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Lolita/Tokitae is going to die.
"Marine scientists have also raised concerns that Lolita, who has had multiple health scares in the decades in her tank, won’t be well enough to survive the diseases and pollution in the ocean, but [Pitram] Singh said he’s confident that she will survive."
This is who's spearheading Tokitae's release: Pitram Singh, co-fouder of the animal rights group Friends of Lolita. He isn't a veterinarian, marine biologist, animal trainer, or even a custodian at the Seaquarium. He's a Florida Keys real estate tycoon. And he thinks he knows more about her health and wellbeing than the actual experts warning that this is a bad idea. The other so-called philanthropist funding this operation is Jim Irsay, CEO of the Indianapolis Colts. That's right, the NFL football team.
The icing on the cake is this statement from the CEO of the Dolphin Company, Eduardo Albor (a businessman, not an animal care professional):
"He [Albor] told media gathered for the announcement about his first visit to the Seaquarium before his company purchased the theme park. He and his daughter caught the Lolita show, and he described a cheering, happy crowd of families delighting in the orca’s performance, including himself. Then, he said, his daughter told him she couldn’t watch the show anymore and needed to leave. “I cannot be here because this place is too small for Lolita,” she told him. “Dad, I have to go or I will cry.” Albor said he vowed that if he took over the park, he would do what he could to free Lolita. “I promised,” he said."
Sir, you own a swim-with-the-dolphins company, and yet you're buying activist rhetoric hook, line, and sinker. You should have promised your daughter you would do what was best for Toki. You should have listened to the animal care experts who literally work for you instead of giving in to the same people who want to see you out of business.
"Marine scientists have also raised concerns that Lolita, who has had multiple health scares in the decades in her tank, won’t be well enough to survive the diseases and pollution in the ocean, but [Pitram] Singh said he’s confident that she will survive."
This is who's spearheading Tokitae's release: Pitram Singh, co-fouder of the animal rights group Friends of Lolita. He isn't a veterinarian, marine biologist, animal trainer, or even a custodian at the Seaquarium. He's a Florida Keys real estate tycoon. And he thinks he knows more about her health and wellbeing than the actual experts warning that this is a bad idea. The other so-called philanthropist funding this operation is Jim Irsay, CEO of the Indianapolis Colts. That's right, the NFL football team.
The icing on the cake is this statement from the CEO of the Dolphin Company, Eduardo Albor (a businessman, not an animal care professional):
"He [Albor] told media gathered for the announcement about his first visit to the Seaquarium before his company purchased the theme park. He and his daughter caught the Lolita show, and he described a cheering, happy crowd of families delighting in the orca’s performance, including himself. Then, he said, his daughter told him she couldn’t watch the show anymore and needed to leave. “I cannot be here because this place is too small for Lolita,” she told him. “Dad, I have to go or I will cry.” Albor said he vowed that if he took over the park, he would do what he could to free Lolita. “I promised,” he said."
Sir, you own a swim-with-the-dolphins company, and yet you're buying activist rhetoric hook, line, and sinker. You should have promised your daughter you would do what was best for Toki. You should have listened to the animal care experts who literally work for you instead of giving in to the same people who want to see you out of business.
