- Signatures: 5,205
- Goal: 5,000
- Deadline: 9-30-2007
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How are Orca's captured?
Lolita needs our support now more than ever. We refuse to standby and watch her die in that pathetic little tank. For 20 years the Humane Society, marine biologists, and release specialists such as Ric O'Barry and Howard Garrett have championed the cause.
Now Orca Network, Dolphin Project, Orca Conservancy, The Center for Whale Research, Dolphin Freedom Foundation, RTC Productions, and many others are pooling our resources. With the Support of Washington State government, and the people of Miami we are raising national awareness to Lolita's little known dilemma and will ultimately achieve her retirement to her home waters in Puget Sound. Orca Biologist Ken Balcomb's Comprehensive Plan for Lolita's Retirement-Lolita's ONLY hope for a decent death.
With your help we will make this happen. Through educational outreach, film screenings and guest appearences at middle schools, high schools, and colleges around the world we are raising awareness about these intelligent social animals. And the corruption which keeps them trapped in a net of lies.
The public has the power to make a diference in Lolita's life. By educating our children properly we can empower them to make their own educated decisions. And by standing together, boycotting the companies that exploit marine life, and demanding the retirement of aging performers we can make a difference in all their lives. Lolita's family is waiting for her in Puget Sound and we are determined to see that she comes home. Join the good fight: the fight for respect, honor, admiration, and justice. Before its too late. Unfortunately, this dream was written before Lolita's health was determined, she is now very ill (all captivity related) and is not expected to live much longer than 5 years more or less. THIS IS THE DEATH SHE IS LOOKING AT:
PLEASE HELP US GET HER RETIRED, AND AT LEAST LIVE OUT THE REST OF HER TORTURED LIFE COMFORTABLY!!!
What's Wrong with Captivity? Video
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"I think they're on their 10th or 11th 'Flipper' by now," according to one former employee, but who's counting? We go through quite a few dolphins because the damn things keep dying before they reach their teens. (dolphin death chart Click here)We realize that they live between 40 and 70 years in the wild so, as you can imagine, it's pretty disappointing that they can't give us a few more years. However, we did find that if we keep naming the new dolphins "Flipper," the public never really knows any different. It's the 'Flipper' lie".
"If you're not part of the solution,
you're part of the problem."
~Ric O'Barry former Seaquarium "Flipper" trainer
The Miami Attraction / Theme Park Where we Turn Wild Animals Into Circus Clowns and We Do it with a Smile.
Celebrating 5o Years
of Captivity
50 Years of Abusement
50 Years of Encarceration
and Exploitation
Website: http://www.miamiseaprison.com
In captivity, they no longer have their families. Lolita has been without any other orca for 23 years. (Hugo, the only other orca the Seaquarium ever had, was kept in a separate and much smaller tank than Lolita before she arrived. As former trainers can tell you, Hugo went insane and killed himself by repeatedly slamming his head on the wall).
Jacques Cousteau once said, "There is as much educational benefit in studying dolphins in captivity as there would be in studying human beings by only observing prisoners in solitary confinement."
PLEASE VISIT: http://www.slavetoentertainment.com
FOR AN EYE OPENING EXPERIENCE!
The body of this petition (the smaller bottom portion) was written by the original submitter, who didn't live in Florida. I live here and have known this beautiful suffering animal her whole life; this is not a pretty picture and I hold WOMETCO ENTERPRISES,
I WANT TO PUT WOMETCO OUT OF BUSINESS, AS DO THE MANY THAT KNOW THE HORRORS THEY HAVE COMMITTED OVER THE YEARS! During hurricane Andrew six sea lions were electrocuted to death, during hurricane Wilma thousands of sharks and fish were left to die because the only generator was used to keep their main money maker, Lolita, alive.
