After viewing the HBO Documentary, BlackFish, I'm not a fan of Sea World...... However, I do recommend visiting the Natural Museum Of Science, The Houston Space Center, The San Jacinto Monument, The Battleship Of Texas, and / or The Holocaust Museum...
@herron1345: I have been obsessed and studied orcas my whole life. SeaWorld has been doing some major spinning/damage control/desperate advertising to try to make people think that the stuff covered in Blackfish is a lie. It is not. They have permanently affected the Pacific Northwest Resident population (now considered endangered) when they stole numerous baby orca from their mothers off the waters in Washington state. In the process, the ended up killing a number of orcas, and tried covering it up by slitting their bellies, and putting rocks in them, and tying anchors to their tails to sink them. They took so many babies, that it has permanently disrupted their population growth/gene pool, etc. I can go on and on and on, but there has been so many horrible things that SeaWorld has done. I would suggest that everyone watch the film, and make their own decisions, and also read some of the books that are our there that will back up the claims made in Blackfish. "A Death at SeaWorld" is a good one that really goes into it, and I am also currently reading "Beneath the Surface" by John Hargrove, who was previously a trainer at SeaWorld for many many years, and ended up quitting due to realizing the whole orca in captivity is so wrong.Of course SeaWorld is going on a damage control rampage. Their stock has taken a nose-dive, and their attendance has plummeted since Blackfish was released and people have been made aware of the ugliness behind the scenes. It is a desperate time for them.I'm not going to bash anyone that chooses to go to SeaWorld, (especially since our options are so limited out here) but I do encourage people who truly love these animals to be as educated as possible when giving your hard earned money to this corporation.Â
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