A great deal of controversy has been aroused by America’s notorious SeaWorld, but it is not the only place exploiting killer whales.
The latest development is that host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi in Russia, is involved. The city has a dolphinarium, and two wild-caught orcas are being flown in, solely as means of making more money during the Winter Olympics.
The capture and display of orcas causes immense suffering to the whales, and poses a risk to human life – some animals become psychotic with the stress. It is not something that should be associated with an event as positive as the Olympics.
Tell Russia to release the orcas it has just caught and not become any further involved in this brutal practice.
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