Sea World has always been under the watchful eyes of animal rights groups like the ASPCA and PETA for their treatment of the animals in their parks. The heat has been turned up over the last few months following the release of the documentary “Blackfish” which gained notice at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and has been shown on CNN.
“Blackfish” tells the story of a killer whale named Tilikum, a captive performing whale at one of Sea World’s parks. Tilikum was captured of the coast of Iceland in 1983, and has been involved in the deaths of three trainers. The film brings into focus the dangers of keeping these animals in captivity and featuring them in performances with humans.
I live close to the Sea World park in San Diego and I’ve seen the Shamu show. I don’t like the Shamu show at Sea World. I don’t like the dolphin show or the seal shows at Sea World. I really don’t like the Cirque De Soleil show, but that’s because it’s creepy. Basically I don’t like to see beautiful sea animals in pools forced to perform stupid tricks for peoples. The last time I sat through the Shamu show with my parents, my Mother told me I didn’t appreciate the show for what it was. You’re supposed to love Shamu. Worship the mighty Shamu like the whale God that he is, not feel badly for him.
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