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headquarters attempting to deliver this petition in person. we have not heard back from them. we will make another attempted to after the protest. in the end, what would you like to see happen. i am not talking about southwest. i am talking about seaworld. our message was for southwest. they were founded on the principles of love and respect for others. seaworld has had a long history of abusing animals as documented in black fish they have very little regard for their employee s welfare as well. this is a very important issue that we hope southwest takes very seriously. eddy garza, thanks so much. i don t know if you have actually talked to seaworld. you have gotten statements from seaworld. what are they saying about this controversy. they will say that the care they provide for their animals is the very best care that can be provided by anyone, they have the finest facilities and they defend all the practices their trainers and handlers do. they believe they are doing the