Another orca dies at SeaWorld
A young orca has died at SeaWorld San Antonio after contracting an illness say the park's owners.
Kamea, who was 11 years old and the youngest held captive at the facility leaves behind her mother 33-year-old Takara, and her sister, Sakari, 15. Two other male orcas also remain at the park.
Captive orcas live much shorter lives than they do in the wild where females can survive until they are 90.
The park stated that Kamea brought 'joy and inspiration' to millions of guests over the years. But being held in a tiny tank all her life and made to do tricks for food and 'entertainment' can't have brought much joy to Kamea.
Orcas are totally unsuited to being confined in such cramped conditions. They are smart and can roam many hundreds of miles each week in the ocean. Keeping them confined causes stress and unnatural behaviour - the death rate for captive orcas is 2.5 times higher than in the wild.
We have been running a long standing campaign to end captivity which includes raising awareness of the cruelty involved in this industry, and encouraging people not to visit these shows whilst on holiday.
We are also working to establish sanctuaries for whales held in captivity – read more.
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