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Stop captivity of whales in small closures

Submitted on Monday 30th July 2018

Rejected on Friday 3rd August 2018

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

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Stop captivity of whales in small closures

Petition Details

At least 156+ orcas (whales) have been put into captivity since 1961. Over 165 have now died in captivity. SeaWorld holds 22 orcas in its three parks in the United States. At least forty-eight orcas have died at SeaWorld due to captivity.

Additional Information

BBC news quotes “They are too large to be kept in captivity”
“They are not fed the food they have evolved to prefer, or bred with the same type”
“They cannot behave in the natural ways they have evolved”
The film ‘blackfish’ shows clips and has interviews with people who have worked/working with whales and have explained and detailed how poorly whales have been and are being treated in the past. In reality to this day and near future whales are still being held in captivity for entertainment purposes not for healthcare.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. As far as we know, there aren't any orcas in captivity in the UK.

We think you might be concerned about orcas in captivity in other countries. The UK Parliament can only make laws that affect the UK.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, you could ask the UK Government to raise this issue with the governments of countries where orcas are kept in captivity.

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