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A federal judge appeared dubious Monday about a lawsuit filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that seeks the release of orcas from SeaWorld on anti-slavery grounds. The judge told PETA's attorney that he cannot find a legal precedent for allowing a lawsuit to be filed on behalf of the orcas under the 13th Amendment. The orcas, he noted, are animals, not people.
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I find it outright offensive to compare it to the reason the amendment was passed in the first place. It trivializes a dark part of our history and the century of civil rights struggle since that time.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
And the stories of real slavery and human trafficking going on around the world get buried further under crap like this.
Here's a suggestion-- why doesn't somebody open PETA-world? People could pay to watch those ass clowns do tricks in a pool. Out of respect for their cause, they'll be rewarded with alfalfa sprouts instead of a fish. Oh wait, don't vegetables feel pain too when they're yanked and cut?
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