SeaWorld prevented PETA from submitting this question on my behalf at their shareholders meeting today: "
My name is Kelly Slater, and I'm here on behalf of PETA. The veil has
been lifted on SeaWorld. All the ads in the world won't change what the
public now knows to be true: that the company imprisons highly
intelligent, emotionally complex, social animals in tiny, barren
concrete tanks, which leads to aggression and disease. SeaWorld
is experiencing declining attendance and revenue, and dozens of
companies, including Southwest Airlines, Panama Jack, and Mattel, have
recently ended partnerships with SeaWorld. As a professional surfer, I'm lucky and privileged to be able to spend
the majority of my time in the ocean - it's the place where I feel most
at home, and thus, I feel an obligation to protect that which I have a
voice in influencing. Please, tell us, when will SeaWorld allow
the animals it holds captive to return to their home - the ocean - by
retiring them to a seaside sanctuary? And wouldn't this at least be
viewed, if nothing else, as a public relations win for you? By
righting the wrongs you have committed in the name of corporate profit
for so many years, you may actually be able to recoup some of the
respect that has been lost in the eyes of the public and work toward an
end to the problem of animal suffering.
Thank you."
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