I haven't seen anyone bring up Sea World's recent new buddy, HSUS, and their new plans for the whales.

I do not plan to ever attend their park again after this. For so many years SeaWorld spoke out against these groups and talked about what their true agenda was. I DO think the whales need an upgrade to their enclosures size definitely. The new "Blue World" would of been an awesome step forward and I would of gone to the park for that reason. SeaWorld is what got me interested in orcas. It's one thing to see footage of them in the wild. It's a whole other level to see them up close and personal. It really helps to get people inspired about the species and take action to better their oceans and care about their well being. Watching the new SeaWorld commercials does nothing but make me sad. No more breeding. These are the last orcas in captivity. Many wild orca populations are in trouble with the amount of pollution. In certain areas calves are barely reaching adulthood because they are so full of chemicals they die off. Just like zoos, the point of SeaWorld is to have captive breeding populations of these animals to safeguard the species. Now that will be no more.

And if anyone wants to quote Blackfish, first look into all the flaws, editing, and inconsistencies in stories. No SeaWorld isn't perfect. The enclosures need some improvement in space, design, and enrichment but they were on the road to that from public pressure before HSUS.

And the orcas are not going to be the last thing HSUS does to change SeaWorld. Next it'll be the pilot whales or dolphins I'm sure. I wouldn't doubt eventually the park will be a theme park with little to no animals.