Post by Admin on Mar 8, 2014 4:30:23 GMT
Calif. bill proposed to stop Orca shows 
A California state lawmaker has proposed legislation that would prohibit San Diego’s SeaWorld from featuring killer whales in entertainment performances.
The bill, released Friday, would also ban captive breeding and the import and export of orcas, according to U-T San Diego.
Read more: www.politico.com/story/2014/03/calif-bill-proposed-to-stop-orca-shows-104416.html#ixzz2vLHYYsvt
Richard Bloom, a Democrat from Santa Monica, said he was inspired by the controversial documentary “Blackfish,” which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was aired on CNN last fall. The film explores the history of orcas in captivity and the 2010 death of a Sea World trainer.
“There is no justification for the continued captive display of orcas for entertainment purposes,” Bloom said in prepared remarks for an event unveiling the bill on Friday. “These beautiful creatures are much too large and far too intelligent to be confined in small, concrete tanks for their entire lives.”
Read more: www.politico.com/story/2014/03/calif-bill-proposed-to-stop-orca-shows-104416.html#ixzz2vLHcBOHY
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A California state lawmaker has proposed legislation that would prohibit San Diego’s SeaWorld from featuring killer whales in entertainment performances.
The bill, released Friday, would also ban captive breeding and the import and export of orcas, according to U-T San Diego.
Read more: www.politico.com/story/2014/03/calif-bill-proposed-to-stop-orca-shows-104416.html#ixzz2vLHYYsvt
Richard Bloom, a Democrat from Santa Monica, said he was inspired by the controversial documentary “Blackfish,” which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was aired on CNN last fall. The film explores the history of orcas in captivity and the 2010 death of a Sea World trainer.
“There is no justification for the continued captive display of orcas for entertainment purposes,” Bloom said in prepared remarks for an event unveiling the bill on Friday. “These beautiful creatures are much too large and far too intelligent to be confined in small, concrete tanks for their entire lives.”
Read more: www.politico.com/story/2014/03/calif-bill-proposed-to-stop-orca-shows-104416.html#ixzz2vLHcBOHY
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