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PETA Statement: Miami Seaquarium Survivors Must Not Be Shipped Off to Seedy Show

For Immediate Release:
November 24, 2025

Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382

Miami –

Court filings have revealed that the Miami Seaquarium’s bankrupt owner, The Dolphin Company, plans to transfer nine sea lions and three seals who remain at the now-shuttered facility to Sea Lion Splash—a traveling animal exhibitor with a history of citations for violating the federal Animal Welfare Act. Below, please find a statement from PETA President Tracy Reiman:

The Dolphin Company is as bankrupt morally as it is financially, as after years of subjecting the animals in its clutches to a life of deprivation and misery, it now plans to extend their suffering indefinitely by shipping animals off to a seedy traveling show where they’ll be forced to perform circus-style tricks and treated as nothing more than props for photo ops. These animals have been through hell, and PETA is pleading for them to finally be allowed some semblance of a normal life at a reputable facility.

PETA notes that Sea Lion Splash has been cited for a litany of violations of the Animal Welfare Act—including keeping saltwater animals in freshwater and failing to provide sea lions with adequate veterinary care.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.

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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”

— Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Founder and co-author of Animalkind

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