SeaWorld pushes back against new film, federal regulators

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Source: Orlando Sentinel

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. has reached some of the greatest heights in its history this year, from a successful stock offering to the opening of the largest attraction the company has ever built.

But now the Orlando-based marine-park owner must again confront the darkest chapter in its 50-year history.

This week brings the local premiere of "Blackfish," a critical documentary that chronicles the capture and captivity of Tilikum, the 6-ton animal involved in three human deaths, including the February 2010 battering and drowning of SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau. The film, which has garnered national attention, paints a harsh portrait of SeaWorld as it argues against keeping the apex predator of the oceans in man-made tanks.

At the same time, SeaWorld is back in federal court, appealing the findings of workplace-safety regulators who investigated the company following Brancheau's death. Settlement talks have collapsed, and the case began moving forward last week in Washington, D.C.

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1. It's a cruel, nasty business.

Seaworld and the like should go bust. I am so glad someone else is paying attention, alp227. Thank you!