{"id":432,"date":"2014-01-04T02:37:30","date_gmt":"2014-01-04T02:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mlecharbinger.wordpress.com\/?p=432"},"modified":"2014-01-04T02:37:30","modified_gmt":"2014-01-04T02:37:30","slug":"blackfish-the-expose-on-seaworlds-orcas-by-vivian-bermudez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mlecharbinger.org\/?p=432","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBlackfish\u201d: The Expose on SeaWorld\u2019s Orcas by Vivian Bermudez"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Blackfish<\/i>: A 90-minute documentary currently making rounds all around the world after exposing the treatment that \u00a08,000 pound orcas, or \u201ckiller whales,\u201d endure at the hands of SeaWorld.<\/p>\n

It goes back to the origins of Tilikum, the orca who in August of 2010 killed SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau through blunt force, which caused scalping, a severed spinal cord and drowning.<\/p>\n

The documentary touches on the capturing of baby orcas, separating them from their mothers and putting them in tiny pools. Blackfish <\/i>also reveals the misinformation SeaWorld has been giving the public about the orcas\u2019 lifespan and the flopped dorsal fins and incidents trainers have had with Tilikum and other whales.<\/p>\n

The dangers of keeping the species captive are also discussed.<\/p>\n

Blackfish <\/i>consists of testimonies from former SeaWorld trainers from both San Diego and Orlando, professionals on orcas and witnesses of incidents with Tilikum. SeaWorld refused to participate in the documentary and later claimed that the information in the documentary was false.<\/p>\n

SeaWorld Entertainment told CNN, \u201cBlackfish<\/i> … is inaccurate and misleading and, regrettably, exploits a tragedy …. [T]he film paints a distorted picture that withholds …key facts about SeaWorld \u2013 among them…that SeaWorld rescues, rehabilitates and returns to the wild hundreds of wild animals every year, and that SeaWorld commits millions of dollars annually to conservation and scientific research.\u201d<\/p>\n

In light of this documentary, many SeaWorld goers have begun to boycott SeaWorld and have further spread awareness of the documentary. Eventually, it was settled that trainers could not share the pool with the orcas rather interact through a net. Tilikum still performs during the finale of the \u201cOne Ocean\u201d Show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blackfish: A 90-minute documentary currently making rounds all around the world after exposing the treatment that \u00a08,000 pound orcas, or \u201ckiller whales,\u201d endure at the hands of SeaWorld.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[541,3565,4126,4372],"class_list":["post-432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-features","tag-blackfish","tag-seaworld","tag-tilikum","tag-vivian-bermudez"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t