Lolita the orca: activists condemn Seaquarium sending orca's only companion to SeaWorld
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Lolita the orca: activists condemn Seaquarium sending orca's only companion to SeaWorld - instead of sanctuary.
Li'i the Pacific white-sided dolphin was Lolita the orca's only companion, up until her death last month
A US aquarium has been accused of condemning a dolphin which spent years as Lolita the orca's only companion to spend the rest of his life in "yet another concrete cell".
Last month, Lolita – formerly known as Tokitae, or Toki – an orca housed at Florida's Miami Seaquarium, died from suspected kidney problems after more than half a century in captivity, on the brink of plans to move her to an ocean sanctuary. The orca had controversially lived in a 24-by-11-metre tank, which was about six metres deep, for years - considered by many welfare advocates to be dirty and far too small for her.
The park's new owner - The Dolphin Company - and the Friends of Toki non-profit announced a plan in March to possibly move her to a natural sea pen in the Pacific Northwest, with the financial backing of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, but she died before this came to pass.
However, US animal rights group PETA has criticised the Seaquarium for not returning her only companion, a Pacific white-sided dolphin named Li'i, to the sea, instead transferring him to another marine theme park facility - SeaWorld San Antonio. In a statement sent to NationalWorld, PETA's executive vice president Tracy Reiman said by not sending Li'i to a seaside sanctuary, the Miami Seaquarium was "condemning him to spend the rest of his life in yet another concrete cell".
"The Miami Seaquarium has failed this long-suffering dolphin, just as it failed Lolita, she continued. Li’i deserved the chance to return to his ocean home, she said, "to explore, dive, and finally feel some sense of freedom after nearly 35 years spent in a chlorinated concrete tank".
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Li'i the Pacific white-sided dolphin was Lolita the orca's only companion, up until her death last month
A US aquarium has been accused of condemning a dolphin which spent years as Lolita the orca's only companion to spend the rest of his life in "yet another concrete cell".
Last month, Lolita – formerly known as Tokitae, or Toki – an orca housed at Florida's Miami Seaquarium, died from suspected kidney problems after more than half a century in captivity, on the brink of plans to move her to an ocean sanctuary. The orca had controversially lived in a 24-by-11-metre tank, which was about six metres deep, for years - considered by many welfare advocates to be dirty and far too small for her.
The park's new owner - The Dolphin Company - and the Friends of Toki non-profit announced a plan in March to possibly move her to a natural sea pen in the Pacific Northwest, with the financial backing of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, but she died before this came to pass.
However, US animal rights group PETA has criticised the Seaquarium for not returning her only companion, a Pacific white-sided dolphin named Li'i, to the sea, instead transferring him to another marine theme park facility - SeaWorld San Antonio. In a statement sent to NationalWorld, PETA's executive vice president Tracy Reiman said by not sending Li'i to a seaside sanctuary, the Miami Seaquarium was "condemning him to spend the rest of his life in yet another concrete cell".
"The Miami Seaquarium has failed this long-suffering dolphin, just as it failed Lolita, she continued. Li’i deserved the chance to return to his ocean home, she said, "to explore, dive, and finally feel some sense of freedom after nearly 35 years spent in a chlorinated concrete tank".
dolphins,
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congressman jeff duncan,
philippines china south china sea,
mark milley,
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victoria secret karen lawsuit,
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harvest moon,
covid testing kits,
dolphin,
covid vaccines,
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saltwater intrusion mississippi river,
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fema alert system,
jamaica dengue fever outbreak,
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