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SeaWorld Will Stop Breeding Orca Whales in Captivity

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 17, 2016 After a long, sustained campaign by animal rights activists, the theme park's CEO has announced it will end its captive orca breeding program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Blackfish’ Documentary Sinks SeaWorld Profits

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 7, 2015 Despite cutting ticket prices and spending $10 million on a marketing blitz, SeaWorld has suffered an 84 percent collapse in profits as customers have deserted the theme park following claims that it mistreated orca whales. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Blackfish’s’ Role in SeaWorld’s Stock Crashing

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2014 A documentary about the treatment of animals at SeaWorld could have a lot to do with its plummeting shares; the militarization of U.S. suburbs is something we all need to pay close attention to; meanwhile, a black person is killed by authorities or pseudo-authorities every 28 hours in America. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How the NFL Saved Arizona From Itself

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Gay sports dominates the news, from Arizona's bigoted legislation to the bisexual athlete who crushed Sochi. Also: how "Blackfish" director Gabriela Cowperthwaite accidentally made the best animal rights movie. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Blackfish’: What the Hell Is Sea World Thinking?

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Jul 23, 2013 By what measure of magical thinking does the occasional death or ripped-off limb seem a sensible price to pay for the queasy entertainment offered at water shows? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )