SeaWorld Pulls Staff From Water in Killer Whale Shows
SeaWorld Entertainment will end the practice of having trainers in the water during killer whale shows, reported WTVJ-TV in Miami.
After a trainer died in 2010 during a show with a killer whale, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the marine animal theme park and recommended trainers stop going into the water with killer whales.
SeaWorld challenged the citations. In April, a federal appeals court upheld the citations against SeaWorld. Last week, the marine animal theme park said it would not try to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.