After learning from PETA that the Miami Seaquarium keeps an orca named Lolita in the smallest, oldest orca tank in the world, Metro Ford of Miami ended its partnership with the cruel abusement park. Lolita is often referred to as “the World’s Loneliest Orca,” as she hasn’t seen another member of her species since 1980—when the orca with whom she shared her tank died after repeatedly ramming his head into the wall. Metro Ford of Miami had been a partner of the Seaquarium since at least 2015.
Metro Ford of Miami Ends Partnership With Miami Seaquarium
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