PETA's Vice President & Deputy General Counsel Jared Goodman. "So the tank was closed around that time and apparently will never open again. "Now the fight is on to help Lolita live out her final years in peace, far away from the torment of captivity. "PETA is now calling for this to be the first step towards releasing Lolita to a seaside sanctuary, before this long-suffering orca ends up dying in the same cramped tank she’s been confined to for over half a century," adds Goodman.
When contacted by Euronews Green, the Seaquarium's parent company failed to provide information about the killer whale's future.
In their latest statement, the aquatic centre claimed that Lolita is healthy and eating well despite her advanced age. “As with any animal who has exceeded their anticipated life span, we will continue to monitor and care for her closely. ”At 24 metres long and ten metres wide, Lolita's tank is just four times her size.
She would need to circle it 600 times to travel the same distance wild whales cover in a single day. In her native Pacific Northwest waters, whales like Lolita can live as long as humans; in a tank, that life expectancy is cut in half.
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