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Legal bid to free killer whales is ‘strategic error’, says conservationist
Biologist warns that Peta’s attempt to apply US constitution to non-humans at SeaWorld could undermine scientific argumentA legal bid to free five killer whales from captivity at SeaWorld on the grounds that their ‘enslavement’ is in violation of the US constitution is a “strategic error”, a conservationist has warned. The case, brought by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) against SeaWorld in the US, to be heard this week, has sparked controversy over applying the 13th amendment, which abolished “slavery or involuntary servitude” in America, to non-humans.
published date:Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:42:57 GMT