SeaWorld Profits Plunge 84% As Customers Desert Controversial Park

Company reports decline in attendance, sales and profits in continuing struggles for park since 2013 film Blackfish claimed it mistreated orca whales.

by The Guardian

Undercover Seaworld Employee Infiltrates PETA, Tries To Incite Violence

Posing as an animal rights activist on social media, the SeaWorld employee said it was time to burn his employer to the ground.

Undercover Seaworld Employee Infiltrates PETA, Tries To Incite Violence

SAN DIEGO --- An employee of SeaWorld reportedly spent years undercover as an animal rights activist in order to attempt to discredit the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). It’s the latest sign that the controversial corporation is feeling the pressure from a high-profile documentary exposing dangerous conditions

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SeaWorld Caught Drugging Orcas With Human Antidepressants

Allegations of whale doping bring a fresh wave of criticism over SeaWorld and prompt more concern over the treatment of animals held in captivity.

SeaWorld Caught Drugging Orcas With Human Antidepressants

Since the 2013 release of “Blackfish,” a documentary detailing the life of an orca whale held by SeaWorld that has caused the deaths of three trainers, the Florida-based company has been on the receiving end of a negative public

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Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

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