Interview 29556 – Caption Index: 401
I said, where’s the trainer who taught up to do that?… Read More
I said, where’s the trainer who taught up to do that?… Read More
What would detractors say and what would you hope a show would be doing?… Read More
Do animal shows like the dolphin shows, do they help to get the message across to visitors about a group of animals or conservation?… Read More
Do the shows, what is the value of the shows?… Read More
They’re gonna be outside the building and you know, was there anything going on?… Read More
Why are they protesting?… Read More
Like, well, no, they just kind of come here on a regular basis and they said, we’re not gonna cover it. We’ve seen this before. And they, it was nice that they contacted us and said, it’s not worth our time to come over there. And the thing that was… Read More
I’m like, well, you know, we just do our regular operations. Read More
What are you guys gonna do?… Read More
And I thought, gosh, if we could only do this all the time, they were very level, very level headed group. There are other individuals that, I remember there was a brother of one of our leading animal activists that was always trying to pick a fight. I mean, literally… Read More
It was good, legitimate questions. So I remember one Saturday morning we invited several of their staff in. We sat around a table, we had coffee, orange juice, donuts, and just had a conversation. And it was wonderful, wonderful. We got to see each other’s side. We were able to… Read More
If you’re in town, please come by. We wanna show you how we do things. The, the whole deal about the activism was blown up tremendously in the early years with the press. It got to the point that, I remember one time we got a call from probably the… Read More
They just wanna know, what are you doing, what are you, what are you bringing in and why are you doing this?… Read More
And it wasn’t so much, you know, how we were doing it or the shape or size of our pools or what we’re feeding the animals. Read More
How do you feel though, that the aquarium can achieve dialogue with animal activists?… Read More
And a lot of people, it’s kind of taken aback. I was not the best spokesperson. I was good, but we had other individuals in some areas that could do a better job. So it depended on what the issue was or what the question was. And a lot of… Read More
That that is a challenge only, I encourage it. Number one, I think that’s in our best interest. There are individuals that don’t want to hear what we have to say or anything you have to say. I say, that’s not right. That’s not true. They, they, there’s no reception… Read More
That’s the common image that the activists always try to, to present. And the, the reality, our, our response is we recognize we’re not the ocean. We’re never gonna be the ocean. But we try to preserve, well preserve, but present a healthy environment to the animal. We give them… Read More
So it’s that all those elements are things that would be presented and it’s often best to those people in a higher level of management. But again, if it’s maybe a specific animal, they might say, well, you know, John over here, he, he really knows about these Australian lung… Read More
But, you know, you could come across, do you think these animals are comfortable living in this small concrete bathtub?… Read More