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After years of pressure, SeaWorld to stop breeding orcas

After years of pressure, SeaWorld made a surprise announcement: It no longer breeds killer whales in captivity and will soon stop making them leap from their pools or splash audiences on command.

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SeaWorld to stop breeding orcas, making them perform tricks

SeaWorld President and CEO Joel Manby, left, and Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, are interviewed in New York, Thursday, March 17, 2016. Finally bowing to years of public pressure, SeaWorld announced Thursday that it will immediately stop breeding killer whales, and soon stop making them perform theatrical tricks. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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