Tilikum has spent more than a quarter of a century swimming in circles, in a space that critics say would be equivalent to keeping a human being in a bathtub.

CNN: Free the killer whale

SeaWorld needs to stop using Tilikum to breed.

CNN: Free the killer whale

Brazil and Chile are just two countries that have created huge coastal sanctuaries, some running thousands of miles, where whales like Tilikum can return to an active life, one in which they can frolic and explore.

CNN: Free the killer whale

The time has come to free Tilikum.

CNN: Free the killer whale