Lolita Orca's companion dolphin sent from Miami Seaquarium to Seaworld. Know why PETA has slammed it
Miami Seaquarium for sending Lolita the orca's only companion, a dolphin, to spend the rest of his life in «yet another concrete cell». An orca named Lolita who was also called Tokitae, or Toki, died last month in Florida's Miami Seaquarium, after spending more than 50 years in captivity. It was housed in a 24-by-11-meter or about six-meter deep tank. Many welfare advocates have said that it was too small for a big animal like her.
PETA slams Miami Seaquarium
However, PETA has slammed the Seaquarium for not returning Lolita's companion, a Pacific white-sided dolphin named Li'i, to the sea. Instead, it has been sent to another marine theme park facility — SeaWorld San Antonio.
PETA: Miami Seaquarium fails Li’i
In a statement, PETA's Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman said that Li’i deserves the chance to return to his ocean home so that it could «explore, dive, and finally feel some sense of freedom after nearly 35 years spent in a chlorinated concrete tank». She said further that the Miami Seaquarium failed this long-suffering dolphin, just as it failed Lolita.
Lolita mourned, honored
Lolita was captured on August 8, 1970, in Penn Cove in the Puget Sound area in Seattle. She died at the age of 57 and became the oldest killer whale to die in captivity. After too much pleading and protest, county officials announced a plan to release her from captivity in March this year. Lolita was mourned and honored according to the Lummi Nation tribe customs in Washington.
Li'i to live among dolphins
Confirming that Li'i has been transferred to SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, Miami Seaquarium said in a Facebook post that the last Pacific white-sided dolphin was successfully moved to a habitat with other dolphins of his
