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Activists Fight to Free Killer Whales Held in Russia
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http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/10/28/activists-fight-free-killer-whales-russia?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2014-10-28
Two orcas are being confined to small tanks in Moscow.
(Photo: Facebook)
By David Kirby
David Kirby has been a professional journalist for 25 years. His third book, Death at Seaworld, was published in 2012.
It was supposed to be a “surprise” for the people of Moscow, but now the cat—or rather, the whale—is out of the bag.
On Monday, Moscow police verified what had been rumored for months: Two orcas taken more than a year ago from Russia’s Okhotsk Sea are being held in two small tanks in the Russian capital. They will be put on public display in the coming months.
“City police have confirmed the animals are being held in temporary facilities at the [VDNKh] exhibition center,” The Moscow Times reported on Monday.
Russian anti-captivity activists did not receive the news warmly, especially because the orcas’ adjoining concrete tanks are only 82 feet in diameter and 26 feet deep, according to the VDNKh Facebook page.
FULL story at link.
