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PETA and the Animal Legal Defense Fund Filed Suit to Get Lolita Released from Miami Seaquarium

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 14:46

Miami, Fla. -

PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund have filed a lawsuit aim at getting Lolita the orca released from the Miami Seaquarium.

In their suit, they claim the National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS, excluded Lolita from the list of animals from the Endangered Species Act and have forced the whale to swim in circles in a small tank that does not meet USDA guidelines, while reaping million of dollars by forcing the animal to do tricks that are unnatural, solely for profit and amusement.

PETA Sues SeaWorld Claiming Whales Held Captive as Slaves, Says Whales Have Constitutional Rights

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 18:31

PETA has filed a lawsuit against SeaWorld for having Orca whales at its parks in Orlando and San Diego, claiming the whales are being held as captives and forced to work and perform, which is a violation of the U.S. Constitution against slavery.

In the lawsuit, the whales were named as the plaintiffs filing the suit and the court documents filed in Orlando at the federal courthouse show Tillicum, Katina, Corky, Caskaka and Ulysses as the petitioners. PETA says the whales obviously can't go into the courthouse so they filed the lawsuit on behalf or at the request of the whales.