Blackfish Killer whale heartbreaking documentary

pocketrockets · Jan 30, 2015

http://www.iwatchonline.to/play/492564

I went to Sea World as a kid 4 or 5 times, most of those when living in LA and one in FL. Heartbreaking film, must watch if you love animals

guil0000 · Jan 31, 2015

After watching 3-4 different documentaries about these animals. I have a really strong admiration for them

celticGreen+ · Jan 31, 2015

another thread about this also...

Very sad situation, in that so much of their existence is social, and that is what captivity takes from them. I can't imagine my dog, or cat, living in a space roughly 1.5x their body lengths (which is what some whales, particularly one in Miami, are faced with).

Also, a quick read on dorsal-fin collapse is reason alone - Seaworld would have people believe that it's not a sign of anything, yet 100% of male whales in captivity experience it.

JustinCruise · Nov 9, 2015

http://www.refinery29.com/2015/11/97230/orca-responsibility-care-advancement-seaworld

FEDERAL BILL COULD END SEAWORLD ORCA SHOWS

tatehill2000 · Nov 9, 2015

thank god, its a godam shame its been allowed to go on this long,,, fkn rediculous,,, just ADD a fkn roller coaster if you want to fill the park,,, lol,, jesus,,,

pocketrockets · Nov 9, 2015

Finally

RenoChazz · Nov 9, 2015

Didn't Penn and Teller do a bull shit on this? Lots of exaggerated facts, and some straight lies in the blackfish doc if I remember right.

CHOPTALK · Nov 9, 2015

RenoChazz said:
Didn't Penn and Teller do a bull shit on this? Lots of exaggerated facts, and some straight lies in the blackfish doc if I remember right.

Correct
Just a bunch of nonsense

Mr_Mark · Nov 12, 2015

Cleaning the tanks

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NotYourDaddysShotgun · Nov 12, 2015

They are beautiful animals

SECplayer · Nov 12, 2015

Still not sure why this documentary was considered so ground breaking. An animal confined in a tiny space doesn't like it? Of course not. The same can be said for every other animal at the zoo (lion, tiger, elephant, giraffe, etc...).

Unless we're advocating getting rid of zoos, I don't see how we remedy this. What makes an orca different from an elephant? There are thousands of elephants held captive in zoos and no one has a problem with it. But because a documentary was made on orcas, we shouldn't hold them captive. Again, I don't disagree with that. Just wondering why there's a distinction.

JustinCruise · Nov 12, 2015

SECplayer said:
Still not sure why this documentary was considered so ground breaking. An animal confined in a tiny space doesn't like it? Of course not. The same can be said for every other animal at the zoo (lion, tiger, elephant, giraffe, etc...).

Unless we're advocating getting rid of zoos, I don't see how we remedy this. What makes an orca different from an elephant? There are thousands of elephants held captive in zoos and no one has a problem with it. But because a documentary was made on orcas, we shouldn't hold them captive. Again, I don't disagree with that. Just wondering why there's a distinction.

Actually a lot of people have a problem with that

SECplayer · Nov 12, 2015

JustinCruise said:
Actually a lot of people have a problem with that

So what's the solution? Free all elephants and orcas? What about tigers? Them too? Lions? Pretty soon and the zoos will empty. Are we really advocating no zoos? What about aquariums? Are people allowed to have fish tanks in their homes? Should we quit eating bacon while we're at it? Doubt pigs like being confined in a pen until they're slaughtered.

pocketrockets · Nov 12, 2015

JustinCruise said:
Actually a lot of people have a problem with that

+1. I love seeing animals but Id rather have all zoos demolished. Travel to Africa sometime and watch them furry things in their own environment, free.

SECplayer · Nov 12, 2015

pocketrockets said:
+1. I love seeing animals but Id rather have all zoos demolished. Travel to Africa sometime and watch them furry things in their own environment, free.

Unfortunately elephants and rhinos are being hunted to near extinction in Africa.

pocketrockets · Nov 12, 2015

SECplayer said:
Unfortunately elephants and rhinos are being hunted to near extinction in Africa.

Yep. We humans are pieces of shit. There are people who defend animal killers everywhere.

CHOPTALK · Nov 12, 2015

JustinCruise said:
Actually a lot of people have a problem with that

Do you think we should get rid of zoo's

JustinCruise · Dec 17, 2015

tatehill2000 said:
thank god, its a godam shame its been allowed to go on this long,,, fkn rediculous,,, just ADD a fkn roller coaster if you want to fill the park,,, lol,, jesus,,,

Looks like that's exactly what they are doing, expanding the Rollercoaster and water rides

They announced 2016 will be the last year of orca shows. Hopefully they release the whales back into the wild.

RenoChazz · Dec 17, 2015

Should we get rid of Ham Burgers and Steaks? Or is just the cute ones?

JustinCruise · Dec 17, 2015

NotYourDaddysShotgun said:
They are beautiful animals

+1

Seeing them in the wild is awe inspiring

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