A Whale Tale
- Topics: Horses and the Law
Attorneys for the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a lawsuit in federal district court last week claiming that Sea World’s five killer whales are slaves and deserve legal protection. The “plaintiffs” are Tilikum and Katina in San Diego and Corky, Kasatka, and Ulises in Orlando.
“By any definition, these orcas are slaves,” Jeff Kerr, general counsel for PETA, was quoted as saying, “kidnapped from their homes, kept confined, denied everything that’s natural to them and forced to perform tricks for Sea World’s profit
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