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Injury To SeaWorld Killer Whale Sparks PETA Battle
KTLA NewsSAN DIEGO (KTLA) -- A killer whale at SeaWorld in San Diego is recovering from an injury that is the subject of dispute between the park and animal rights activists. The whale, an 11-year-old male named Nakai, was found with a gaping injury to the...Tags: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Terrifying Video Shows Killer Whale Attacking SeaWorld Trainer
KTLA NewsSAN DIEGO -- A video revealing an incident between a killer whale and its trainer at SeaWorld was released Tuesday during the SeaWorld v US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis trial. It happened in November 2006. Trainer Kenneth Peters, 39, was bitten and...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Disasters and Accidents, Orange County Sheriff's Office, Politics, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Some ex-trainers say SeaWorld downplays risks of working with killer whales
The February 2010 death of SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau, who was pulled underwater and killed by the 12,000-pound killer whale Tilikum, triggered the most exhaustive safety review in SeaWorld history and changes that are still being implemented...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, History, Wildlife, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, John Jett
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Natural Perspectives: Severe weather affects more than you know
While we luxuriate here in Southern California under bright and balmy skies, Alaska is on course for its snowiest winter ever. Vic and I expect Alaska to be snowy in the winter, but the amount of snow that they're getting up there is truly mind-boggling....Tags: Whale (animal), Air Transportation Industry, Apple iPad, Weather, Weather Reports
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Judge to rule on Shamu slave suit
SAN DIEGO -- A judge took under submission Monday a federal lawsuit alleging five performing killer whales at SeaWorld parks in San Diego and Florida are being held as slaves in violation of the 13th Amendment.
PETA, the People for the Ethical...Tags: Laws, Laws, Justice System, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Shamu (killer whale)
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Judge tosses Shamu slave lawsuit
SAN DIEGO - A lawsuit seeking constitutional protection for performing orcas that an animal rights group considered enslaved at SeaWorld was dismissed Wednesday by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller's decision came two days after...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Justice System, Shamu (killer whale)
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Judge Dismisses Suit Accusing SeaWorld of Enslaving Whales
KTLA NewsSAN DIEGO, Calif. (KTLA) -- A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals accusing SeaWorld of enslaving captive killer whales. Attorneys for the PETA had asked the judge to free five orcas from SeaWorld. The...Tags: File Sharing, Justice System, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Trials, Trials
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SeaWorld fights for future of killer-whale shows
Nineteen months after an animal trainer was killed by one of its killer whales, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment heads to court next week to fight for the future of its iconic Shamu shows.
SeaWorld is challenging the results of a federal investigation...Tags: Concord (Merrimack, New Hampshire), Health and Safety at Work, Laws, Wildlife, Entertainment
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Strap in for new adventures at Southland theme parks
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThere's a lot more than pixie dust swirling through the air at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure as construction crews, earth-moving excavators and towering cranes work on several theme park rides set to debut this summer and beyond. The...Tags: Entertainment, Shamu (killer whale), Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Television, Theme Park Vacations
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Killer-whale experts say: Reintroduce Tilikum to the wild
Regardless of what SeaWorld decides as Tilikum's long-term future, a conversation has started within the whale research and advocacy communities about what ought to be done with an orca linked to three human deaths. Killer whale experts know the giant...Tags: Whale (animal), Rhode Island, Tilikum (killer whale), Dawn Brancheau, Nature
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SeaWorld to keep Tilikum -- he may even perform again
SeaWorld Orlando said Thursday that it intends to keep Tilikum, the 12,000-pound killer whale that has now been involved in three fatalities in 19 years, but it hasn't decided whether Tilikum will perform in front of audiences again.
The mammoth male...Tags: Science and Technology, Sports, Wildlife, Shamu (killer whale), Zoology
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SeaWorld policy raised concerns about 'dangling hair' for trainers
SeaWorld has a policy forbidding its killer-whale trainers from having "dangling hair" that the animals could grab onto, according to records from a workplace-safety investigation at the company's San Diego theme park.
Investigators with the California...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Orange County Sheriff's Office, Politics, Shamu (killer whale), Dawn Brancheau
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