Animal activists are rejoicing after SeaWorld officials announced the company would end its longstanding practice of both breeding orca whales and making them perform in theatrical shows. "[This] is what I have fought for since the beginning," John Hargrove, a former trainer at the theme park and now one of its biggest critics, tells People. "This is what I wanted, to end the breeding program and for this to be the last generation of orcas in captivity." The company made the announcement on Thursday, vowing to end orca breeding that day and introduce "new, inspiring, natural orca encounters, rather than theatrical shows,...
- 3/17/2016
- by Char Adams, @CiCiAdams_
- PEOPLE.com
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