SeaWorld is facing more scrutiny after a dolphin at one of its parks bit a nine-year-old girl earlier this month. The beleaguered park’s San Antonio Dolphin Cove has come under fire from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals after a dolphin bit the young girl during a February 22nd visit with her family. PETA has asked Texas authorities to investigate the park because it allows visitors to touch the sea mammals, which it calls an ‘animal welfare violation,’ according to a complaint obtained by ABC News. CHomp: THe dolphin latched on to the nine-year-old girl's hand strongly enough to require park staff to force it to release her
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The nine-year-old girl was bitten during a February 22 visit
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She suffered only minor injuries, but PETA wants the incident investigated as proof of violations of the 'animal welfare act'
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‘SeaWorld’s ‘@placeholder’ is another example of how the park’s main priority is profit, not the welfare of the animals or the safety of its guests,’ he continued.