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SeaWorld Orlando ends program that allowed visitors to feed dolphins
Source: The Guardian
SeaWorld Orlando ends program that allowed visitors to feed dolphins
Animal rights group had pointed out that feeding throughout the day led to both
obese and underweight dolphins, because some would become more aggressive
Jessica Glenza in New York
Tuesday 24 February 2015 22.41 GMT
SeaWorld Orlando is reportedly ending a practice that allowed the public to feed dolphins directly, the latest change to the way its animals interact with human visitors.
The Orlando Sentinel reported on Monday that starting next month, visitors will no longer be able to buy small, $7 trays of fish to feed dolphins directly. The company will instead sell $15 packages that will include touching the dolphins under a trainer’s supervision.
SeaWorld Orlando is the last of the three SeaWorld theme parks in the US to allow the public to feed its dolphins poolside. A spokesman told the Orlando Sentinel the program is similar to ones offered at its other two US locations, in San Antonio, Texas, and San Diego, California.
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Animal rights group had pointed out that feeding throughout the day led to both
obese and underweight dolphins, because some would become more aggressive
Jessica Glenza in New York
Tuesday 24 February 2015 22.41 GMT
SeaWorld Orlando is reportedly ending a practice that allowed the public to feed dolphins directly, the latest change to the way its animals interact with human visitors.
The Orlando Sentinel reported on Monday that starting next month, visitors will no longer be able to buy small, $7 trays of fish to feed dolphins directly. The company will instead sell $15 packages that will include touching the dolphins under a trainer’s supervision.
SeaWorld Orlando is the last of the three SeaWorld theme parks in the US to allow the public to feed its dolphins poolside. A spokesman told the Orlando Sentinel the program is similar to ones offered at its other two US locations, in San Antonio, Texas, and San Diego, California.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/24/seaworld-orlando-ends-dolphin-feeding
