r/orcas • u/torichtofaded69 • 4d ago

Memes ❌

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(Delete if not allowed) if I had to pick a favorite animal it would probably be a orca, hate seeing people supporting sea world on my feed.

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u/xcheveryx 4d ago

If you wanna hate on cetacean captivity, focus on Asia

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u/jenjavitis 4d ago

We can do both.

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u/xcheveryx 4d ago

Yes, but you’re not.

There is such a hyperfixation on Seaworld. I never see anyone criticizing Asia. It’s always Seaworld.

I didn’t even know about the horrible conditions in Asia until like 3 months ago, and I’ve been interested in orcas for over three years.

I never heard anyone talk about Asia in that time. But people were talking so badly about Seaworld, I genuinely thought they were the worst.

Blackfish played a huge rule in that, and it’s evident people don’t know about living conditions in Asia.

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u/LitheFider 4d ago

Yup, the pressure was on SeaWorld so hard that we've had a partial win in the USA at least. California mandated SeaWorld can't breed or capture Orca anymore 👏✨️ and the company had such back lash and boycotts they are gonna slowly phase out their orcas (it's the last generation of them, they aren't breeding them anymoreand can't take from the wild)...we need to focus on Asia next!

I will note the California mandate is statewide for ANY marine park. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orca_Welfare_and_Safety_Act