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SeaWorld CEO admits company employees posed as animal activists to spy on opponents
Their rational for doing this smells of very pungent cow feces.
CEO Joel Manby said the company's board of directors has "directed management to end the practice in which certain employees posed as animal rights activists. This activity was undertaken in connection with efforts to maintain the safety and security of employees, customers and animals in the facve of credible threats."
ast year People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals accused a San Diego SeaWorld employee named Paul McComb of posting as an activist to spy on them.
Manby said Thursday McComb has returned to work. He had been placed on leave during an investigation.
The company has not given any details about whether anyone was fired or disciplined as a result of the investigation.