Review of Blackfish (2013) by Alejandra H — 30 Mar 2014

Alejandra Hernandez.

Blackfish is a documentary that shows a real vision about what happen in the life of whales that live in captivity in parks like SeaWorld. Testimonials of trainers that have worked in these parks, familiars of trainers that have been injured or killed during trainings and performances with those animals, examples of how whales are captured, comparison of their lives in the wild and in captivity are just some examples that will give you an understanding that none of these animals deserve a life in such conditions.

People think that whales will be better in these parks that in the wild, but when you observe that their average lives in captivity is between 25 to 35 years while in their environments they can live the double, how their bodies are affected (their fins are straight dorsal in the wild and not in captivity), and how female whales are separated of their babies, you can have a deep reflection about if you are really interested in paying for entertainment that cause real harm to marine fauna.

Other important aspect is to see how many accidents have suffered trainers in these parks (more than 70) and the reaction of the attorneys of SeaWorld when some of them have died. They normally responsabilize to trainers for the injuries or dies, but accidents continue happening, and when courts require them to put barriers between trainers and animals they appeal the decision. I recomend to see this documentary and analyze if it makes sense to support this type of parks that cause animal suffering and physical damage or deaths to trainers just for money.