26/09/2016
TODAY IS NATIONAL SHAMU DAY IN THE USA - COMPETITION
Shamu Day was first celebrated by Sea World on Sept 26th, 1985, when the first infant Orca (Killer Whale) was 'successfully' born in captivity at the Sea World centre. Earlier this year, after years of campaigning to end the Orca breeding program at Sea World, the Sea World president finally declared to end it's breeding program and Orcas will no longer be exploited to perform for entertainment purposes. Since it's first opening, 3 trainers have been tragically killed at Sea World and all whales have died prematurely, many in horrific circumstances. Today we'd like to engage people's awareness of the torture these whales go through and encourage all of you to support the ongoing campaign to stop allowing whales and other animals to be kept in captivity. As we'd like to encourage more people to be aware of this day and what it should really represent, we'd like to ask all of our followers, family members and children especially, to design a poster for National Shamu Day highlighting why Orca's belong in the wild. You share your poster with us via email or posting directly onto our wall. The winner of the best poster will receive a free book about whales.
You can find out more about the campaign to end Orca cruelty by visiting http://www.seaworldofhurt.com and watching the documentary BLACKFISH the which can be found online or on DVD.
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress by judged by the way it treats its animals" Ghandi.