…a moment of silence for LuLu.
link:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/02/uk-killer-whale-died-extreme-levels-toxic-pollutants?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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Nearly one-quarter of all orcas captured for display during the late sixties and early seventies showed signs of bullet wounds. Royal Canadian fighter pilots used to bomb orcas during practice runs, and in 1960, private fishing lodges on Vancouver Island persuaded the Canadian government to install a machine gun at Campbell River to cull the orca population.”
― David Kirby, Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity