Entertainment & Sports
Mar. 20, 2014
Orca welfare law is a strong step forward
Passage of the Orca Welfare and Safety Act, banning the use of orca whales for public entertainment or breeding additional performing orcas, would be an important step forward for society. By Bruce Wagman
The recently proposed Orca Welfare and Safety Act (OWSA), introduced by Assemblyman Richard Bloom, would ban the use of orca whales for public entertainment or breeding additional performing orcas. The bill represents a step forward - in both its recognition of the problems inherent in using orca whales for our entertainment, and the hope that it will open the public's eyes to the need for protections like this for the many other animals who s...
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