PETA v. Miami Seaquarium

ELR Citation: 48 ELR 20011
No(s). 16-14814 (11th Cir. Jan 12, 2018)

The Eleventh Circuit held that the Miami Seaquarium’s treatment of a captive orca named Lolita doesn’t seriously threaten her life. Animal activists sued the aquarium, alleging it is perpetrating an unlawful “take” by “harm[ing]” or “harass[ing]” Lolita in violation of the ESA. A dis...