The Miami Seaquarium is a fucked up place. They actually used to keep two orcas in that pool. Hugo, the first orca they paid to have stolen in 1968, was originally housed in an exhibit they now use for manatees. He lived in that environment for two years. Some time after they received Lolita, the two were moved into the tank pictured here. Hugo was really aggressive and would often bash his head against the walls of his tank. He would die of a brain aneurysm in 1980. Lolita has been alone since that time. They've kept Pacific white sided dolphins with her. However, there's been reports that the dolphins are aggressive towards her. She doesn't appear to do much other than perform/log/eat. An activist offered to pay the owner of the aquarium her market value so she could be moved to a sea sanctuary in the San Juan Islands, WA. He refused. She's gonna die in that hellhole. Her tank isn't even USDA compliant and they won't do anything about it. It's devastating to see any animal in these conditions but with her there's an extra kick: she has family members that are still alive. She could be rehabilitated. There's already a plan in place for her. The owner is just a sociopath who only cares about money.
I just looked on satellite view of Google maps and zoomed in as close as it would let me and you can clearly see the outline of him and it shows how truly big he is compared to his tank http://i.imgur.com/9QenOmz.jpg
leinaD-Backwards on June 12nd, 2017 at 11:37 UTC »
I think this goes beyond vegans to be honest.
mollymollykelkel on June 12nd, 2017 at 13:39 UTC »
The Miami Seaquarium is a fucked up place. They actually used to keep two orcas in that pool. Hugo, the first orca they paid to have stolen in 1968, was originally housed in an exhibit they now use for manatees. He lived in that environment for two years. Some time after they received Lolita, the two were moved into the tank pictured here. Hugo was really aggressive and would often bash his head against the walls of his tank. He would die of a brain aneurysm in 1980. Lolita has been alone since that time. They've kept Pacific white sided dolphins with her. However, there's been reports that the dolphins are aggressive towards her. She doesn't appear to do much other than perform/log/eat. An activist offered to pay the owner of the aquarium her market value so she could be moved to a sea sanctuary in the San Juan Islands, WA. He refused. She's gonna die in that hellhole. Her tank isn't even USDA compliant and they won't do anything about it. It's devastating to see any animal in these conditions but with her there's an extra kick: she has family members that are still alive. She could be rehabilitated. There's already a plan in place for her. The owner is just a sociopath who only cares about money.
Squeekofaninja on June 12nd, 2017 at 13:42 UTC »
I just looked on satellite view of Google maps and zoomed in as close as it would let me and you can clearly see the outline of him and it shows how truly big he is compared to his tank http://i.imgur.com/9QenOmz.jpg