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California SeaWorld Cited for Not Protecting Killer Whale Trainers Enough

SeaWorld – whose safety practices have been under scrutiny since an animal trainer was killed in 2010 by an orca at its Orlando, Florida, park – has now been cited for not adequately protecting its killer-whale trainers at its park …

SeaWorld Layoff Affects More Than 300 Workers

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. is laying off more than 300 workers, a day after its CEO announced he’s resigning. Spokesman Fred Jacobs said Friday 311 workers would be laid off from the company’s Orlando headquarters and its 11 parks. The company …

SeaWorld Trainers Barred From Contact With Killer Whales

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. lost its bid to overturn U.S. limits on trainers’ contact with killer whales imposed after one of the animals drowned an amusement park employee during a 2010 show. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s requirement that trainers …

Documentary Looks at SeaWorld’s Captive Killer Whales

What the Oscar-winning 2009 documentary “The Cove” did for dolphin slaughter in Japan, “Blackfish” may do for killer whales living in captivity while performing at marine parks. “Blackfish,” explores what may have caused Tilikum, a 12,000-pound orca, to kill three …