MIAMI (AP) – SeaWorld announced Thursday it is ending its practice of killer whale breeding following years of controversy over keeping orcas in captivity. In a statement released Thursday morning, ...

Why do killer whales (orcas) in captivity kill humans, whereas this doesn't happen in the wild? Federal hearings on the safety of keeping killer whales in captivity began this week, convened by the ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- A local congressman is taking on SeaWorld, introducing a federal bill that would ban the captivity of killer whales and end the park's famed Shamu show nationwide.

A Bay Area group is calling for a boycott of SeaWorld and 12 other water parks. "Free The 53" is asking the public to avoid marine parks that have orcas in captivity. Right now there are 53 orcas who ...

Westerners might be more informed of the ethics of keeping killer whales in captivity, but that knowledge is fairly recent. Throughout most of history, the human interpretation (at least in the ...