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Encourage SeaWorld to stop the captive breeding program, encourage people to stop attending SeaWorld until they begin evolving us out of animals for entertainment, into sea sanctuaries, where killer whales can live out their lives in a dignified and sustainable fashion. Head to Voice of the Orcas to find out more! http://voiceoftheorcas.blogspot.com

Hi, John Jett here. Thanks for your kind comments. Dr. Ventre and I will continue to write on the evidence surrounding this terrible practice as we both think the public should be educated on the issues surrounding captivity. While I applaud SW for some of their past work, killer whales simply aren't cut out for life in a concrete box. The evidence is clear. Orcas should be written out of the script. Once you see orcas in the wild you'll immediately understand the broader picture. Best, jj.

We've become friends since Blackfish premiered at Sundance. We haven't worked together but we stand firmly behind one another's causes.

They did not. They've operated for decades without having to defend let alone acknowledge the truth about their parks. I'm sure they didn't see this independent documentary as something to worry about.

Hi, John Jett here. I think Tili was able to procure a novel experience and he acted on it. Tili spends almost his entire life floating motionless at the surface of his small tanks. His tail drags the bottom in all but two pools at SeaWorld. There is no place to swim and nothing much to do. He's bored. His teeth are in terrible shape, which causes him to be chronically infected. He's often sunburned. He's bullied/beat up by the more agile females. Consequently, I'm sure he doesn't feel well. Given his boring life and ill health (and history killing people) it comes as no surprise that he killed her. I think it was primarily a function of extreme boredom, although we'll never know for sure. For more information on captive orca stressors you can download: Keto and Tilikum Express the Stress of Orca Captivity at the Voice of the Orcas website. The paper summarizes the stresses killer whales experience in captivity. Best, jj