As the video shows, Lolita’s home of nearly 45 years is barely bigger than she is. Scientists and activists have consistently complained to the Seaquarium and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service—which enforces the federal Animal Welfare Act—that Lolita’s tight quarters are illegal. According to AWA regulations, the width of killer whale tanks must be at least 48 feet, twice the length of the average orca. But the distance between the front of Lolita’s pool and the work island where trainers interact with her is only about 35 feet, according to a 1998 complaint filed with the federal government by the Humane Society of the United States. takepart/video/2015/01/13/watch-where-killer-whale-has-been-confined-45-years?cmpid=organic-share-facebook
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