We’ve just watched the fantastic documentary Blackfish and had to recommend it to everyone! The film is shocking, moving and heart-breaking but don’t be afraid to watch it because it leaves you with a positive feeling. A feeling that things are changing. That people are waking up to the truth that keeping animals in captivity is simply wrong. That the lies of big companies like SeaWorld are being seen through. Since they are dependent on being able to dupe the public into believing that their performing animals are happy in order to sell tickets, that means time is running out for them.
We are full of admiration for the people who made this film and for the many former SeaWorld trainers who spoke frankly about their own experiences there and the dishonesty of the company they worked for which of course puts money ahead of the welfare of their whales and their trainers.
Please watch this film and share it far and wide. Knowledge is power and the more people have this knowledge, the more power we’ll have collectively to close these types of places. SeaWorld needs bums on seats. Let’s persuade all bums to sit elsewhere!
FIVE STARS! *****
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An interesting development in the SeaWorld saga … I don’t know if you may have heard about this, Violet? A class-action legal case is being brought against SeaWorld on behalf of anyone who has attended a SeaWorld Shamu show over the past 4 years at any of the 3 SeaWorld locations.
https://www.change.org/p/british-airways-stop-selling-trips-to-seaworld-end-your-support-for-these-cruel-orca-circuses/u/10195326?
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No, I hadn’t seen it – thank you for telling me. What a brilliant idea! It makes so much sense too – that Sea World has been taking money from people under false pretences; that the visitors would not have come, and paid their entrance fee, if they had known the truth. Wow – can you imagine where this could lead for all captive animals? Brilliant!
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I thought you’d like it, if you’d not seen it already! I hope a lot of past visitors come forward to support this case! I agree, it could be a real landmark case for captive animals in any ‘circus’ type setting.
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Thanks Peggy 🙂
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Hello, you are very loving person.
I admire your work.
Thank you.
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Thanks for reblogging this
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np 🙂
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🙂
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Great film! You should watch ‘The Cove’ as well… I love documentaries that not only make their point, but do it in a clear and clever way.
Both Blackfish & The Cove have made arguments and highlighted cruelty that will stay with me forever I think!
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I’ll look out for it, thanks.
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I have been scared to watch it for fear it would just leave me sickened, angry and depressed. I am glad to hear that it is not only worth a view (which I knew it would be), but perhaps has a hopeful message 🙂 Will watch!
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You won’t be without watery eyes but you’ll be glad you saw it.
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Well said! Such an important documentary!!
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I finally watched it !
So sad what we put these amazing animals through….
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Thank goodness the film-makers were able to bring it to light
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I’ll have to check it out. I recently watched A Lost Whale which is also really good.
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I haven’t seen that one, I’ll look out for it, thanks
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I loved this movie too – and definitely had my eyes watering more than once!
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I haven’t seen the film but I have read criticism of it. The criticism claims that the film is mostly lies and exaggerations. However, in my mind, it doesn’t matter if that’s true or not; the simple fact is that, as you say, these animals shouldn’t be kept captive. Full stop. No matter how kind individual trainers might be, they are still forcing a wild creature to do things it wouldn’t otherwise be doing in an environment that it wouldn’t choose for itself. It’s wrong, no matter which way you look at it.
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Absolutely! There’s no two ways about it.
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