On the 30th anniversary of the capture of Tilikum—the orca who lashed out and killed trainer Dawn Brancheau at SeaWorld in Orlando—PETA submitted a formal complaint urging Florida State Attorney Jeffery Ashton to investigate the park and to pursue felony charges for alleged violations of Floridas anti-cruelty statute. As PETA points out in its letter, Florida law prohibits intentionally causing excessive or repeated unnecessary suffering—and SeaWorld knowingly subjects Tilikum to the constant stress, frustration, conflict, and injury inherent in keeping a far-ranging, highly social top predator in captivity.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 00:04:08 +0000
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