It
is important when educating friends and family and speaking
to the media, that the right message is delivered.
Lolita
has served the Miami community involuntarily for 33 years.
She WILL die in that concrete chlorinated box if she is
not rescued and rehabilitated.
Captive
orcas have a life expectancy far less than that of their
wild relatives.
Marine
Abusement Parks are FOR PROFIT businesses. There is NO concern
for wildlife. It's all about money. PERIOD.
Wild
animals are entitled to freedom and should NOT BE OWNED
by exploitative money hungry corporations.
Captivity
causes psychological damage to ALL wild animals. They begin
to display repetitive behavior and signs of stress. This
is obvious in all captive wild animals. Imagine yourself
locked in a tank for 33 years...
Captive
animals do NOT perform for fun, they perform for food. The
trainers call this "Positive Reward." From Lolita's
perspective it's "food Deprivation."
Lolita's
tank (according to APHIS) must be a minimum of 45 feet across
in either direction with a straight line of travel across
the middle. Lolita's tank is a mere 35 feet from the from
to the slide-out barrier. The barrier is ignored in APHIS
reports.
Seaqurium officials have been lying to the public for 25
years. There will never be any new tank for Lolita. Dade
County will not permit it.
There
is nothing educational about the Lolita or "Flipper"
shows. There are merely spectacles of dominance. Man dominating
beast; that is the message our children leave the park with.
We
gotta get her outa that place!!
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