SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Years after the documentary film "Blackfish" galvanized a movement to end SeaWorld's killer whale performances, animal rights activists on Wednesday called for an end to "circus-style" dolphin shows at the theme parks. "We are asking SeaWorld to at least stop standing on dolphins' faces and using them as surf-boards in these ridiculous circus-style shows," Rally said. As evidence of this, Rally said many of SeaWorld's dolphins were observed with wounds or scars from "rake" marks sustained when one animal is bitten by another while swimming. 'THEY'RE TREATED LIKE ROYALTY'At a separate news conference, SeaWorld Entertainment Inc officials defended their treatment of dolphins and denied the shows cause any harm. (Reporting by Alan Devall in San Diego; Writing and additional reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; editing by Darren Schuettler)

Source: The Star June 06, 2019 02:48 UTC