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| 5,212 | 1:45 am PDT, Jul 4 | Laura Gathercole | Norwich | NR6 6PS | United Kingdom | |
| 5,211 | 7:11 am PDT, Jul 2 | Mª José | Vlencia | 46013 | Spain | |
| 5,210 | 2:12 am PDT, Jul 2 | rocio flores | talavera de la reina | 45600 | Spain | |
| 5,209 | 5:04 pm PDT, Jun 30 | Catherine Methot | Sudbury | P3B 2Z3 | Canada | |
| 5,208 | 12:17 pm PDT, Jun 27 | Shelby Proie | Bal Harbour | Florida | 33154 | United States |
| 5,207 | 6:37 am PDT, Jun 16 | irene guilla | Balaguer | 25600 | Spain | |
| 5,206 | 6:28 pm PDT, Jun 8 | Christina Hanna | Thomaston | Georgia | 30286 | United States |
| 5,205 | 11:38 pm PDT, Jun 4 | Tatiana Kostanian | San Francisco | California | 94122 | United States |
| 5,204 | 5:39 am PDT, May 31 | Annelies Ooms | Westerlo | 2260 | Belgium | |
| 5,203 | 3:38 pm PDT, May 25 | isabelle robbins | miami | Florida | 33139 | United States |
| 5,202 | 3:22 am PDT, May 21 | Donna Smith | Wilm | North Carolina | 28409 | United States |
| 5,201 | 1:34 pm PDT, May 16 | Veronica Garcia | Mexico City | 11570 | Mexico | |
| 5,200 | 4:46 pm PDT, May 15 | grace lee | buena park | California | 90621 | United States |
| 5,199 | 7:16 am PDT, May 13 | Anonymous | glasgow | G3 7PQ | United Kingdom | |
| 5,198 | 7:34 am PDT, May 12 | Gianyna Chuong | Tokyo | 150-8512 | Japan | |
| 5,197 | 5:07 pm PDT, May 9 | Anonymous | barcelona | 08021 | Spain | |
| 5,196 | 12:30 am PDT, May 7 | Stephanie Penny | Wichita | Kansas | 67204 | United States |
| 5,195 | 6:22 am PDT, May 6 | MARTA DIEZ | Amposta | 43870 | Spain | |
| 5,194 | 5:57 pm PDT, May 2 | Luz de Lourdes | Monterrey | 64988 | Mexico | |
| 5,193 | 3:38 am PDT, May 2 | SUSANA ESCRIG | Barcelona | 08750 | Spain | |
| 5,192 | 2:42 pm PDT, May 1 | Courtney LeBlanc | Lafayette | Louisiana | 70508 | United States |
| 5,191 | 1:48 pm PDT, Apr 30 | Anonymous | boston | Massachusetts | 02108 | United States |
| 5,190 | 11:15 am PDT, Apr 30 | sophie mooney | oldham | ol1 | United Kingdom | |
| 5,189 | 8:37 am PDT, Apr 30 | Samantha Hough | Pepperell | Massachusetts | 01463 | United States |
| 5,188 | 6:41 am PDT, Apr 30 | Meghan Oakley | townsend | Massachusetts | 01469 | United States |
| 5,187 | 6:09 am PDT, Apr 30 | Yvette Lashua | townsend | Massachusetts | 01474 | United States |
| 5,186 | 5:28 am PDT, Apr 30 | Jeanna Raikunen | Pepperell | Massachusetts | 01463 | United States |
| 5,185 | 9:13 pm PDT, Apr 29 | Jessica Bullock | Tampa | Florida | 33606 | United States |
| 5,184 | 9:12 pm PDT, Apr 29 | Anita Hawkins | Tampa | Florida | 33606 | United States |
| 5,183 | 4:17 pm PDT, Apr 28 | Anonymous | bastian | Virginia | 24314 | United States |
| 5,182 | 4:34 am PDT, Apr 28 | Victoria Alt | Tampa | Florida | 33609 | United States |
| 5,181 | 8:41 pm PDT, Apr 27 | Anonymous | Jupiter | Florida | 33458 | United States |
| 5,180 | 1:57 pm PDT, Apr 27 | susan sarli | 2001 nw 118th ave | Florida | 33026 | United States |
