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Miami-Dade County gave formal notice Thursday it is evicting the company that owns Miami Seaquarium, citing animal welfare and a host of other issues with the iconic marine park.
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The Miami Seaquarium has been an attraction in the city for almost 70 years. But in recent months the 38-acre marine park on Virginia Key in Key Biscayne has come under intense scrutiny for substandard animal care and a lack of certification.
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In the last year, the Miami Seaquarium has been the site of multiple animal deaths. Seaquarium officials found it necessary to relocate its Pacific white-sided dolphins, as well as three manatees.
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Lolita died Aug. 18, and activists say their fight is far from over. They plan to continue fighting for the release of other orcas in captivity and other sea mammals, such as bottlenose dolphins.
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The mammal scientist who headed up the effort to transport the whale to a sea pen in Puget Sound insists all precautions were taken to ensure the whale’s health and that her death from renal failure was unexpected.
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An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami Seaquarium.
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The 57-year-old orca was captured over 50 years ago at the age of 4 from the Pacific coast near Seattle. She retired last spring from performing in exhibition shows.
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The company slated to take over the Seaquarium has agreed to retire Lolita, also known as Tokitae or Toki. She will no longer have to flip for food.
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Florida’s minimum wage will rise this week. A series of animal deaths at Miami Seaquarium have activists calling for answers. Plus, Florida voters put an end to greyhound racing. Now, some of those dogs are getting a second life as service dogs for veterans.
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Florida’s minimum wage will rise this week. A series of animal deaths at Miami Seaquarium have activists calling for answers. Plus, Florida voters put an end to greyhound racing. Now, some of those dogs are getting a second life as service dogs for veterans.
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The endangered killer whales of the Pacific Northwest live very different lives from orcas in captivity.
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For nearly 25 years, the Miami Seaquarium’s killer whale, Lolita, has been the star of a sequel that has never been made.In 1995, inspired by the original…