SeaWorld is a popular attraction for visitors, but their orca division has been under fire by the media, as well as ex-fans and tourists about mistreatment of their killer whales. Outrage was sparked ...

SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau had just completed a “Dine With Shamu” performance when Tilikum grabbed her ponytail and pulled her into the tank before a horrified audience. The 2010 fatal attack was ...

SeaWorld is ending its controversial killer whale breeding programs, the theme park operator said in a statement today. Its treatment of the orcas has come under fierce criticism since the release of ...

During a live show at SeaWorld San Diego in 2007, experienced trainer Ken Peters was performing with the orca Kasatka when ...

Tilikum, one of SeaWorld's best-known orcas, featured in the documentary "Blackfish," has died, the theme park announced today. The killer whale died early this morning "surrounded by the trainers, ...

Washington, DC—Tilikum, the SeaWorld orca who changed the captive cetacean world when he killed his trainer, Dawn Brancheau, at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010, has died. He was approximately 36 years of age ...

SAN DIEGO — After showing signs of illness, a 6-year-old female orca has died at SeaWorld San Diego, the park said Thursday. The orca, Amaya, died with animal care specialists by its side, according ...

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SeaWorld will be phasing out its killer whale show at its San Diego park next year, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. According the newspaper, the company placed documents online that state the ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the finding by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that SeaWorld of Florida LLC willfully violated the Occupational ...