Pamela Anderson has sent an urgent letter on PETA's behalf to Russian President Vladimir Putin asking him to call off the country’s plan to capture 13 wild orcas and an untold number of beluga whales from the Sea of Okhotsk and subject them to a lifetime in captivity.
Citing Putin’s advocacy for wildlife and strong opposition from scientists and members of the public, Anderson writes:
“As a longtime fan of your advocacy for wildlife, it upset me deeply to learn that Russia is considering a plan to abduct 13 orcas and an untold number of beluga whales from their families in the wild. Taking intelligent marine mammals from the wild and selling them to marine parks — especially those in China, where no animal-welfare laws exist — is inhumane. And eliminating what independent researchers say would be roughly 5 percent of the targeted orca population in the Sea of Okhotsk would be unsustainable.
Citing Putin’s advocacy for wildlife and strong opposition from scientists and members of the public, Anderson writes:
“As a longtime fan of your advocacy for wildlife, it upset me deeply to learn that Russia is considering a plan to abduct 13 orcas and an untold number of beluga whales from their families in the wild. Taking intelligent marine mammals from the wild and selling them to marine parks — especially those in China, where no animal-welfare laws exist — is inhumane. And eliminating what independent researchers say would be roughly 5 percent of the targeted orca population in the Sea of Okhotsk would be unsustainable.
- 6/22/2018
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