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Surya Gayatri

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44. Thanks for this link, Kama! I used to have a subscription

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Mon Apr 20, 2015, 12:33 PM

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to NG, but had to give it up for financial reasons.

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Recently Spotted 103-Year-Old Orca Is Bad News For SeaWorld -- Here's Why [View all] Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 OP

They die as teenagers in captivity. And live to become great-grandmothers in the wild. DetlefK Apr 2015 #1

Time to shut the Shamu Show down!!! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #2

Yes it is. Thanks for this story! nt stillwaiting Apr 2015 #3

My great pleasure - we need some good news! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #4

Can Seaworld survive without whales? yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #54

Well, if the public snubs their 'trained whale' show, they'll Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #58

Let's find out! n/t DirkGently Apr 2015 #78

Who cares? Scootaloo Apr 2015 #81

Sure. They've got dolphins and other sea creatures jeff47 Apr 2015 #112

More likely a GGG-Grandmother! JimDandy Apr 2015 #66

It's astounding how much savagery you see in human beings if you just look... AZ Progressive Apr 2015 #5

You don't see even 'the savagest of creatures' putting us in cages and torturing us! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #6

I was trying to be nice AZ Progressive Apr 2015 #10

... BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #15

Just wait... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #39

yep, that too. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #67

So that's why they are running those disgusting ads..... daleanime Apr 2015 #7

I live in Europe and don't get 'Murcan TeeVee. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #11

Don't know about TV, never turn it on, but on Hulu..... daleanime Apr 2015 #12

Et voil� ! So they are! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #13

Yes, those are on TV, too. And they run them during The Daily Show Chiyo-chichi Apr 2015 #76

Yeah, that's the one.... daleanime Apr 2015 #77

I see those SeaWorld ads all the time on MSNBC. Jamaal510 Apr 2015 #99

It's a response to a whistle-blower dreamnightwind Apr 2015 #100

Yes, big time A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #42

Is bankruptcy in the offing? We can hope... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #46

I think that may be a ways off A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #63

The public is deserting them in droves. Voting with their feet. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #64

Yup. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #65

well that and it's spring time when many vacations are planned around this time Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 #30

It's vacationers that go there most I suspect. cui bono Apr 2015 #95

Fuck Sea World. hunter Apr 2015 #8

'Corporations that murder and lie for profit', only here they're Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #9

They murder quite a few of us too BobbyBoring Apr 2015 #41

pillory Sea World all you want reddread Apr 2015 #14

it's satisfying to have one distinct culprit to point at. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #18

population growth in humans is typically a red herring reddread Apr 2015 #20

I edited my post...I was wrong about number I quoted. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #25

I would suggest "individual demands" rather than "each person's" reddread Apr 2015 #27

ok....individual demands. Yes, add corrupt seizure of resources BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #48

Post removed Post removed Apr 2015 #49

Whaaat? BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #68

Results demmiblue Apr 2015 #70

me either. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #73

'Moving closer to the edge', that's for sure. This one can hardly keep from Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #75

srsly! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #79

Maybe younger DUers who've hardly even heard of the Holocaust? Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #80

that's what I'm thinking. it's mind boggling to think that even the Holocaust could become meaningl. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #82

I must admit that 2naSalit Apr 2015 #90

Indeed! In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #88

Just poppin' in to add another WT to the F Chorus. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #89

That this was so telling pretty much proves the Puglover Apr 2015 #115

that's like saying we shouldn't charge people with animal cruelty CreekDog Apr 2015 #104

oh, no no no, I don't mean to impugn the people acting to stop exploitation BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #107

thanks for the clarification and thoughts! CreekDog Apr 2015 #108

thanks for asking!!! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #109

Let me summarize: Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #19

very good. reddread Apr 2015 #22

Thanks so much for your constructive input... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #23

I can scarcely help myself reddread Apr 2015 #24

I don't really know how to respond to the assertion Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #26

well, i guess thats called for? reddread Apr 2015 #29

I respect Kenneth Stafford Norris' work. What eludes me is why that body of work Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #33

why should I keep silent when you wish to ignore the real threats to Orca? reddread Apr 2015 #36

