Marine Parks

The young orca has a family waiting for her in the wild, but she was betrayed by the people who were meant to help her.

The star is entirely submerged in a new PETA campaign that proclaims, “Don’t Support Captivity.”

The travel group must now sever all ties with SeaWorld if it wants to retain any credibility on animal-welfare issues.

From St Andrews to Portsmouth, local activists demonstrated today outside dozens of Thomas Cook stores throughout the UK to urge the company to sever all ties with SeaWorld.

The renowned explorer and environmentalist sent the travel company a letter to coincide with its announced audit of SeaWorld.

Each “gravestone” represented one of the 41 orcas who have died on SeaWorld’s watch, reminding company executives that selling tickets to the marine park supports orca abuse.

This is a step in the right direction, but the company must drop all ticket sales to the marine park if it’s to be a leader in animal welfare.

Over 20,000 people have joined PETA in calling on Thomas Cook to stop promoting and selling tickets to SeaWorld – and now the British icon has added his voice.

The gold medallist is calling on holidaymakers to avoid cruel captive-animal attractions.

A wave of actions took place outside Thomas Cook’s stores and corporate offices across the UK and Germany this week to urge the travel provider to sever ties with SeaWorld.