Free Corky, the Longest-Held Captive Orca in the World held captive in tank for 50 years


Free Corky, the Longest-Held Captive Orca in the World held captive in tank for 50 years
The Issue
Abducted from her family at the age of four, trapped in a concrete tank with other strangers constantly bullied, rammed, and raked. Have family members that she hasn't even met yet.
It has become over 50 years since Corky a female killer whale was captured from her family and taken to Marine land and eventually moved to SeaWorld San Diego. Every day, she continues to be surrounded by concrete walls incomparable to the free ocean she explored with her family every single day. She sits there, just waiting for help to come, hoping to reunite with her family. She's been bullied, and almost rammed to death. Corky is forced to perform for her next meal. She needs to be released.
Corky is not like other whales, she's patient, understanding, and has never done any harm to the other trainers or other whales. It's her turn to be freed. This needs to take place now, free Corky before it's too late.
Corky is just one of thousands of whales and dolphins held captive around the world. There are 50,000 left in the wild, diving to depths of 250 metres and travelling up to 28mph. Experts say those in captivity repeatedly suffer an endless cycle of physical, psychological and social distress within the confines of tanks.

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The Issue
Abducted from her family at the age of four, trapped in a concrete tank with other strangers constantly bullied, rammed, and raked. Have family members that she hasn't even met yet.
It has become over 50 years since Corky a female killer whale was captured from her family and taken to Marine land and eventually moved to SeaWorld San Diego. Every day, she continues to be surrounded by concrete walls incomparable to the free ocean she explored with her family every single day. She sits there, just waiting for help to come, hoping to reunite with her family. She's been bullied, and almost rammed to death. Corky is forced to perform for her next meal. She needs to be released.
Corky is not like other whales, she's patient, understanding, and has never done any harm to the other trainers or other whales. It's her turn to be freed. This needs to take place now, free Corky before it's too late.
Corky is just one of thousands of whales and dolphins held captive around the world. There are 50,000 left in the wild, diving to depths of 250 metres and travelling up to 28mph. Experts say those in captivity repeatedly suffer an endless cycle of physical, psychological and social distress within the confines of tanks.

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Petition created on 2 May 2020