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I find it interesting that the same people who praise SeaWorld for their rescue/aid/release program sometimes fall deaf, mute, and blind when the subject turns to captive killer whales. Their enthusiasm knows no bounds when a manatee gets patched up and pushed back into the wild. But the...

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/27/showbiz/bare-naked-ladies-seaworld-blackfish/ Yes, the band Barenaked Ladies have cancelled a concert at SeaWorld Orlando after viewing the BLACKFISH film. (We should all follow their example and cancel our trips to SeaWorld after watching BLACKFISH.) peace

http://www.waltdisney.org/DianeDisneyMiller She was perfect in the real life role of Walt Disney's daughter.

And...that's it? No other improvements will come to mind? BLACKFISH will be broadcast again on CNN tonight Nov 3: 11PM ET (8PM PT) 2AM ET (11PM PT)

As BLACKFISH aired on CNN last week I thought, "What's going to happen when visitors to SeaWorld turn on their television sets back at the hotel and see---BLACKFISH?" Today I found the following review of SeaWorld Orlando on TripAdvisor. It was written by a visitor from London. Here is the...

Wake up, wake up. It’s the 21st century. The era of captive killer whales doing tricks in tanks is going to come to an end. It’s not going to happen overnight, but we are moving toward a future in which captive orcas will live in coastal seapens and ocean sanctuaries. Captivity still---but...

The money that documentaries make is like the loose change you find in the sofa compared to the Hollywood blockbusters. Any rewards the director and producers receive from BLACKFISH will be well-earned, I'd say. Gabriela Cowperthwaite has said that she did not pay for interviews. The former...

My favorite part of the coverage of BLACKFISH on HLN and CNN happened last night when Ms. Cowperthwaite told CNN’s Martin Savage that current SeaWorld trainers are in communication with her and are talking to her about injuries. The clown Jack Hannah---looking sharp in his little Jungle Cruise...

What is it about a theme park show---a superfluous piece of entertainment lasting only minutes---that makes it worth the loss of human life to you? How can anyone with the minimum amount of common sense and compassion be aware of deaths and injuries associated with this program and still...

Tilikum is the largest killer whale in captivity. An Icelandic orca---he was taken from the Icelandic Sea and now lives backstage at an entertainment venue in Florida. Ms. Brancheau is dead. Mr. Martinez is dead. The company goes on to make millions. And we feel sorry for---what? SeaWorld...

Again, the discussion is diverted away from the abuse and exploitation of orcas to---the rescue/aid that is given to turtles, manatees, and birds. 'Look over here, folks. Don't look over there.' OFTeric, decide how hard you want to work making excuses for a shady corporation and we will work...

More crackpots have been added to http://www.backblackfish.com/ including Star Wars actor, Ewan McGregor. (Points for 'humour,' Empress Lilly?) :) Reminder: Beyond Blackfish: Jane Velez-Mitchell Investigates Tonight at 7 ET 4 PT on HLN.

“Beyond Blackfish: JVM Investigates” Jane Velez-Mitchell will host four days of special coverage of BLACKFISH Tuesday through Friday (October 22-25) at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) on HLN. http://www.hlntv.com/ Go get ‘em, Jane. Watch Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s BLACKFISH on CNN Thursday, October 24...

Some interesting Twitter quotes from Voice of the Orcas and Jeffrey Ventre (the former SeaWorld trainers in "Blackfish"): "All #SeaCircus trainers profess to B experts. Truth is, none of us are, or ever were. Ken Balcomb is an expert" "#Blackfish wisdom: There is no such thing as a killer...

http://www.backblackfish.com/ The above website is a slide show of celebrities who support the "Blackfish" film and who recommend it to their fans and Twitter followers.

SeaWorld stock closed down in trading today. The Empress Lilly makes a good point: the business press does not dismiss the “Blackfish” documentary. The Wall Street Journal wrote: “Gabriela Cowperthwaite's film makes a persuasive case against the park, which rejects all of the charges and...

I didn't say the movie is the reason for the stock's decline. I was careful to not say that in my post. I think the timing of the decline is interesting, coinciding with the wide release of the film and I put that up for discussion. Thanks for your comments. "We need to bring an end to...

Look at a six-month chart of SeaWorld stock at Yahoo! Finance. The stock opened on April 19 at $33.52. It peaked at $38.92 on July 11, and has been declining in value ever since. Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s “Blackfish” opened “wide” on July 19. Discuss…. "We need to bring an end to animals for...

The troubles with Tilikum are only the ‘tip of the iceberg’ of troubles at SeaWorld. They cannot all be blamed on SeaLand of the Pacific—a park that closed twenty-one years ago. Samantha Berg worked at all three stadiums at SeaWorld Orlando. She was working at Shamu Stadium the day Tilikum...