| 5,179 | 11:53 am PDT, Apr 27 | Nic Oilschlager | Grayslake | Illinois | 60030 | United States |
| 5,178 | 11:32 am PDT, Apr 24 | Jacqueline McHugh | Southboro | Massachusetts | 01772 | United States |
| 5,177 | 11:37 am PDT, Apr 23 | John Faust | Tampa | Florida | 33606 | United States |
| 5,176 | 9:50 am PDT, Apr 23 | Lisa Pugsley | Northborough | Massachusetts | 01532 | United States |
| 5,175 | 6:44 am PDT, Apr 23 | Kelly Ramsdell | Northborough | Massachusetts | 01532 | United States |
| 5,174 | 1:48 am PDT, Apr 23 | Anonymous | orlando | Florida | 32829 | United States |
| 5,173 | 8:57 pm PDT, Apr 22 | Jamie Plesko | Lake Worth | Florida | 33467 | United States |
| 5,172 | 8:47 pm PDT, Apr 22 | lycia carvalho | hudson | New Hampshire | 03051 | United States |
| 5,171 | 7:29 pm PDT, Apr 22 | Anonymous | Orlando | Florida | 32826 | United States |
| 5,170 | 6:37 pm PDT, Apr 22 | Tamara Turk | tampa | Florida | 33606 | United States |
| 5,169 | 6:30 pm PDT, Apr 22 | Laura Rathke | Tampa | Florida | 33606 | United States |
| 5,168 | 4:39 pm PDT, Apr 22 | Anonymous | Palm Harbor | Florida | 34684 | United States |
| 5,167 | 4:09 pm PDT, Apr 22 | Jonathan Keebler | Delray Beach | Florida | 33484 | United States |
| 5,166 | 3:25 pm PDT, Apr 22 | Melanie Green | Tampa | Florida | 33606 | United States |
| 5,165 | 12:02 pm PDT, Apr 22 | Ashley Moreland | Tampa | Florida | 33606 | United States |
| 5,164 | 11:21 am PDT, Apr 22 | anonym anonym | Wolfsburg | 38440 | Germany | |
| 5,163 | 11:17 am PDT, Apr 22 | moni Anonym | Wolfsburg | 38440 | Germany | |
| 5,162 | 12:48 am PDT, Apr 17 | Phillip Tucker | Melbounre | 3053 | Australia | |
| 5,161 | 4:45 pm PDT, Apr 16 | daisy b | melbourne | 3436 | Australia | |
| 5,160 | 5:04 am PDT, Apr 16 | Nikki Bisenieks | Melbounre | 3000 | Australia | |
| 5,159 | 3:47 pm PDT, Apr 5 | Joanna Garcia | San Bernardino | California | 92408 | United States |
| 5,158 | 2:40 am PDT, Apr 3 | Rachel Billington | Manchester | BL4 8LD | United Kingdom | |
| 5,157 | 12:07 pm PDT, Apr 2 | Stephanie Lyn | Saint Louis | Missouri | 63129 | United States |
| 5,156 | 2:32 am PDT, Apr 1 | May Gracia | Madrid | 28007 | Spain | |
| 5,155 | 9:49 am PDT, Mar 30 | Nancy Lion-Storm | Livermore | California | 94551 | United States |
| 5,154 | 11:59 am PDT, Mar 29 | Anonymous | indianapolis | Indiana | 46208 | United States |
| 5,153 | 10:37 am PDT, Mar 26 | Kenneth Lapointe | Ottawa | K1H 6X9 | Canada | |
| 5,152 | 7:16 am PDT, Mar 26 | Mary Rodriguez | Houston | Texas | 77080 | United States |
| 5,151 | 9:21 pm PDT, Mar 25 | Joanne McInerney | Schaumburg | Illinois | 60193 | United States |
Please help save Lolita!!!
I've never had the chance to see Lolita in person, but I can tell you that she is an amazing animal. Let's let these people know that she simply can't be imprisoned like this.
Her "puddle" does not meet government regulations!
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