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PETA: Sea World Whales Enslaved

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals plans Wednesday to sue Sea World for allegedly violating the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -- which bans slavery -- by keeping orcas at parks in San Diego and Orlando, Fla., organization officials said Tuesday. The lawsuit, set to be filed in San Diego federal court, is considered the first of its kind and, if successful, would represent a large enhancement of the animal-rights movement. Part of the lawsuit asserts that it is illegal to artificially inseminate the females and then take away their babies. Sea World officials dismissed the lawsuit as a publicity stunt. PETA routinely pickets the park on Mission Bay/Los Angeles Times. More here (beware of annoying dish soap ad) AP file photo of Sea World trainer & killer whale, for illustrative purposes.

Question: Has PETA gone a step too far by comparing Sea World whales to slaves?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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