SeaWorld San Diego has announced that they will stop their Orca shows next year. This comes after years of criticism resulting from the documentary Blackfish, which exposed the abuse these animals go through at the theme park. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
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“The iconic orca shows at SeaWorld San Diego’s park will soon be no more.
Amid ongoing public criticism and regulatory pressure, the amusement park company announced that it will phase out its “theatrical” killer whale show in 2016, and debut a “new orca experience” the following year, one that promises a more “natural” setting
“We start everything by listening to our guests and evolving our shows to what we’re hearing, and so far that’s what we’ve been hearing in California, they want experiences that are more natural and experiences that look more natural in the environment,” CEO Joel Manby told investors Monday, the San Diego Tribune reported. “… But it’s not universal across our properties.”