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Where is Lolita?

December 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment


The News

The Public Relations office at the Miami Seaquarium is saying “no comment” in response to frantic inquires about the whereabouts of Lolita, an orca who has been living in the smallest killer whale tank in North America for 44 years.

The Seaquarium posted this statement for visitors on its website: “Due to routine maintenance at our Killer Whale and Dolphin Stadium, there will be no Killer Whale and Dolphin show until further notice.”

Statement on Seaquarium website

Statement on Seaquarium website

Some speculate that Lolita has been moved to an even smaller tank that is covered with a tarp:

Photo: @OrcaSOS

Photo: @OrcaSOS

Lolita, who was stolen from her pod off the coast of Washington in 1970 when she was four, has captured the world’s attention because her tank that is smaller than the minimum size required by the Animal Welfare Act, and she has no orca companion or shelter from the sun.  Lolita can’t even dive because the the tank to which she is confined is shallower than the length of her body.

Lolita's tank is just 35' X 80'

Lolita’s tank is just 35′ X 80′

On January 17th, over 1,000 people will gather in Miami for the Mircale March for Lolita, which promises to be the largest protest in history for a captive orca. The objective is to pressure the Seaquarium to release her to coastal sanctuary near her pod where she will be rehabilitated and transitioned back into the wild. Lolita’s mother is still alive.

Your Turn

Please call the Miami Seaquarium and ask where Lolita is: (305) 361-5705



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  1. renate grimm says:

    Please helf Lolita and st her free!
    When your own life is ending you dont regret it

  2. Natasha Brenner says:

    I called. I asked “Where is Lolita?” A voice said “Let me transfer you.” Then hung up! Draw your own conclusions!

  3. LolitaLover says:

    The greedy exploiters are probably enlarging her tank so that they can continue to keep her captive and “use” her until she dies!

    The USDA has never protected our innocent and voiceless creatures where money and business is concerned and has allowed animals in entertainment (circuses, zoos, marine shows), animals used for food (on horrific factory farms, sows in gestation crates, battery cages), research/labs, clothing, hunting, sport, racing, to be abused, treated inhumanely and cruelly without issuing so much as a fine, let alone shutting them down when they repeatedly violate laws and the Animal Welfare Act!

    Our tax dollars go to support rogue agencies like the USDA, the DEC, BLM, FGW which are all controlled by industry insiders…former employees of animal exploiting corporations; by ranchers, by Big Pharma and Agribusiness! There’s no way for justice for animals in a society that views them as property and commodities.

    When will we who oppose the enslavement and slaughter be ready to march in the streets in cities across this country, to protest and say No More?

  4. Veronica says:

    It’s so sad. None of these animals should be in captivity for entertainment purposes. We are kidding ourselves when we think they’re cared for in this kind of environment.

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