Blackfish is finally on Netflix!

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6. I've always loved animals since I was a kid.

I have 13 (mostly exotic) pets, including 2 adopted cats that I treat as my children. I also happened to marry a vet tech, volunteer at the local zoo, and donate to the ASPCA and Arbor Day foundation.

I think one of the highlights of life will be when I am finally able to adopt a dog or two from the shelter.

That being said, I'm a very practical person. I don't romanticize the food chain and understand that nature is red in tooth and claw.

I have no doubt pigs, bears, and orcas would put humans on factory farms if they could. And they would be right in doing so if they won the competitive energy war that is life.

That being said I choose practical ethical alternatives when available. I will gladly switch over to artificial meat once it becomes available.

But I just don't see the cruelty that others seem to see. I thought the film fell flat because of its all-too-obvious conclusion that mammal eating orcas sometimes attack humans.

I just don't feel that negatives outweigh the invaluable enviro-consciousness that SeaWorld does by providing practical connections to sea life to the general public.