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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: Judges, Litigation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, SeaWorld, Slavery
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Killer Whale, Tilikum, Returns to SeaWorld Show
KTLA NewsMIAMI -- Tilikum, the killer whale that killed SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau last year, has returned to the stage at the Orlando theme park. Tilikum made his first appearance in front of an audience in the morning killer whale show called "Believe"...Tags: SeaWorld, Career and Workplace, Dawn Brancheau, Political Systems, Accidental Death
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Killer Whales Put On A Killer Show In Orange County
KTLA NewsDANA POINT -- A pod of Orcas, better known as killer whales, has been spotted Tuesday off the coast of Orange County, dining on the carcass of a large sea lion. According to whale watching experts, the encounter with the pod was a rare one. It has been...Tags: Death, Dana Point
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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: Judges, Trials, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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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: Judges, Laws, Litigation, Slavery, Lawyers
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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: Weather Reports, Water Supply, Weather, Air Transportation Industry, Whale (animal)
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SeaWorld trainers' safety questioned by OSHA during hearing
SANFORD — A weeklong hearing that could determine the future of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment's world-famous killer-whale shows opened Monday with lawyers for the federal government arguing that the company's animal trainers cannot work safely...Tags: Judges, SeaWorld, Career and Workplace, Lawyers, Dawn Brancheau
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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: SeaWorld, Career and Workplace, Dawn Brancheau, Amusement and Theme Parks, Health and Safety at Work
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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: Seminole County, Laws, SeaWorld, Career and Workplace, Lawyers
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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: SeaWorld, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Valencia, Music, Television
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New Shamu show won't allow SeaWorld trainers in the water with killer whales
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSeaWorld trainers won't return to "water work" with killer whales in the new 2011 Shamu show after the death of an animal trainer forced a complete reworking of the marine park's signature attraction, SeaWorld officials said. "One Ocean" will replace the...Tags: Wildlife, SeaWorld, Dawn Brancheau, Memorial Day, Human Interest
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New Shamu show won't have SeaWorld trainers in water
SAN DIEGO -- SeaWorld trainers won't return to "water work" with killer whales in the new 2011 Shamu show after the death of an animal trainer forced a complete reworking of the marine park's signature attraction, SeaWorld officials said Thursday.
The...Tags: Wildlife, SeaWorld, Dawn Brancheau, Memorial Day, Human Interest
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