Visitors are greeted by an Orca killer whale as they attend a show featuring the whales during a visit to the animal theme park SeaWorld in San Diego, California March 19, 2014.
Reuters/Mike Blake
SeaWorld
said on Monday it plans to replace its signature "Shamu" killer whale
shows in San Diego with displays focused on "conservation," after
grappling with sagging attendance and years of criticism over treatment
of the captive marine mammals.
Animal rights activists, pressing to end public exhibition of killer whales altogether, branded the SeaWorld announcement as little more than window-dressing designed to make continued display of the animals more palatable to the public.
Animal rights activists, pressing to end public exhibition of killer whales altogether, branded the SeaWorld announcement as little more than window-dressing designed to make continued display of the animals more palatable to the public.
Read more at Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/10/us-california-seaworld-idUSKCN0SY27Q20151110#4PijlrXXUPP5F8FW.99
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