Dolphins for Sale: Bankrupt Aquatic Park Firm Looks to Cut Costs

Bankrupt aquatic parks operator The Dolphin Company is preparing to sell hundreds of dolphins and other marine mammals, saying the business is running low on cash and can’t afford to keep caring for its animals.

The company is seeking court approval to hold sales that would also include assets such as real estate, according to a Wednesday filing. TDC said it has limited liquidity and that care costs for its roughly 2,400 animals are “exceedingly high.”

The firm, which operates over 30 attractions in eight countries, filed Chapter 11 in March, after TDC’s US operations were taken over by ...