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SEAWORLD GOES PUBLIC TODAY – Statement by David Kirby
Today, SeaWorld and the Blackstone Group will offer their IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. I would never advise anyone on investments, but I would ask them to consider the moral, ethical and safety issues of keeping killer whales … Continue reading
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Tagged IPO, killer whales, New York Stock Exchange, orcas, SeaWorld, Seaworld IPO, SeaWorld stock, TIlikum
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SeaWorld Suffers Legal Setback in Fight Against OSHA
Even as SeaWorld and OSHA engage in settlement talks over the 2010 killing of trainer Dawn Brancheau by the orca Tilikum, the company has suffered a legal setback in its fight to keep OSHA inspectors from interviewing trainers about federally … Continue reading
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Tagged captivitry, killer whales, orca, OSHA, SeaWorld, TIlikum
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Feds in Settlement Talks with SeaWorld in Trainer Death Case: Will History Repeat Itself?
Up Now at TakePart.com: Attorneys for SeaWorld are currently in settlement negotiations with officials at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the latest step of a prolonged legal drama that started when trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by … Continue reading
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Kids File “Visual Briefs” in Legal Drama to Free the Orca Lolita
(Published at www.takepart.com) If art can change the world, can big art change the world in a big way? Gigi Glendinning, who runs the Philadelphia-based animal welfare education group, 22 Reasons, is banking on it. Glendinning is currently enlisting students … Continue reading
Feds Cite SeaWorld For Crumbling Facilities
PUBLISHED AT: TakePart.Com 3/7/13 Packs of decade-old sutures. Rust and concrete cement chips in the dolphin nursery. Flooring and concrete mesh chipping away at Shamu Stadium. Eroded paint exposing rough concrete edges in the orca “slide-out.” Is SeaWorld going to … Continue reading
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Readers Rave about ‘Death at SeaWorld’
Critics have given ‘Death at SeaWorld’ some of the finest reviews imaginable. But what really counts is what readers think. I am proud to list highlights from some of the most glowing readers accounts, taken from Amazon.com and GoodReads.com. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon.com, book reviews, books, captivity, Death at SeaWorld, goodreads, nonfiction books, orcas, SeaWorld, Shamu
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NY Times Articles by David Kirby
NEW YORK TIMES SELECTED FEATURE ARTICLES HEALTH AND SCIENCE ■ NEW TREATMENTS FOR PROSTATE CANCER – More Options, and Decisions, for Men With Prostate Cancer – New … More Options, and Decisions, for Men With Prostate Cancer. By DAVID KIRBY … Continue reading
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Dolphins Know Each Others’ “Names” – Are They Too Smart for Captivity?
This article first appeared at www.takepart.com If you were a dolphin, what would your name be? It may sound like a pointless question from a Barbara Walters Oscar-night special, but it’s actually a serious line of inquiry explored by scientists. … Continue reading
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Tagged cetaceans, dolphin intelligence, dolphins, killer whales, orcas, Taiji, The Cove, whales
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Baby Orca Born into Troubled ‘Family’ at SeaWorld
SeaWorld San Diego is celebrating the birth of a baby killer whale on this Valentine’s Day, backstage at Shamu Stadium. But not everyone is delighted with the news. Anti-captivity activists say the newborn has a hard life ahead, in a … Continue reading
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Tagged captivity, DASW, Death at SeaWorld, humane society, kasatka, killer whales, orca, orcas, san diego, SeWorld, Tlikum
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Its IPO Imminent, SeaWorld adds ‘Blackfish,’ ‘Death at SeaWorld,’ OSHA Case as Risk Factors to Its Business
SeaWorld Entertainment, likely under pressure from the Securities and Exchange Commission, has filed a revised prospectus for its Initial Public Offering by adding several “risk factors” for investors to consider that could negatively impact the company’s business. Among the risks … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackfish, Blackstone Group, DASW, Death at SeaWorld, IPO, OSHA, SeaWorld, SeaWorld IPOA, Tlikum
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