Beneath the surface by john hargrove6/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Hargrove gives a heartbreaking account of the psychological and physical damage caused by captivity – and contrasts it with orcas’ lives in the wild. Beneath the Surface explores the dark corners of orca captivity. The enormous success of the film and the advocacy movement in which Hargrove is involved has caused an outcry across the nation. Since leaving SeaWorld, Hargrove starred in the award-winning documentary Blackfish. And after the horrific deaths of two trainers by Sea World owned and trained orcas, he was certain that SeaWorld’s wildly popular programs were both detrimental to the whales and increasingly dangerous for trainers. However, as his understanding of the whales deepened, Hargrove came to doubt that their needs could ever be met in captivity. For over two decades, he worked with 20 different whales on two continents, building intense relationships with these mystical creatures. ![]() “Captivity is always captivity, no matter how gentle the jailer.”īook Jacket Synopsis: “As a senior orca trainer for SeaWorld’s multi-billion-dollar company, John Hargrove has had elite access to some of the most dangerous killer whales in captivity. ![]()
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