SeaWorld CEO Responds to Controversy Over Whale Handling
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SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jim Atchison responded to the controversy over his company’s treatment of killer whales, sparked by the documentary “Blackfish” that ran in theaters and on CNN.
SeaWorld, the Orlando, Florida-based theme-park operator, published full-page ads in eight newspapers yesterday, firing back at “inaccurate reports” about the company and its animal performers, as well as defending its treatment of the whales, the marquee performers at its namesake properties.