SeaWorld is getting disembarrass of one of its most famous fauna magnet : its habitat of orcas . NPR reportsthat the theme park ’s parent society , SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Inc. , announced today that they will stop spawn captive slayer heavyweight at the SeaWorld car park in San Diego , San Antonio , Texas , and Orlando , Florida . They also design to stop their popular theatrical orca show .
The decision to cease the orca program arose from an accord between the Humane Society of the United States and SeaWorld . For years , animal rights militant have protest the creature ’ life weather and treatment . In 2013 , the documentaryBlackfishdrew extra attention to the animal ’ plight . According toThe Washington Post , the result contestation caused the parking area ' CEO to resign and its stock prices to drop .
The company explained the movein an online statement . “ Why the big news ? SeaWorld has been listening and we ’re interchange , ” they write . “ Society is changing and we ’re changing with it . SeaWorld is finding new way to continue to deliver on our intent to inspire all our guest to take action to protect dotty animals and wild situation . ”
These changes were n’t made overnight . Last year , SeaWorld give up theatrical killer shows at its San Diego frontier settlement , and the California Coastal Commission rein that the green break off its orca breeding platform . Now , these policies formally apply to all of SeaWorld ’s park .
USA Todaywrites thatthe San Diego SeaWorld will hold its last grampus show in 2017 , while the San Antonio and Orlando location will end them by 2019 . In the meantime , SeaWorld be after to focus its Energy Department — and money — on rescue animals and fighting commercial-grade fishing .
The park wo n’t get rid of its current generation of orcas , but theywillbe the last of their species to remain at SeaWorld , SeaWorld ’s new CEO , Joe Manby , indite in an editorial forThe Los Angeles Times . Since these killer have stay in human charge for long time , they would “ likely die ” if they were released into the ocean , Manby write , so they will live the remainder of their year in tanks , where they will be feed and provided with veterinary care . Mungo Park visitors will be able to view them through “ new , inspiring , natural killer whale showdown , ” according tothe company ’s website .
So far , SeaWorld ’s shift in priorities is in force for orcas — and good for line . agree toThe Orlando Sentinel , the company ’s store was up more than 4 percent this morning .
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