NEWSTALK 860 » orcas http://ksfa860.com Wed, 22 May 2013 20:24:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Update: Judge Rules Captive Animals are NOT Slaves http://ksfa860.com/update-judge-rules-captive-animals-are-not-slaves/ http://ksfa860.com/update-judge-rules-captive-animals-are-not-slaves/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:58:29 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=45059 A federal judge in San Diego has tossed out an unprecedented lawsuit that was aimed at getting constitutional protection against slavery for a group of orcas that perform at SeaWorld parks.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/update-judge-rules-captive-animals-are-not-slaves/feed/ 0 via flickr/milan.boers PETA Lawsuit Claims Performing Orcas are Slaves http://ksfa860.com/peta-lawsuit-says-sea-world-whales-are-slaves/ http://ksfa860.com/peta-lawsuit-says-sea-world-whales-are-slaves/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:10:47 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=44693 Are the captive killer whales at SeaWorld and other sea parks "slaves" that are being held in involuntary servitude?  Do orcas and other animals have the same rights as humans?

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says "yes" to both questions, and they're making a federal case out of it.

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