Comments on: SeaWorld’s Press Room—FAIL. http://cecinsider.exbdblogs.com/2010/03/02/seaworlds-press-room%e2%80%94fail/ News and Insight from the CEC Team Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:17:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dana Clifford http://cecinsider.exbdblogs.com/2010/03/02/seaworlds-press-room%e2%80%94fail/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Dana Clifford Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:15:31 +0000 http://cecinsider.exbdblogs.com/?p=642#comment-75 Eliot- thanks for your comment. I am definitely a "free willy" lover and would also prefer a wale watching excursion to a staged Orca show. Shifting a business model does take time. Getting a complete story to the press on a "press room," however, should not! Eliot- thanks for your comment. I am definitely a “free willy” lover and would also prefer a wale watching excursion to a staged Orca show. Shifting a business model does take time. Getting a complete story to the press on a “press room,” however, should not!

]]> By: Elloit Luber http://cecinsider.exbdblogs.com/2010/03/02/seaworlds-press-room%e2%80%94fail/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Elloit Luber Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:39:39 +0000 http://cecinsider.exbdblogs.com/?p=642#comment-74 I think SeaWorld erred when it quickly said they would continue with the Orca show. This fanned the fires of controversy rather than taking time to "investigate" and cooling the issue. This was clearly a financial response, as were the initial police reports minimizing the incident with a cover story about her falling in. If I was Seaworld, and I'm no Peta type, I would recognize that the era of captive Orcas is coming to a close and that they could get astounding publicity by setting free the whales and creating a new central park theme along the lines of ocean conservation, creating a draw for the next century. As Jet Blue did with its Bill of Rights, Seaworld should seize the day. They should not just apologize but lead the cause of sea animal rights if they truly love their animals. It's been reported that wild Orcas swim 100 miles a day. Putting them in small pools creates incidents like this. The makers of Budweiser who own the park should recognize when the party's over and party responsibly as they tell others. That's leadership, and the fact that it's missing is also reflected in the press room. I think SeaWorld erred when it quickly said they would continue with the Orca show. This fanned the fires of controversy rather than taking time to “investigate” and cooling the issue. This was clearly a financial response, as were the initial police reports minimizing the incident with a cover story about her falling in.

If I was Seaworld, and I’m no Peta type, I would recognize that the era of captive Orcas is coming to a close and that they could get astounding publicity by setting free the whales and creating a new central park theme along the lines of ocean conservation, creating a draw for the next century.

As Jet Blue did with its Bill of Rights, Seaworld should seize the day. They should not just apologize but lead the cause of sea animal rights if they truly love their animals. It’s been reported that wild Orcas swim 100 miles a day. Putting them in small pools creates incidents like this. The makers of Budweiser who own the park should recognize when the party’s over and party responsibly as they tell others. That’s leadership, and the fact that it’s missing is also reflected in the press room.

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