I am not a bleeding heart by any means. I hunt and I despise the way a lot of the "animal rights" organizations operate. That said, I have a few animals that are on my exception list and orcas are one of them. If you ever see them hunt you will come to realize that they are very bright and very self aware. On top of that they are large animals. I would go insane if I was kept the way these animals are. We just need to leave them alone. They do not belong in captivity for extended periods.