Ooooohhhhhh, are you stalking me by any chance, good sir/madam? Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #40

no, much better fish to fry. reddread Apr 2015 #45

Allow me to repeat myself: whatever bloats your boast. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #47

oh you have better fish to fry? where? on DU??? CreekDog Apr 2015 #120

you have 4 hides already in 90 days CreekDog Apr 2015 #105

well. well. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #110

right if you cant fix everything why fix anything, right? Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 #32

if you cannot distinguish between wild stocks and cute fuzzy pets reddread Apr 2015 #34

well keep tryin Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 #37

+ 1000 abelenkpe Apr 2015 #51

thanks -at least this reply makes sense .... eom Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 #53

I can't do both? hunter Apr 2015 #57

Damn, wish I'd said that, hunter! LOL! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #59

.... BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #111

i tend to agree with you. it's nice to think there is one organization to blame La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2015 #69

Yay, Granny!!!! Sea World is going down! hamsterjill Apr 2015 #16

And, it's thanks to investigative pieces like this Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #21

Absolutely!!! hamsterjill Apr 2015 #74

Phuck SeaWorld. eom NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #17

But.. we liked Shampoo (4yr olds pronunciation).. Is there any records of mistreatment? tia uponit7771 Apr 2015 #28

Captive orcas tend to die very young from stress-induced Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #38

makes sense uponit7771 Apr 2015 #50

Watch the documentary "Blackfish" justiceischeap Apr 2015 #55

I saw it for the first time last week on Netflix. kcass1954 Apr 2015 #62

You're keeping a 45-foot migratory predator in a 100-foot tank and feeding it dead fish Scootaloo Apr 2015 #83

That's a way to look at it, never thought of it from their perspective... they looked happy but hell uponit7771 Apr 2015 #113

You have to wonder why they don't do the "endless pool" thing to help those whales in captivity. MADem Apr 2015 #31

Because it might cut into their corporate bottom line? Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #35

Penny wise, pound foolish, I'd say. MADem Apr 2015 #94

That would mean less moolah for SeaWorld execs. AngryDem001 Apr 2015 #93

Not sure that can be done with a "swimmer" that can go that fast. jeff47 Apr 2015 #114

It might cost money, but extending the life of a whale x4 might make it worth it. MADem Apr 2015 #116

It's not just money. jeff47 Apr 2015 #118

I still think they should do it. Or at least try. MADem Apr 2015 #119

And they're smart, too. KamaAina Apr 2015 #43

Thanks for this link, Kama! I used to have a subscription Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #44

Please turn out the lights. The coolest thing EVER has been found. WilliamPitt Apr 2015 #52

Granny has lived through a lot. She was born when Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #56

MORE Free Range Orcas!!! benld74 Apr 2015 #60

The oceans should be their oyster! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #61

Reminds me of this long-lived whale story: bhikkhu Apr 2015 #71

Fascinating. 130 years old and still going strong. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #72

I have been boycotting Sea World since 1987 Kelselsius Apr 2015 #84

Wow 100 miles a day, that is amazing to me. Whales are awesome mammals. Rex Apr 2015 #85

Time to let them and dolphins go. blackspade Apr 2015 #86

* SeaWorld Sees Major Drop in Attendance * tomm2thumbs Apr 2015 #87

Couldn't be more pleased. The sooner these corporate torturers Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #97

seaworld has a lot to answer for in its treatment of these magnificent beings. won't niyad Apr 2015 #91

same as circus elephants. FREE WILLY! pansypoo53219 Apr 2015 #92

"integral to orcas� psychological health" alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #96

Yes, so the marine-life experts say. Orcas are sentient beings Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #98

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #101

Morning! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #102

Morning! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #103

Humans are basically, just a cancerous virus, a pock nolabels Apr 2015 #106

You know when you sense someone is looking at you, Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 #117