The Lolita Come Home Project
Send the letter below to ask the USDA to rule Lolita's tank illegal.Look here for background on The Lolita Come Home Project. Here's the most effective way to express your wish to see Lolita return to her home and family. The obstructions to Lolita's return to her home and family are twofold. First, the Seaquarium owner, Arthur Hertz, has refused to listen to any request to release her or any informed opinion that Lolita is in danger in Miami and that she can and should be returned to Puget Sound. Second, although the whale tank at the Seaquarium is illegal, the USDA, entrusted to enforce the Animal Welfare Act, has consistently looked the other way, mismeasured the tank, and for at least 15 years has repeated Mr. Hertz' promise that he will build a new tank. Since there is a better chance of persuading the USDA to uphold the law than to persuade Mr. Hertz to look at Lolita with some understanding of her needs and abilities, we are asking Lolita supporters to please write, phone, email or visit the USDA to vigorously request that they at long last perform their duty.

Recently a new life-threatening hazard has developed in the form of hurricanes intensified by global warming. APHIS must require the Seaquarium to relocate all marine mammals at the Seaquarium to to safer locations.

Please copy and paste the following letter into a word processor, add to it if you wish, make it yours, and send it to Mike Johans, Secretary of Agriculture, and Dr. Ron DeHaven, Administrator of the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHI. Thank you.)

-Thank you care2groups for this information.