SeaWorld Criticizes Ban on Orca Breeding

SeaWorld is criticizing a ruling by California authorities that bans the breeding of its captive orca whale population, saying that denying the animals their ability to breed is cruel. The San Diego theme park said Friday that it was carefully reviewing and considering its options after the California Coastal Commission voted to allow the park to expand its killer whale habitat on the condition that it stop its captive breeding programs. "Breeding is a natural, fundamental and...

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