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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat
... and the the animal welfare people... the animal and plant health and inspection service (APHIS) part of the USDA sets the rules for how big these tanks must be and yet they walk away from it instead of at least enforcing it?
("...Lolita is approximately 21 feet long and 7,000 pounds. Her tank is 20 feet deep at the deepest point and a mere 12 feet deep around the edges. The pool is only 35 feet wide.").
I mean there are so many layers to the cruelty here it is despicable.
Do you have any idea - this retirement plan which is posted and in such detail... is anyone listening?
I'll do what i'm sure you have done and call / email every single contact on there but man... utterly heartbreaking.
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On a lighter note... love is blind.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ocks-wild.html |
It is sad that an institution, who declares to be a leader in marine education, would ignore the offers to transition Lolita to a better life. The only explanation that most can come up with is the amount of money they are making from the "see a killer whale perform with dolphins" show. I couldn't even watch the video of how these animals were captured.
Thanks for taking action.
