![]() ![]() In “Free Willy,” a street kid is caught putting midnight graffiti on the whale tank at the fictional North West Adventure Park. “If the few captive animals that we have as representatives or ambassadors of their species are well treated, then it’s a very acceptable and sought-after thing by the public.” “The average American family has thought it out,” Antrim said. The fulminations of the activists aside, Antrim believes the public accepts the notion of animals in captivity for educational and entertainment purposes at zoos, aquariums and parks as long as they are treated well. “If anything, I think it’s going to encourage a lot of young people to come to Sea World this summer and see these animals.” “I thought it was a good movie: a kid, an animal, good guys and bad guys, a real feel-good movie,” Antrim said. He saw “Free Willy” at a sneak preview and found it rollicking fun but he does not think it will cause Sea World any lasting public relations or attendance problems. Jim Antrim, general curator at the Sea World park in San Diego, disagrees. “A political statement in a feature movie will do more than all the educational efforts of all the environmental groups combined.” Paul Watson, president of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, based in Orange County, predicts that “Free Willy” will be the best thing that ever happened to the free-the-animals movement. “ ‘Free Willy’ won’t just give us a shot in the arm, it will absolutely catapult the issue into the homes of millions of Americans,” Pacello added.
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