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PETA Urges: Lay Off the Animals, Not the Workers!

More than 1,000 SeaWorld employees have been laid off since “Blackfish.” Had the park laid off the orcas instead, its business wouldn’t be sinking.

Takara and her calf, two orca whales at SeaWorld aquarium.

Years Later, ‘Blackfish’ Impact Still Costing SeaWorld Millions

Years after allegedly lying about the negative impact “Blackfish” had on SeaWorld, the “abusement” park company is paying big bucks to settle a lawsuit linked to the damning film.

a few dolphins poking head out of water at SeaWorld Orlando

UPDATE: Top SeaWorld Execs Get Bonuses While 90% of Employees Are Furloughed

SeaWorld can’t pay 90% of its employees during the coronavirus pandemic, but it just found $6.8 million in stock options to give to six top-earning executives.

Self-Isolation Got You Feeling Trapped? Try Being a Dolphin at SeaWorld

SeaWorld is closed because of the coronavirus, but it should’ve closed long ago for cruelty. Tell the park not to reopen until all the dolphins and whales are released to seaside sanctuaries.

SeaWorld Loses Another Sponsor: Snickers

Once the “official candy bar of SeaWorld,” Snickers has made the savvy and conscientious decision to end its sponsorship of the shady company.

A Seaside Sanctuary Is in the Works! SeaWorld, Time’s Up

Plans for a seaside sanctuary off the coast of Nova Scotia are in the works, and PETA is telling SeaWorld’s CEO, “Time’s up.”

a trainer cruelly surfing on top of two dolphins who were forced to entertain at SeaWorld

PETA Campaign Ends Cruel ‘Dolphin Surfing’ at SeaWorld

Victory! SeaWorld has been forced to stop treating dolphins like surfboards and will soon stop making trainers stand on their faces in demeaning circus-style shows.

Family looking at orcas in SeaWorld tank

SeaWorld’s ‘Orca Encounter’ News Is an Exercise in Smoke and Mirrors

“One Ocean”? “Orca Encounter”? It doesn’t matter what SeaWorld calls it—to the orcas who will still be forced to perform in shows, captivity is captivity.

an orca at SeaWorld San Antonio with a collapsed dorsal fin

SeaWorld Wouldn’t Help Tilikum—Urge It to Help His Son Kyuquot

An early, miserable death in a concrete tank could be Kyuquot’s and other captive orcas’ fate—unless SeaWorld ends its decades of animal torment and empties its tanks.

A trainer at SeaWorld and Corky the orca being forced to do tricks

50 Terrible Things SeaWorld Has Done Since Corky’s Capture 50 Years Ago

To reflect on the 50 years Corky has spent in captivity, we’re listing 50 awful things that have taken place at SeaWorld since her December 11, 1969, abduction.