Have you watched Blackfish? Have you seen the outrage that has been displayed by the public and celebrities? Martina McBride, 38 Special, Barenaked Ladies, and Heart all dropped out of their commitments to perform at SeaWorld’s Bands, Brew, and BBQ event. The outrage was publicized and talked about so that the whole nation knew what was going on and made their own opinions. Have you seen it? I found myself bawling when they described and showed how the “fishers” would catch the whales and then show the separation of their families. The filmmaker described in detail the agony the whales displayed being separated from their babies and the other whales in their family. And then what did SeaWorld say about the treatment of these animals at their park? They can provide them a better life than they would’ve lived in the wild. Does any of this sound even remotely familiar?? The film talks about the odd behavior, sounds, and depression that the mother whales feel when their babies are taken from them. The babies are taken from birth so they grow up in an all new “norm” for them, filled with all the love and food and shelter they could ever want. How is this different than natural mothers and their babies that are placed for adoption? Natural parents feel depression and agony from adoption and told that the adoption will provide the a better life. Where is the outrage from the general public for separating babies from their mommies and families under false pretenses? Where is our documentary that provides hard truths that many people won’t like and will spend lots of money on to combat the image and perspective it creates? How do we get the publicity it requires to change laws because let’s face it, unless we get national attention and celebrities to promote it like Blackfish did, fighting to change the laws for OBC’s and changing the face of the adoption industry will continue to be an uphill battle. There IS a place for adoption, for children who need it, but there is no place for unnecessary coercion of young or un-resourced mothers who truly do desire to keep their babies and the millions of dollars that is profited from that deception. We need the Babyfish documentary, who’s up for it?