Lolita: Slave to Entertainment

I loved seeing the love people have for these whales but at some point they need to love them enuff to learn and let go

This is a great expose about an ongoing regime of cruelty that is near and dear to my heart: the keeping of captive orcas and dolphins, exploiting them for mere entertainment. It is unfathomably cruel to keep such beautiful, intelligent creatures in tiny pools of chlorinated water! This orca, "lolita" (aka, Tokitae) was live-captured as a juvenile 50 years ago! She is kept in the smallest orca enclosure in the USA! The Lummi tribe has a wonderful sanctuary prepared for her, that is near her family -- that she hasn't seen in 50 years -- and would be soooo much better for her. But SeaQuarium refuses to let their cash cow go, they are going to work her for shows until she dies.It breaks my heart! It must end! If you've never considered any of this, please watch this, and also, "Blackfish" and "The Cove." Boycott ANY business that keeps captive cetaceans for any purpose. Support and demand release to sanctuary!

Informing

I've always loved orcas, especially since the Keiko saga. Not having educated myself on their strong family bonds and their cruel confinement, I too thought that those that are kept and made to perform several shows a day, the same act, over and over for a bit of fish at the 3 SeaWorld parks and the joke of a park at Miami where happy!! It wasn't until I read Death At SeaWorld by David Kirby and watched this sad video that I begain to change my mind and have become involved in helping to release these magnificant animals back to the wild - where they belong. Poor "Lolita" has been at that miserable park for 40 YEARS, 30 BY HERSELF!!! I could go on and on, but you will see for yourself how sad her confinement is - she needs help for all of us, even if in some small way. Send e-mails to your all your contacts asking them to contact their contacts and maybe, just maybe someone with some clout can do the right thing for this animal who has no voice and who has given so much of her life to the Hertz family. She is still a viable female orca, who could produce young in the wild - they can live 80-90 yrs....she could help repopulate the depleated numbers in the wild. Please watch this video - it will touch your life.

you get such a better understanding on what we (people) do for entertainment. This beautiful creature is being abused, for our enjoyment while she suffers in a small tank, alone, starved to preform, and dying before our vary eyes. Don't buy a ticket to one of these shows, it just makes the problem worse. I have joined the wish being put out to free Lolita, let her live her life like she was meant to. Free and unharmed by human kind. let her experience her days with her family, and possibly even as a mother. let her enjoy her life, she has given us enough entertainment. free her from slavery! End this cruel treatment. these animals need our protection not our indifference. Watch this video, and watch BLACKFISH. you will forever be changed.

This was a very good documentary that shows accurate scientific information (for the time it was made) regarding whales in the wild and in captivity. I didn't know much about Lolita but now after watching this movie I can say that her situation is unfortunate and I hope many people watch this movie so that we can educate the world about her sad life which like Rick O'Barry mentioned, it is not life she's just surviving.The last time a documentary made me cry like this was when I watched The Cove. It breaks my heart to see these animals being treated this way because it is a reflection of our society. We need to educate ourselves, our families and our friends and maybe one day this billion dollar industry will be a thing of the past.Please do not buy a ticket to seaworld, miami seaquariom, loro parque and other bathtubs for whales. It's the right thing to do.

I expected more for $20. While this is very informative, in most of the documentary the picture quality is awful. It gets so pixelated at points that you can't make out much. For a 2008 (???!!!) release I expected at least a bit better quality. It is not widescreen, either, it's square (perhaps made for TV). Overall it is educational so it's worthwhile to watch.A lot of the people interviewed in this are also in "Blackfish" so I haven't learned much new information from this documentary. (I highly recommend Blackfish to those who haven't seen it.)Definitely not worth the $20 as is - maybe $10 on the high end. It gets 4 stars for picture quality.

Very eye opening documentary about what Sea World has done to some of the most beautiful creatures in our world. We used this to teach our children how important it is to protect our environment and respect animals, wildlife and sea mammals that have been placed in this world. We are now actively following the story of Lolita and are throwing as much support for creating awareness of her situation to anyone we can. This Orca should never have been kept in captivity and has essentially spent more time in prison that many people who commit murder. For now, she continues to sit on "death row", as keeping her locked up is ultimately going to be a death sentence for her. I encourage everyone to see this video!