Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee is urging SeaWorld in San Diego to shut down its “Shamu Rocks” shows, which feature loud music while orcas perform tricks for a crowd. Lee and PETA sent a letter to the President of SeaWorld San Diego, saying “I’m writing to ask you not to play any Motley Crue songs at any of SeaWorld’s parks during this sad show. Although we like to torture the human fans who willingly come to our shows, we don’t want to be a part of making innocent animals’ lives hellish.”
A SeaWorld representative shot back, “We have never played a Motley Crue song in any Shamu show, nor will we. I can assure you the volume of music played during parts of our killer whale shows poses no risk at all to our animals.” Lee quickly responded, “Thanks for the expected lame corporate response which avoids the issue at hand…SeaWorld won’t address the issue of noise torture because you can’t defend it. I’m glad to know ‘Shamu Rocks’ doesn’t feature any Motley Crue music; PETA members are now monitoring the sad shows to see which bands are featured so that those bands can learn about this issue too.” Photo: Glenn Francis, www.PacificProDigital.com