Vegetarian Star

In what many animal rights activists are calling a victory, SeaWorld has agreed to phase out its whale captivity breeding program.

Instead, the popular water park will direct its efforts towards, “new, inspiring, natural orca encounters” with educational programs emphasizing enrichment, exercise and health with its remaining killer whales,” said CEO Joel Manby.

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Harry Styles expressed his discontent with the marine park SeaWorld during a concert with his One Direction band mates.

At a San Diego performance, Styles asked his fans, “Does anybody like dolphins?

He then urged them, “Don’t go to SeaWorld.”

PETA, as expected, is proud.

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“With the release of the documentary Blackfish and PETA’s educational campaign, the public now knows about the devastating effects of keeping orcas captive and closely confined at SeaWorld. Frustrated orcas like Tilikum have worn their teeth down to the nubs by chewing on their enclosures, their dorsal fins collapse, and they die prematurely, reject their young, and harm and kill humans. SeaWorld then tries to mask the orcas’psychosis with psychotropic drugs. As the public hears about this, ticket sales decline. When will SeaWorld develop a plan to move the orcas to a sea pen in a natural setting in line with public opinion?”

—Jessica Biel, urging SeaWorld to consider releasing its orcas to a more natural environment.

Photo: Georges Biard/Creative Commons

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Colbie Caillat took to her Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts to express her sentiments on the marine park SeaWorld.

The singer known for hits like “I Do” wore a “SeaWorld Kills” t-shirt made by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Caillat, a vegan who’s also called for the end of animal-tested cosmetics in the United States, got nothing but rave reviews from the group for her fashion choice.

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Cloris Leachman has reached out to officials of the Tournament of Roses parade, asking that they remove the SeaWorld float from the event.

Leachman, a vegetarian and animal welfare advocate who was the grand marshal of the 2008 parade, wrote a letter asking those in charge of the parade not to consider an organization where many of the animals don’t get to live a long, natural life as the 86-year old has.

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Willie Nelson has decided to cancel a performance at the marine park SeaWorld after a petition online urging him to do so changed his mind about the way it keeps animals in captivity.

“I don’t agree with the way they treat their animals,” Nelson said in an interview with CNN.

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Kim Basinger, actress, vegetarian and animal rights’ activist, has written a letter to Russia’s president Vladimir Putin, asking him to release whales being held in captivity in the country.

A recent decision by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ceased the importation of Russian beluga whales to the Georgia Aquarium and its Seaworld Affiliates.

Basinger wants Putin to take what she feels is the next natural step in animal welfare progression and release the whales in his country into the wild.

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Seaworld has been slapped with a $38,500 fine from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) for repeatedly violating a court order the disallows contact between trainers and the orcas.

Evidence was collected during a follow-up investigation that involved photographs and TV footage of trainers hugging and kissing orcas without a protective barrier, a requirement per OSHA ruling.

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