Robin Jewell Roberts,
Miracle March for Lolita, January 17, 2015
January 2015
Also read Miami Seaquarium is a "Crime Scene"
And/Or better yet, make direct contact:
Fernando Eiroa, President and CEO
Palace Entertainment Corporate Headquarters
4590 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 400
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Lolita the orca was captured off the coast of Washington decades ago for
the entertainment industry and continues to spend her miserable days in a
concrete tank at Miami Seaquarium. She was about four years old when she was
taken from the wild and some of her family members are still there --
including her mother! We have a chance to reunite them so Lolita may live
her remaining days in a peaceful and loving coastal sanctuary so please sign
this petition asking the Miami Seaquarium and National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Association (NOAA) to free Lolita!
Orcas are highly intelligent animals, and I get shivers even trying to
imagine how much Lolita has been suffering. She lives in the tiniest tank in
North America for captive orcas. In the wild, she could swim up to 100 miles
a day, but currently she has space less than 60 x 80 feet. The confinement
is so stressful and abysmal that the only other orca at Miami Seaquarium
years ago repeatedly smashed his head into the walls of the tank and killed
himself.
So this intelligent, social animal, Lolita, has no company of other orcas
and animal experts say she’s exhibiting signs of psychological trauma. Miami
Seaquarium knows public opinion is against capturing wild orcas for
entertainment and there is no business future for companies who mistreat
animals.
Two major developments have happened. First, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is set to decide on Lolita’s status under
the Endangered Species Act in 2015. The Pacific Northwest’s Southern
Resident orcas are already covered under the Endangered Species Act so a
logical person would expect Lolita, who was taken from this community, to
also be protected from abuse.
Miami Seaquarium also got newer owners, Palace Entertainment, in recent
months, and they must decide if they want such a horrendous case of animal
cruelty on their conscience. As we’ve seen with the case of SeaWorld, the
public does not support cruelty and attendance and business partnerships
will certainly suffer.
We organized the largest march in history for Lolita on January 17 in Miami.
Please sign and share so we can present your signature as part of this large
event. Not everyone can travel to attend, but every one of you can take a
moment to sign my petition for Lolita. She’s suffered decades and each
signature will bring her one step closer to freedom.
Thank you for everything you do for animals!
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