Captive orca Lolita can stay at Miami aquarium -US appeals court
1/14/2018
The Seaquarium kept Lolita after SeaWorld Entertainment Inc decided in 2016 to end its orca breeding programmes and phase out killer whale shows. A 2013 documentary, “Blackfish,” had depicted the captivity and exhibition of killer whales as cruel. The appeals court ruled nine days after Bob Barker, ...
1/13/2018
Lolita the Killer Whale is seen between shows at the Miami Seaquarium in Miami January 21, 2015. — Reuters picMIAMI, Jan 13 — A federal appeals court yesterday rejected efforts by animal rights advocates to force the Miami Seaquarium in Florida to release Lolita, a killer whale it has held in captivity ...
1/12/2018
Jan 12 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday rejected efforts by animal rights advocates to force the Miami Seaquarium in Florida to release Lolita, a killer whale it has held in captivity for nearly half a century. By a 3-0 vote, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Miami rejected claims by People ...
The Seaquarium kept Lolita after SeaWorld Entertainment Inc decided in 2016 to end its orca breeding programs and phase out killer whale shows. A 2013 documentary, “Blackfish,” had depicted the captivity and exhibition of killer whales as cruel. The appeals court ruled nine days after Bob Barker, the ...