Helping Free Lolita
Posted March 12, 2014 at 5:50 am by Tim Dustrude
FHHS Junior, Sammantha Hopkins, doing her part to free Lolita
FHHS Junior student Sammantha Hopkins is working to try to help free Lolita for her Community Service Project. You will likely see these posters around town within the next few days.
Her stepdad Captain Hobbes says: “A 17 year old that really cares, these flyers will be distributed all over Friday Harbor. She went totally out of her way to contact Howard Garrett of Orca Network to see what she could do to help get Lolita released from captivity. Let’s show her our support!”
Here’s what you’ll see on the posters:
Please help free Lolita by commenting at www.orcanetwork.org by March 28!
Help increase Lolita’s chance of being freed from her very small tank at the Seaquarium in Miami and returned to the San Juan Islands to be reunited with her family by commenting at www.orcanetwork.org today.
Lolita is currently one of the oldest orcas in captivity (about 45 years old), she’s healthy, and her mother (known as L25 ‘Ocean Sun’) and her family still live in our local waters. Lolita was captured in 1970 from Penn Cove and has been living alone at the Seaquarium since 1980 when her whale mate Hugo committed suicide by repeatedly smashing himself into the sides of the tank. Orcas should not be in captivity.
You can read more about Lolita’s story at www.orcanetwork.org
Comment period ends March 28 – please write today!
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Go Sammantha! And hoping for a great experience for you.
We agree that Lolita should not be held in captivity any longer. She deserves to be in her natural environment.
Excellent work Sammantha! So proud of you for helping Lolita and making a difference in our world today. She deserves to be free and reunited with her family. You are an amazing young lady to be so compassionate & ready to help! You go girl !!
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