Freeing A Killer Whale Held Captive For 43 Years

Liberating Lolita: Amid concerns for animal rights, especially when it comes to whales and other intelligent marine life, is the age of the aquarium show over? Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For similar stories see our animal playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlGSlkijht5iAy7YQqjQTVd6hCblHtM-h The Mysterious Nigerian Men Who Tame Wild Beasts https://youtu.be/M3LIH2e2u7o Indonesia s Tiger Sanctuary Is A Squalid Hell Hole https://youtu.be/UsnHCvC92mM Where Have All the Elephants Gone? https://youtu.be/0g1z6bBFZk0 For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=66837 Killer whale Lolita has been wowing crowds at Miami Seaquarium for over 40 years. But now the Blackfish effect has a growing protest movement calling for her freedom. Have aquarium shows had their day? Every week thousands come to Miami Seaquarium for a spectacular show; one that orca Lolita has repeated 3 times a day for 43 years. "It tells you nothing about Orcas in the wild. It s a circus", says one leader of the protest movement campaigning for her release. Blackfish, a controversial documentary about orcas in SeaWorld, has inspired a new awareness of the plight of "the most social animal on the planet". Director Gabriela Coperthwaite explains, "SeaWorld has for decades been running unchecked". As experts argue Lolita s "cement prison" has driven her "psychotic", the safety and ethics of such aquarium shows are finally coming under question. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Produced by SBS Dateline - Ref 5996 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.