In March 2013, prompted by PETAs complaint about a child who had been bitten by a dolphin at SeaWorld, the USDA conducted an investigation and cited the marine park for several violations of the Animal Welfare Act, including the use of expired surgical materials, some almost a decade old. The USDA also documented that a dolphin tank and the areas surrounding the orca performance tank were in disrepair and contained cracked and crumbling concrete and rusty beams that could pose a threat to the health and safety of both the animals and workers. The USDA pointed out that the unsafe conditions might create a health risk if these pieces of concrete fall off into the pool and get ingested, or if they become abrasive and that they do not facilitate cleaning and disinfection. -seaworldofhurt
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:22:25 +0000
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