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Tony_FLADEM

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Tue Apr 23, 2013, 05:45 PM Apr 2013

PETA buys shares in SeaWorld stock

ORLANDO --

SeaWorld has a surprising new part-owner: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

PETA announced on its official blog that it has bought just enough stock in the company to attend its annual meetings.

A longtime and vocal opponent of SeaWorld's policies regarding animals at its theme parks for years, PETA will now be allowed to attend shareholder meetings and, more importantly to PETA, propose changes.

"We quickly purchased the smallest number of shares necessary to give us the right to attend and speak at annual meetings and to submit shareholder resolutions asking for policy changes," PETA posted on its blog Friday.

"Our first order of business as part owners of SeaWorld?" PETA continued. "Getting the orcas out -- including Corky, who has been enslaved by SeaWorld for 44 years."

That should make for a very interesting meeting. It's probably not what SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. had in mind when it decided to go public.

In its first day of trading, SeaWorld's stock surged on the New York Stock Exchange, rising as high as $34.67 on Friday. It opened Tuesday morning at $32.94.

Our attempts to reach out to SeaWorld Orlando for comments were not immediately returned Tuesday morning.

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/on-the-town/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/4/23/peta_buys_shares_in_.html

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PETA buys shares in SeaWorld stock (Original Post) Tony_FLADEM Apr 2013 OP
this should get interesting warrprayer Apr 2013 #1
Did you know the guy that trained the dolphins for Flipper justiceischeap Apr 2013 #2
I had read that...good for him...nt joeybee12 Apr 2013 #4
no but thanks warrprayer Apr 2013 #5
As long as PETA doesn't get near any puppies and kittens. nt Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #3
Oh good, now they can put them to sleep like they do cats and dogs The Straight Story Apr 2013 #6
So says the organization that kills 95% of the animals it comes in contact with davidn3600 Apr 2013 #7

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
2. Did you know the guy that trained the dolphins for Flipper
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 05:50 PM
Apr 2013

now works to stop the slaughter of dolphins in Japan and the use of them in entertainment worldwide?

http://www.thecovemovie.com/richardobarry.htm

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