[CINC] CINC in-service Thursday; Orca hearing Monday

[Shauna Bingham]

Please note, our in-service CINC meeting is Wednesday, February 8th!



On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Marty Flam <klez18 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Yesterday (Monday) the lawsuit of five orca plaintiffs, Tilikum, Katina,
> Corky, Kasatka, and Ulises, was heard in federal court. Decision pending.
> Their "next friends" seek for them the same constitutional protection as
> humans.
> Named as "next friends" are Richard “Ric” O’Barry,Ingrid N. Visser,
> Ph.D., Howard Garrett, Samantha Berg, Carol Ray and PETA.
> Defendant is SeaWorld.
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16920866
> Complaint is  linked in
>
> http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2011/10/25/peta-sues-seaworld-for-violating-orcas-constitutional-rights.aspx
>
> Our CINC in-service Thursday is timely as Dr. Rennie  has spoken to us
> about his experiences with captive marine mammals.
>
> Marty
>
>
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Shauna Bingham
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