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The other day I posted Part 8 on The Penn Cove captures. Today is the 39th anniversary of that day. 39 years that Lolita has been in captivity, and 39 years since the others were captured and 5 were killed in the process. Of the five, four were babies who were ripped away from their mothers. Witnesses who were there at the time were powerless to do anything as the capture team was armed with guns to keep them away. The witnesses say to this day they can hear the screams of the orca mother and babies as they tried to reach each other and could not. I know there is a big walk planned for Miami today to protest Lolita's continued captivity. I only wish I could be with them, but I am there in spirit.This morning while watching "A Lion named Christian" on Animal Planet, I suddenly realized the correlation between Christian and Lolita. The difference is that Ace and John did an unselfish act and allowed Christian to go free. Arthur Hertz, owner of the Miami Seaquarium, will not let Lolita go free. Letting go is hard, but it's time to let her go, Arthur. In fact, it's long past due. Lolita has been in captivity for 39 years today. She needs to be free to be with her family and swim in the waters where she was born.
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