Sea World Beer

I read your (April 25) article, “Protesters Say Suds and Sea Don’t Mix,” with great interest, as did many of us here at Sea World.

Most San Diego residents know our mission has not changed since our park opened in 1964: To provide our guests the highest quality experience in the world’s preeminent marine zoological park, balancing family entertainment, research, education and conservation.

Anheuser-Busch is good for Sea World and for San Diego. The park has benefited from renewed investment in all aspects of its operations, including major zoological exhibits such as Shark Encounter, which will open this summer; continued growth in education programs that directly involved 237,000 area residents last year. All of this has a clear, substantial social and economic impact, resulting in tax revenues and jobs for our community.

We have sold beer at Sea World for nearly 20 years. Anheuser-Busch ownership doesn’t change that. In fact, Anheuser-Busch has undertaken a number of steps to ensure beer is enjoyed responsibly, steps that were not in place before.

C. MICHAEL CROSS, Executive Vice President, General Manager, Sea World of California