• TWeaK@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    The former Marineland employee and whistleblower Phil Demers spent a decade trying to free Smooshi, a walrus he had previously trained and had since plotted to steal because of concerns over her health and safety.

    This past spring, Smooshi and her calf Koyuk were relocated to SeaWorld in Abu Dhabi.

    Poor Smooshi :(

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    1 year ago

    Seems like the whales have a better chance being dumped in the ocean than staying in their fish tanks

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      1 year ago

      Not really. That’s the sad part. They seemingly have a death sentence either way. They’ve tried to rehabilitate captive whales multiple times and it’s not been successful. If you dumped them in the wild they would essentially just starve to death.

      Just evil, the whole situation.