‘Blackfish’, a film on the orcas held captive at SeaWorld, exposes the many horrors that go on behind the scenes at these ‘abusement’ parks. The shocking documentary, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, was released in 2013. They gathered the following former SeaWorld orca trainers to voice their opinions on captivity and state facts about the incidents and sangers of working at the park: John Hargrove, Samantha Berg, Mark Simmons, Carol Ray, Dean Gomersall, John Jett, Jeffery Vente. Working and ‘swimming with orcas is inherently dangerous’ and the performers were consistently at risk of the killer whales having an episode of aggression. In contrast, the orcas are a danger to themselves and the surrounding whales, and are tortured. The origin
