July 18, 2010

Marine Mammal Captivity: the good, the bad, and the beautiful

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Time	July 24 · 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Location	Pro Dive International (and Oceanic Defense) 429 Seabreeze Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, FL

Created By	Samantha Whitcraft, Nikole Ordway, Shelby Proie

More Info	Join us for a presentation and panel discussion of marine mammal captivity with three presenters experienced in the fields of marine mammal training, advocacy, and conservation: Nikole Ordway — former trainer with the US Navy’s Marine Mammal Program and current FL Reef Check Cour…se Director Shelby Proie — community activist with the Orca Network and current Director of SaveLolita.com Samantha Whitcraft — former harbor seal rescue/rehab technician at the New England Aquarium and current Director of Conservation Biology, Oceanic Defense.org Join the panel, afterward, for a NIGHT DIVE at 6 pm! (Reserve the night dive at 800-PRO-DIVE)

Tags: captivity, cruelty, illegal tank, Lolita, miami seaquairum, protest

Filed under Action, Lolita by Shelby

Comments on Marine Mammal Captivity: the good, the bad, and the beautiful

July 19, 2010

veterinary technician @ 9:40 am

Great site. A lot of useful information here. I’m sending it to some friends!

July 24, 2010

cna classes @ 2:57 pm

found your site on del.icio.us today and really liked it.. i bookmarked it and will be back to check it out some more later

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Mike Downs : FREE Lolita!! A life is more important than money
Guest_3244 : I am not going to say "please"~I say,FREE LOLITA,shut down your $$$ captivity industry NOW!!
Irina : How they can do that? They don't have a heart? They really don't think? If you want to have an orca in captivity have care about it!!! Sorry for my english
Irina : No comment... just save the orcas!!!
Guest_3131 : Free Lolita please...she must return with free orca, because her place is FREE , not in the Miami Aquarium !!!
Guest_894 : continued....loc ked in a bathroom. Their natural behavior and stunts are so much more enjoyable then trained and forced tricks, they come from the heart, from one moment of joy....For once think about Lolita, make her happy after she has brought smiles to so many people she deserves a big Orca smile herself...and usually making the right choice pays off tenfold!
Guest_894 : continued...cont ent and use the indredible speed, strength and agility they posess. I do not claim to know anything about rehab or such, but if she can not be freed-retired- please, find it in you rheart to provide her with a more suitable environment. I own horses, and as a rule of thumb to keep them happy it is recommended to have an acre per horse providing ample oppurtunity to run and play...how can a 20 foot whale be kept in a 30 foot tank? It is like being locked in a room the size of a ba
Guest_894 : I know there was a time that i was thrilled at the thought of seeing a real life Orca up close. And I know millions of people still love to go and see the Orca show. But they would be just as thrilled to see these beautiful animals as God intended them to be. If not completely free in the ocean then at least in tanks that are set up to suit these incredible animals.Lolitas tank is just horrid. Even the minimum required by law does not give these animals the space they truly need to be content an
Atlantis Orca : Hi everyone just let you know i have made a group on Facebook for a walk to be arranged in Vancouver. Just this second made.Go to groups - Walk for lolita Vancouver. Hopefully it should pop up. Lolita hasn't given up and neither should we. Hang in there Lolita.
Guest_2483 : Please free Lolita now!
Guest_4521 : Animal should not be kept in cages or tanks. Free all the animals
Guest_3989 : Lolita has paid her dues. Please let her go.
Guest_698 : these animals have a life let them live it
Guest_3728 : Where is your humanity? Release this majestic creature of God's creation.... NOW!!!
Ann : Please add my Blog's Link in your Blog....My blog is «link»
heather : Please retire Lolita, and send her to where she belongs, it is very sad to see Lolita in such poor conditions, its inhuman and it is cruel.
Guest_2471 : This is disgusting this is worse than the vancouver aquarium. how can you expect to put a gaint whale in a small pool like that? the water is not even deep enough for the whale to dive. the aquaruim looks flithy! i just saw the story of her and it really touched me. they need to set this whale free or else it can die. and this horrible miami aquarium needs to be shut down. if i go to miami i will never step my foot in that hole of an aquarium. like how is the whale suppost to do tricks in that h
Ann : Please add my Blog's Link in your Blog...My Blog is «link»
Guest_4714 : technically Lolita is owned not by corporation but by public trust. There COULD be a lawsuit that could remand her back as a ward of WASHINGTON STATE. Technically they could file charges of theft if taxes weren't paid on the sales of these whales plus a rate of interest. Just saying. I'd get a hold of state attorneys especially since this whale's welfare is in jeopardy
Guest_2463 : This page is terrible! Your facts are completely inaccurate on BOTH wild and captive orca! Holy Crap! I dont mind that i completely disagree with your stance on the captivity of animals but at least get the facts right! Stop trying to mold them to fit your argument!
Guest_2718 : We throw all the blame at the aquariums that are mistreating these animals (just keeping them in such small environments is abuse) and yet the public spends millions of dollars a year visiting these parks. The best way to show that this is important is to only attand aquariums that are praised for catch and release programs like the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California
Guest_2718 : If people would stop paying to see shows involving captive whales, there would be no market to keep them
benny : is there any progress on setting her free?
Guest_4814 : please have mercy and free Lolita
Toni Barringer : In this day and age it's unforgivable that an entertainment industry would put revenues ahead of the welfare of an innocent orca. It clearly shows Seaquarium knows nothing about the orca families, or if they do and ignore Lolita's terrible plight, I don't understand how they can look at themselves in the mirror every morning. There are no words for this ongoing disgrace.
Niki : Please find us on Facebook under "Freedom for Lolita!" Become a fan!
Guest_317 : I Love my daughter and cannot imagine being separated like Lolita has been from her family. Free this orca! Love, Mom
Guest_2250 : Sending letters, forwarding info and trying to get a group active here in California to help Lolita get home!
Guest_1273 : I was going to bring my grandson to the aquarium this weekend. However, after reading the article on Lolita, I have decided to do something else. No living creature should suffer hardship at the hands of man for profit. Shame on you!!!!
Guest_2979 : Il faut absolument libérer non seulement Lolita mais aussi tous les animaux prisionniers des zoos, cirques et autres parcs d'attraction. De quel droit, au nom de la conservation d'espèces animales ou du stupide amusement humain, peut-on aliéner la vie d'animaux et leur imposer des conditions de vie que ne supporteraient pas leurs geôliers. C'est révoltant. Il est nécessaire d'obtenir leur libération et sans aucune contrepartie financière.
Guest_4368 : Free Lolita
Guest_4989 : Please save Lolita
Guest_1925 : Take the orca back to Puget Sound and throw the Hertzs in with her.
Guest_4266 : You have a supporter in Honolulu. This is disheartening to hear.
Guest_3779 : Anyone who takes their kids to see this is as guilty as the scumbag that owns this hideous place

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