On Friday March 7th, California state lawmaker, Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica, introduced the Orca Welfare and Safety Act, proposing a BAN on the following:

using killer whales in performances

breeding captive orcas

moving orcas or gametes (egg and sperm) across state lines

using rescued animals for entertainment

"There is no justification for the continued captive display of orcas for entertainment purposes," Bloom said in the release. "These beautiful creatures are much too large and far too intelligent to be confined in small, concrete tanks for their entire lives. It is time to end the practice of keeping orcas captive for human amusement."