[Ponte Alto] Orcas

[Leslie Sheley]

done


On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Donna McClure <donnamcclure44 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Friends,
>
> Two wild orcas have been captured by Russian hunters, and are on their way
> to be displayed in a dolphinarium at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
>
> White Sphere, the Russian company behind this, is just looking to make a
> fast buck from the tourists who will be descending on to Sochi during the
> Games. It couldn't care less that the orcas were stolen from their ocean
> home.
>
> The mammals, which can grow up to 22ft long and swim 100 miles a day, are
> set to be kept in a â?osmall concrete tankâ? after a 4,614-mile flight from
> the far east of Russia. Animal experts say that transporting orcas causes
> them stress, that keeping them in ­captivity shortens their life and can
> even turn them â?opsychoticâ? .?
>
> http://action.sumofus.org/a/sochi-orca-whales/3/2?sub=mtl
>
> Thank you.
>
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