SeaWorld Shareholder Resolution Offers the Company a Bailout Plan
It’s time for SeaWorld to face the music. Its business model is dead, its reputation is in the toilet, and its financial situation is a cautionary tale. Much to the…
Read More‘Mad’ Magazine Includes SeaWorld in Its Top 20 Dumbest Things of 2015
The humor magazine gives the embattled theme park a nod of notoriety it probably doesn’t appreciate but definitely deserved.
Read MoreYet Another Ex-SeaWorld Employee Reveals Heinous Details About Orca Treatment
A former diver at SeaWorld joins numerous other ex-employees in speaking out against the cruel treatment of animals at SeaWorld.
Read MoreYep, More SeaWorld Execs Are Jumping Ship
Update: On the heels of the deaths of four animals at SeaWorld San Antonio in less than a year, SeaWorld‘s chief parks operations officer is, er, retiring; the chief zoological…
Read MoreOrcas Need a Sanctuary, and SeaWorld Needs a Dictionary
After children’s retailer Munchkin’s offer to donate $1 million toward the construction of a coastal sanctuary for captive orcas, PETA offered to match the funds—if SeaWorld agreed to retire all…
Read MoreFormer SeaWorld Trainer Asks Sheikh to Keep Cruel Theme Park Out of Dubai
As SeaWorld mulls a possible expansion to Dubai, former SeaWorld trainer and current PETA supporter John Hargrove is calling on the emir of Dubai to refuse to allow SeaWorld to…
Read MoreAnother Beluga Dies Under SeaWorld’s Care
With at least 58 beluga deaths at SeaWorld’s various facilities, when will the embattled marine park admit that concrete tanks are no place for these animals?
Read MoreSeaWorld’s Latest PR Spin, Explained
First, SeaWorld told us it wanted to build bigger tanks. Now it’s telling us it will phase out the practice of forcing orcas to perform “circus-style” tricks. But don’t be…
Read MoreSeaWorld Must End Captivity, Not Just Circus-Style Shows
SeaWorld has unveiled plans to phase out orca shows next year. So why does it still insist on holding the animals captive?
Read MoreHospitals Now Have Codes for Treating Injured SeaWorld Trainers
Injured by a frustrated captive orca? There’s a code for that. The updated list of ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases) medical codes used by doctors and hospitals includes listings for…
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