order—and basic decency. This SeaWorld San Antonio employee … Read more »
Tyrese is already a Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter and a rapper, an actor, a bestselling author, a television producer, and a model, and now he’s adding “animal advocate” to his résumé. He posted this breathtaking picture of an orca in his or her ocean home on Instagram, with the caption “Shows me [that] certain animals shouldn’t be … Read more »
Dolphins don’t belong in tiny glass tanks, and India wants to make sure that they won’t be put there. iStockphoto.com/joe32780 When PETA India learned that state governments were planning to put dolphin parks in several parts of the country, it immediately contacted Minister of Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan. The group reminded her that … Read more »
As someone who first took part in a Pride parade way back in the ’80s (I was just a child, of course), I can confirm that LGBT folks love to twerk it to a sickening (in a good way) bass beat. But for captive marine mammals—many of whom navigate using an intricate sonar system—those loud noises are … Read more »
When SeaWorld decided to offer up 20 million shares of common stock in an initial public offering, no one expected PETA to be one of the first in line to buy. But Wall Street was in for a surprise. We quickly purchased the smallest number of shares necessary to give us the right to attend … Read more »
Update: Prompted by PETA’s complaint about a child who was bitten by a dolphin at SeaWorld, the USDA conducted an investigation and cited the marine park for several violations of the Animal Welfare Act, including the use of expired surgical materials, some almost a decade old. “The use of expired medications and materials … is … Read more »
