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Mr. Arthur Hertz
The Miami Seaquarium
4400 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
Tel: (304) 361 5705
Dear Mr. Hertz,
I wish to express concern about Lolita, the lone orca who remains captive at The Miami Seaquarium. Lolita was captured from Puget Sound in 1970 and is the lone survivor of 60 orcas captured at that time. She was captured when she was six and is the oldest orca in captivity, yet she lives in the smallest facility of any captive orca. She has also been alone since the death of her mate Hugo in 1980.
Please consider the proposal to rehabilitate Lolita back into the wild. The successful rehabilitation of Keiko, proves that it is feasible. Moreover, the captivity of whales and dolphins is archaic and increasingly unprofitable. The most successful aquarium in North America is the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, which only has models and interactive videos of whales and dolphins. Lolita could provide the southern community with more calves that are free of the toxins that have tragically accumulated in their relatives. Until you consider giving Lolita a future in the wild I won't visit the Miami Seaquarium.
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