Oh this is good...... An Open Letter to Seaworld supporters (via Cetacean News Network) An open letter to Seaworld and its supporters, written by Rick Wood, director and producer of Fragile Waters, a film about the plight of the Southern Resident Killer Whales: Today, I caught wind of a posting on a website that serves as a mouthpiece for SeaWorld (awesomeocean, the creators of which received financial support from the marine park) that uses the decline and imperilment of Southern Resident Killer Whales as “evidence” to why captive orcas are a necessity. Seaworlds argument proposes that those folks who were sadly “brainwashed” after viewing “Blackfish” are clinging to a set of lies that make living “wild and free” look like a wonderful existence, and demonizes marine parks and captivity as cruel and unhealthy place for orcas. Until now, I’ve stayed out of the captivity debate – as it doesn’t figure prominently into the story of “Fragile Waters. But now, since this website has decided to use almost all of the thematic elements of our film as “proof” of why captive orcas lead a better life than wild ones, I feel I have no choice but to respond. Read More: https://rebelmouse/MaralKalinian/open-letter-to-seaworld--664979486.html
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 03:59:22 +0000
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