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Looking to have an cruelty-free summer vacation?

Aren't we all?

Well, according to PETA, we should cross Sea World off our vacation destination list.

What PETA has to say about these "parks" might shock the amusement right out of you. Watch this video and see what your think.

Click HERE for a list of Cruelty-Free Vacation Hot Spots!

You can even Write A Letter to the company the owns Sea World, and tell them how you fell.

Tags: cruelty, parks, pet, peta, scary, sea, sea world, target, vacation

Wow.

SeaWorld Orlando debuted their new killer whale show 'One Ocean' today to a full house.

The show took place at Shamu Stadium inside the world famous park and entertained everyone with music and playfully choreographed whale performances.

Check out Pics form the new 'One Ocean' below!

[Image via Mavrix Online.]

Tags: killer whale, ocean, park, pics, sea world, seaworld, show, whale

Where are you manners girl?

Oysters, prawns, mussels and crab are all on the menu for SeaWorld San Diego's five month-old otter pup, who is being looked after by the animal care team.

The female otter, with the ravenous appetite, gets through a good three kilograms of seafood per day, thirty two percent of her body weight - the equivalent of 86 bags of fries!

Discovered abandoned on a Californian beach suffering from a parasite infection, the poor pup underwent emergency treatment. she arrived at SeaWorld San Diego on St. Patrick's Day.

Sea World is letting the publice vote on the otter's name.

To vote for her name click HERE.

Vote now cause her name will be announced Friday (tomorrow)!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: abandoned, california, contest, cute, otter, pup, rescue, sea world, yummy

Thunderous applause greeted SeaWorld's Tilikum Wednesday as the killer whale returned to the theme park's big stage, 13 months after grabbing trainer Dawn Brancheau by her ponytail and killing her.

When the world's largest captive orca made his splashy entrance, the crowd erupted in applause and cheers. These visitors, were obviously more concerned with spectacle than safety.

SeaWorld officials would not specify what safety precautions were instituted, but the new steal bars between the trainers and the whales are an obvious change.

The 12,000-pound whale has been involved with the death of a total of 3 people: Bracheau last year, a trainer in Canada in 1991, and a Sea World intruder who snuck into his tank after hours in 1999.

SeaWorld officials said that it was the 12,000-pound whale's "choice" to perform in the "Believe" show this morning and that none of the park's whales are coerced to participate.

The whale chose to preform?

There's nothing totally delusional about that.

Tags: canada, death, killer whale, killing, news, park, safety, sea world, seaworld, show, trainer, whale

Eat your heart out Sea World!

No one had to teach Charlie, the wild seal, that waving to tourist gets him fed.

Charlie's made a name for himself by waving at visitors who come to Howth Harbor in Ireland, where he beckons them to throw him fish, which they purchase by the bucketful nearby.

Photographer Paul Hughes said:

"He seems to have learned how to do this by imitating people. People love it — it gets him noticed and they wave back at him. And at the end of the day he gets to gobble up more fish than the other seals."

He may be a star attraction to people there, but Charlie's buddies are sick of his cheap tricks.

"Sometimes they get quite jealous of his catch and will give him a little bite on the head. But he can just carry on waving without a care in the world."

Hah! So adorbz!

[Image via Fame Pictures.]

Tags: cat, catch, fish, picture, sea world, seals, teddy, tourist, tricks, wild

Wow.

Trainers swim with killer whales only one year after drowning of one of their own.

Tags: killer whale, news, sea world, swim, trainer, whale

Sea World bites back!

After receiving the letter from Tommy Lee concerning their Orca Tilikum and their use of sperm collection, Sea World is not too happy.

Reps at Sea World stated that they do not use cow vaginas to masturbate the whales. They use a procedure that is common for the collection of sperm from other zoological animals.

The rep continued on to say, "If Mr. Lee’s information on Tilikum and SeaWorld’s artificial insemination program for killer whales comes from PETA we’re not surprised that it’s wrong. PETA is as careless with facts as they are extreme in their views."

Sorry Tommy, looks like Sea World is not taking this comment too lightly!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: killer whale, peta, sea world, sperm, tommy lee, whale